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Mastercard Research Center

A hub designed to empower businesses with the insights needed to drive data-driven strategic decisions.

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What we do

Support strategic growth and enhance decision making with Mastercard Research Center

Mastercard Research Center offers end-to-end research solutions that deliver actionable market intelligence at scale.

From comprehensive industry reports and ready-to-use insights to fully customized projects, our approach integrates research, consulting, analytics and strategy.

Market-wide consumer research

Obtain insights and stay ahead of the curve with a powerful suite of research reports, trend analyses and market forecasts.

World Payments Advisory™

Quarterly insights reports highlight shifts in card usage, rewards and spending across key sectors.

Small-Medium Enterprise Panels Report

Actionable insights to shape targeted SME strategies and develop more relevant, effective product offerings.

Crypto Panels Report

Explore how consumers perceive crypto, as a payment method, investment and part of the broader financial ecosystem, helping businesses navigate this evolving space.

The Account-Based Payments Advisory Reports

Assess consumer preferences, payment behaviors, and market trends, helping to identify growth opportunities and navigate regulatory and tech shifts with confidence.

Future of Payments Reports

Examine adoption drivers, user experience perceptions and trust in innovations like biometrics, digital-first experiences and dual-purpose cards—enabling smarter, customer-focused strategies.

Targeted consumer research

Focused research reports that deep dive into specific topics, segments or markets, delivering tailored yet scalable insights to understand customer positioning and competitor benchmarks.

Deliver a personalized offer by understand customer positioning and market dynamics.

Optimize the analysis with positioning and competitive assessment.

Highlight opportunities and insights relevant for each customer.

Client specific research

Targeted research for strategic and tactical decision-making. Covering topics like CVP, marketing, regulation and innovation.

Ad-hoc research on specific topics with a customizable approach based on customer needs.

Unique value offerings based on consumer research and Mastercard insights.

Custom for clients that include banks, fin techs, issuers and merchants.

Empower your business with the insights needed to drive data-driven strategic decisions.

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What makes us different

End-to-end intelligence: turning market signals into strategic advantage

Seamless end-to-end solutions empower issuers, acquirers and fintechs to make smarter, faster and more customer-centric decisions.

Market-driven insights to fuel your business strategy

Experts research delivers market insights, competitive analysis and opportunities to guide smarter decisions.

Research solutions tailored to you

Unlock client-specific research that delivers fully customized studies aligned to your strategic goals, turning insights into action.

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Why Mastercard Research Center?

Reliable source

Our curated research, from Mastercard experts provides insights and dataset reliable to define the business strategy.

Wide content coverage

Solutions designed to cover all research needs and can be combined with other services.

Forward looking

Customized solution that will understand positioning and benchmarks ahead of emerging trends.

Accessible

Time saved sourcing data and fulfilling your research needs through our end-to-end solutions.

Continuous development

Increased the market coverage by improving the content and enriching current topics available.

Support

The team is always available to provide feedback or additional research on specific KPIs.

What we do

Mastercard Research Center

Support strategic growth and enhance decision making with Mastercard Research Center

Market-wide consumer research

World Payments Advisory™

Small-Medium Enterprise Panels Report

Crypto Panels Report

The Account-Based Payments Advisory Reports

Future of Payments Reports

Targeted consumer research

Client specific research

Empower your business with the insights needed to drive data-driven strategic decisions.

What makes us different

End-to-end intelligence: turning market signals into strategic advantage

Market-driven insights to fuel your business strategy

Research solutions tailored to you

Why Mastercard Research Center?

Reliable source

Wide content coverage

Forward looking

Accessible

Continuous development

Support

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