MasterCard 2007 Annual Report Download - page 15

Gross Dollar
Volume
($ billions)
Net Revenue
($ millions)
Processed
Transactions
(millions)
Net Income1
($ millions)
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$1,655
05 06 07
$1,922
$2,276
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$2,938 $3,326
$4,068
05 06 07
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13,733
16,137
18,748
05 06 07
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$317
$457
$1,029
05 06 07
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the fi fth annual MasterCard Worldwide Global Risk
Management Symposium, which drew industry thought
leaders and risk professionals from banks, security vendors
and law enforcement.
Our Global Structure Enables Local Solutions
At MasterCard, we’re proud of our unifi ed, global
organization, which makes us a valuable ally to customers
wherever they do business. This structure enhances our
ability to provide insights on regional markets, use global
assets to capture local opportunities and transfer best
practices and proven programs from one region to another.
Importantly, our unique global structure makes it easier
to leverage powerful assets such as our technology
and brands.
Through our advanced global processing network,
we process transactions in approximately 210 countries
and territories and in more than 160 currencies. Our
authorization network is designed to automatically adapt
to the individual needs of each transaction, blending the
speed and redundancy of peer-to-peer networking with
the real-time availability of value-added services provided
from a central site. We believe our system is unique,
offering distinct advantages over networks deployed by
our competitors and enabling us to provide our customers
around the world with quality, scalable processing that is
consistently reliable and secure.
Equally important, our global structure also allows us to
best meet the demands of growing cross-border commerce.
In this regard, MasterCard has been particularly active in
Of course, most of our value to merchant partners is
the simple fact that MasterCard connects them to millions
of cardholders worldwide who use our cards wherever
they go and for nearly anything they buy. Consider our
sponsorship of the Great Singapore Sale, one of Asia’s
most popular destination shopping events. As the offi cial
card, MasterCard adds energy and impetus by promoting
the event to cardholders across the region and around
the world. The result in 2007: a nearly 50 percent jump
in spending by MasterCard cardholders.
The vast majority of payments are still made with cash
and checks, representing a tremendous opportunity for
MasterCard and our customers. To embrace this opportunity,
we continue to extend our presence throughout the
world, whether by increasing acceptance in fast-growing
markets, opening new acceptance channels such as taxi
cabs and vending machines, or pioneering next-generation
payment methods.
In Brazil, for example, our 100% Municípios program,
designed to expand acceptance in remote areas, has
enabled merchants in nearly 450 additional cities and towns
to accept payments with credit or debit MasterCard cards,
making our acceptance footprint unrivaled in the country.
Around the world, MasterCard cardholders shop, travel
and make payments with the confi dence that they’ll fi nd
acceptance at more than 25 million locations.
MasterCard also is a driving force in protecting the integrity
of the global payments environment. Our efforts include
promoting wide adoption of data protection standards,
delivering advanced fraud management solutions and
educating stakeholders through forums. One example is