Mastercard: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States that owns 4 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Mastercard is a payments technology company whose 10-K says it makes transactions easier through a family of brands: Mastercard, Maestro and Cirrus. It runs its business through Mastercard International Incorporated, a membership corporation formed in November 1966, and switches more than 70% of all transactions on Mastercard and Maestro cards. In December 2024 it bought the threat intelligence company Recorded Future for $2.7 billion in cash.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Mastercard Incorporated
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Purchase, New York, United States
- Founded
- 1966
- Tickers
- NYSE: MA
- SEC CIK
- 0001141391
- Website
- www.mastercard.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Mastercard in numbers
- Mastercard owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is finance & insurance with 3 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside United States.
Everything Mastercard owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 4 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Mastercard own?
Mastercard owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Recorded Future, Mastercard, Vocalink and Cirrus.
Is Mastercard an American company?
Yes. Mastercard is headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States and was founded in 1966.
Who owns Mastercard?
Mastercard is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as MA on the NYSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Mastercard Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 15 October 2026.
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