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Mastercard at 60

What's in the cards?

A look back at the technologies that transformed the payment card, and why the magnetic stripe's retirement marks the end of an era. 

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Mastercard at 60

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Mastercard at 60

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‘They call me Ms. Mastercard’: A long-serving employee looks back on decades of change

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Meet the card-carrying collectors preserving payments history

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