About Business
Mastercard is a leading American company providing card services. It was founded in 1966, and based in Purchase, New York City, United States. The company offers multinational payment transaction processing services for travelling, and bookings. Mastercard went public in 2006, and is serving the whole world. It provides facilities under many brand names including Cirrus, Mondex, MasterPress, and Maestro. The company was originally known as Interbank, but it was renamed Master Charge. It was formerly created by a group of banks and associations to create a competitor against BankAmericard. Now, Mastercard offers credit cards, debit cards, and various international payment systems.