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1 pt	Mastercard's master plan is working
	Jun 19, 2008 01:38 PM UTC

Joseph Lazzaro

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Filed under: MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Stocks to Buy

Serving 25,000 members worldwide in more than 210 countries, Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) is the second largest payment system, behind Visa (NYSE: V), issuing credit and debit brand cards which provide access to its transactions network. For a fee, of course.

And revenue from those fees and other charges is advancing at a solid pace. In general, analysts expect F2008 revenue to increase a solid 20-25%. Further, while U.S. gross dollar volume increases will slow with the slow-growth U.S. economy in 2008, international GDV growth should remain robust.

In addition, Mastercard has multiple opportunities to increase market share, both domestically and internationally, as acceptance of credit card use for non-traditional purchases grows. Analysts are also impressed by debit card and prepaid card program progress. The Reuters ...

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