Global acceptance
Put your cards to work across more than 210 countries and territories on one of the world's largest payment networks.
Card issuing partnership
Launch the card program your customers deserve.
Join Mastercard's global network to issue secure, flexible payment cards for your market — backed by world-class acceptance, fraud protection, and a partnership team that moves at your pace.
- 210+
- Countries & territories
- 150M+
- Acceptance locations
- 99.9%
- Network availability
Why partner with Mastercard
Everything you need to issue with confidence.
Flexible issuing
Debit, credit, prepaid, commercial, and virtual — configure the products your market needs, then scale on demand.
Security by default
Tokenization, real-time fraud scoring, and EMV standards protect every transaction and every cardholder.
Speed to market
A dedicated partnership team and modern issuing APIs take you from application to first card, faster.
One application, every product
Issue the cards your market is asking for.
Select any mix of products in your application. Your partnership lead helps you refine the program before launch.
- Debit
- Credit
- Prepaid
- Commercial
- Virtual
How it works
From application to first card in four steps.
- 01
Institution profile
Tell us who you are and who to contact.
- 02
Card program
Define your products, market, and volume.
- 03
Compliance
Share your regulatory and AML posture.
- 04
Review & track
Submit, then follow progress on your dashboard.
Ready to build your card program?
Create your account as you apply and track every step of the review from your dashboard.
Start your application