MasterCard
Two-circle payment network
MasterCard is a major credit card brand and payment network, one of the two dominant card systems alongside Visa.
The name functions as shorthand for any card bearing its logo: Do you take MasterCard?
The company processes transactions between banks, merchants, and cardholders worldwide.
Exchange of goods/money
- contactlessRequiring no physical touch
- tap-to-payChip-proximity checkout method
- NFCClose-proximity communication protocol
- chipSmall broken-off piece
PIN · swipe · terminal · POS · authorization · settlement · gateway · checkout
Recognition or payment deferral
- debitSubtraction from account
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- APRYearly borrowing cost
- feesCosts for services
balance · statement · billing · limit · cashback · rewards · currency · exchange
Debit card network brand
- CirrusHigh wispy formation
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- GoldA family name
Standard · issuer · network · acceptance · rewards · cashback · membership
transaction
Exchange of goods/money
- contactlessRequiring no physical touch
- tap-to-payChip-proximity checkout method
- NFCClose-proximity communication protocol
chip · PIN · swipe · terminal · POS · authorization · settlement · gateway · checkout · purchase
credit
Recognition or payment deferral
fees · balance · statement · billing · limit · cashback · rewards · currency · exchange · cross-border
Maestro
Debit card network brand
- CirrusHigh wispy formation
- logoCompany identifying symbol
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
Gold · Standard · issuer · network · acceptance · rewards · cashback · membership
- financial institutionsbanks, central bank, commercial banks, investment bank, investment banks
MasterCardVisa
Global payment processor
American Express · Diners Club · JCB · PayPal · Stripe
MasterCardcash
Ready spending funds
paper money · coins · barter · check · money order
card, master, masterpiece, mastermind, masterful, masters, masterwork, Masters, cardholder