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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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Driving impact through bold leadership

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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Mastercard, known to consumers everywhere by its red and orange logo, is a global payments technology company that provides transaction processing services and solutions for credit, debit, and prepaid cards. Mastercard operates in more than 200 countries and territories, serving consumers, businesses, and governments. In recent years, services have become the company’s fastest growing division, expanding its business well beyond the “card swipe” operations for which it is best known. Its newer offerings include data analytics, cybersecurity, blockchain, marketing, and business management tools. All are tailored for clients ranging from major financial institutions to small businesses and digital creators.

Mastercard Strive 

With philanthropic support from the Mastercard Impact Fund, we work with partners to meet small businesses where they are and support them with innovative digital and data-first solutions to unleash their full potential to catalyze inclusive growth.

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Digital transformation

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Mastercard Strive makes Fortune's 2025 "Change the World" list

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Middle East & Africa

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Latin American & Caribbean

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Financial health

Financial inclusion

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