MasterCard International: Stepping Into the Future

Since the beginning of time, people have tried to find more convenient ways to pay, from giant stones to livestock; from gold to paper money and checks. Today, money is moving away from distinct hard currencies and toward ubiquitous payment products that transcend national borders, time zones, and, with the Internet, even physical space.

Plastic or "virtual" money, credit, debit, and electronic cash products, inevitably will displace cash and checks as the money of the future.

MasterCard is the industry pacesetter in developing new and better ways to pay.

Learn about our history of innovations and firsts.

As a leader in global payments industry, we now have offices around the world and our Internet presence continues to expand.

Don't miss our newest World Wide Web sites:

MasterCard Australia
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MasterCard Taiwan

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