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As the social impact hub of Mastercard, we bring together the company’s business assets in service of people and planet.

Our Approach
FOCUS AREAS
Three pillars supporting inclusive growth
Since our founding in 2014, we have built a body of knowledge around inclusive growth, mobilized a global community of practice and forged cross-sector partnerships to test and replicate effective solutions focusing on three areas.
Learn more about inclusive growth
Trust, tech and transformation
Trust, tech and transformation
Transforming small businesses in America
Transforming small businesses in America
9 lessons on inclusion, influence and trust
9 lessons on inclusion, influence and trust
Data.org celebrates 5 years of social impact
Data.org celebrates 5 years of social impact
Celebrating 10 years of global social impact
Celebrating 10 years of global social impact
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Financial security
Financial security

We’ve reached more than 4.5 million workers and students with support and tools to increase their financial security and economic mobility.

Small business
Small business

We’ve helped connect more than 40 million small businesses—61 percent of which are women-owned—to financial services, tools or other resources to support their resilience and growth.

Impact data science
Impact data science

Through our partners, we’ve connected more than 1650 social impact organizations with data tools to help build their capacity to drive equitable outcomes using data science.

Featured Stories

DATA FOR GOOD

Protecting nonprofits from digital threats

Explore how better cybersecurity ensures humanitarian efforts stay uninterrupted and communities remain protected.

FINANCIAL INCLUSION

Transforming small businesses in America

Grameen America helps women entrepreneurs get access to the capital, support, and community they need to build successful businesses. See how financial inclusion fuels job creation.

FINANCIAL HEALTH

How digital wages bring financial freedom

See how garment workers in Cambodia are accessing secure digital wages and financial training - transforming how they manage, save, and plan for their futures.

SMALL BUSINESS

Cyber defenses are crucial for small businesses

The global economy has always stood on the shoulders of small businesses, and the digital revolution is enabling them to grow beyond Main Street but a larger digital footprint brings risks as well as opportunities.

FINANCIAL HEALTH

Accelerating financial health for garment workers

Responsible wage digitalization, along with gender-responsive financial capability training holds the potential to contribute to social and economic progress.

SUSTAINABILITY

5 ways to propel inclusive climate action

From food and water security to safe, secure housing, climate change disproportionately affects the hardest-to-reach populations in the world — those underserved for geographic, administrative or social reasons.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Building financial resilience with climate-smart innovation

The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the CIFAR Alliance launch a new resource to advance fintech innovation for climate resilience and adaptation.

FINANCIAL INCLUSION

Designing for 
financial resilience

Insights from the Center’s partnership with Common Cents Lab demonstrate an opportunity for digital platforms to better support independent workers and entrepreneurs.

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Jon Huntsman
2024 IMPACT DATA SUMMIT
Mark Barnett
Michael Miebach
Shamina Singh
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Jon Huntsman
2024 IMPACT DATA SUMMIT
Mark Barnett
Michael Miebach
Shamina Singh
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Lessons from Birmingham: 
How to build up Black-owned 
small businesses
PHILANTHROPY
Making global investments in social impact
2025 GLOBAL INCLUSIVE GROWTH SUMMIT
9 lessons on inclusion, influence and trust in the digital economy
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