MA.12.31.2020 - 10-K

1 UNITED STATES. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. Washington, 20549. Form 10-K. ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the transition period from to Commission file number: 001-32877. Mastercard Incorporated (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter). Delaware 13-4172551. (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number).

2 2000 Purchase Street Purchase, NY 10577. (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code). (914) 249-2000. (Registrant's telephone number, including area code). Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange of which registered Class A Common Stock, par value $ per share MA New York Stock Exchange Notes due 2022 MA22 New York Stock Exchange Notes due 2027 MA27 New York Stock Exchange Notes due 2030 MA30 New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

3 Class B common stock, par value $ per share Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

4 Yes No . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T ( of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company.

5 In Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One): Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer . Non-accelerated filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company . Emerging growth company . If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 (a) of the Exchange Act.. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

6 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No . The aggregate market value of the registrant's Class A common stock, par value $ per share, held by non-affiliates (using the New York Stock Exchange closing price as of June 30, 2020, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $ billion. There is currently no established public trading market for the registrant's Class B common stock, par value $ per share.

7 As of February 9, 2021, there were 985,146,914 shares outstanding of the registrant's Class A common stock, par value $ per share and 8,215,424 shares outstanding of the registrant's Class B common stock, par value $ per share. Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof. MASTERCARD INCORPORATED FISCAL YEAR 2020 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PART I 6. 20. Item 1. Business Item 1A. Risk factors 33 Item 1B.

8 Unresolved staff comments 33 Item 2. Properties 33 Item 3. Legal proceedings 33 Item 4. Mine safety disclosures 34 - Information about our executive officers PART II 38 Item 5. Market for registrant's common equity, related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities 40 Item 6. Selected financial data 41 Item 7. Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations 55 Item 7A. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk 56 Item 8. Financial statements and supplementary data 105 Item 9.

9 Changes in and disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure 105 Item 9A. Controls and procedures 105 Item 9B. Other Information PART III 107. 107. Item 10. Directors, executive officers and corporate governance Item 11. Executive compensation 107 Item 12. security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related stockholder matters 107 Item 13. Certain relationships and related transactions, and director independence 107 Item 14. Principal accountant fees and services PART IV 109.

10 109. Item 15. Exhibits and financial statement schedules Item 16. Form 10-K summary MASTERCARD 2020 FORM 10-K 3. In this Report on Form 10-K ( Report ), references to the Company, Mastercard, we, us or our refer to the business conducted by Mastercard Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries, including our operating subsidiary, Mastercard International Incorporated, and to the Mastercard brand. Forward-Looking Statements This Report contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.