Social Impact at Mastercard

At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, building a sustainable economy where everyone prospers.


 

Videos from this campaign

Pedro Moura
Geir Saether
Rosa Rodrigues
"Financial resilience for gig workers and entrepreneurs in Latin America with behavioral sciences."
Seated people in a room of others, looking in the same direction.
LaToya Larkin
woman being interviewed
Mastercard logo with "Inclusive Growth Score"
picking vegetables

Content from this campaign

Education

Mastercard: Financial Freedom 101: This Bootcamp Taught Students To Take Control of Their Finances
Tanya Van Court was about to learn a lesson that would change her life. In 2001, after earning her master’s in industrial engineering from Stanford University, Van Court was vice president at a broadband internet provider in Silicon Valley.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Remote Access: For Rural Entrepreneurs, It’s a Struggle To Click Into the Digital Economy
Working as a waitress in Greenville, a small city of less than 30,000 nestled in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Kenesha Lewis thrived off the strong connections she created with her regular customers and dreamed of one day starting her own business.

Research, Reports & Publications

Mastercard: From Gen Z to Gen E: The rise of Generation Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurial spirit is high among women in Europe – particularly younger generations – in a bid to pursue their dreams, gain financial independence, improve work-life flexibility, and make a difference in the world.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mastercard: L.A. Wildfire Diaries: Stories of Relief, Recovery and Resilience
Starting on January 7, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, burning more than 40,000 acres and causing roughly $14.8 billion in damages.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: This Entrepreneur Is Transforming His Professional Capital Into a Springboard to Financial Inclusion
Most entrepreneurs dream of tapping into the kind of capital, industry connections and sophisticated software that Martin Naor has at his fingertips.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: How This Entrepreneur Is Bringing Indigenous Fashion to Main Street
As Chelsee Pettit kneeled on the floor, a bottle of Windex in one hand, a fistful of paper towels in the other, she knew one thing for certain: She had made it.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: The Game Is Afoot! How Gamification Is Helping Improve Financial Health in Latin America
Creating and sticking with good habits isn’t easy. It takes time and repetition and requires the kind of discipline that, for many of us, is hard to access.

Research, Reports & Publications

Small Businesses Grow Faster by Growing Their Network of Partners
For many innovators in the EU, partnerships with established organizations are essential for distributing their solutions to small businesses.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Mastercard: Doing Well by Doing Good: A Mission in Action in 2024
At Mastercard, we’re proud of the small role we play, alongside a laudable cast of public and private partners, in building a society where everyone has the tools and support needed to thrive.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Mastercard: Step Into a Storybook: How These Small Town Businesses Are Taking Shoppers on a Holiday Adventure
At the tender age of 19, Alice de Crom dreamed of being a florist and owning her own shop. So her mom took a huge leap of faith and sold her house to finance Floralista Flower Studio in Fort Langley, British Columbia — and quit her job to work there alongside her daughter.
Mastercard logo (4/3/24)

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