MasterCard Incorporated is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, New York, United States, in Westchester County. Throughout the world, its principal business is to process payments between the banks of merchants and the card issuing banks or credit unions of the purchasers who use the “MasterCard” brand debit […]
MasterCard Incorporated is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, New York, United States, in Westchester County. Throughout the world, its principal business is to process payments between the banks of merchants and the card issuing banks or credit unions of the purchasers who use the “MasterCard” brand debit and credit cards to make purchases. MasterCard Worldwide has been a publicly traded company since 2006.
MasterCard, originally known as Interbank/Master Charge, was created by several California banks as a competitor to the BankAmericard issued by Bank of America, which later became the Visa credit card issued by Visa Inc. In 2010, MasterCard expanded its e-commerce offering with the acquisition of DataCash, a UK-based payment processing and fraud/risk management provider.
In 2012, MasterCard announced the expansion of its mobile contactless payments program, including markets across the Middle East. In 2014 MasterCard teamed with Apple, to incorporate a new mobile wallet feature into Apple’s new iPhone models, enabling users to more readily use their MasterCard, and other credit cards.
Alphabet was the latest to re-enter the $1 trillion club, reaching a $1.02 market cap on June 6. GOOGL stock added 2.02% yesterday to close at $1,499.65 but slightly declined to $1,495.05 per share in the pre-market today.
Both Visa and Mastercard are strong market players. And it is up to you to decide which one is a better buy now. In the long run, both seem to be a good way to invest.
As technology advances, businesses that are aligned with tech innovations are reaping massively. Checkout.com, a London-based payment software service provider, has secured $150 million from its Series B funding boosting its valuation.