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Mastercard Research Center

Access a comprehensive suite of primary research services, designed to empower your business with the insights needed to expand knowledge and ultimately drive growth. Utilize Mastercard’s research capabilities to stay ahead in today’s competitive market and understand the voice of consumers, SME owners, and other audiences.

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Support strategic growth and enhance decision making with Mastercard Research Center

Mastercard’s suite of research reports, trend analyses and market forecasts, is specifically designed to keep businesses ahead of the curve. Our dynamic research series provides critical metrics to evaluate performance, identify trends, seize opportunities and benchmark against industry standards.

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Make informed business decisions with key research, industry insights and trends from around the world.

Bespoke research tailored to your needs

When you require specialized and bespoke research for your business, Mastercard’s client-specific research services offer in-depth studies on critical topics such as customer value propositions, payments preferences, regulatory impacts and technological innovations. These bespoke services can be integrated with other Mastercard services offerings to meet your specific needs.

Why Mastercard Research Center?

At Mastercard, we understand the importance of informed decision-making in today’s fast-paced business environment. Mastercard Research Center is designed to:

  • Support strategic growth: Empower your business with the insights needed to drive growth and innovation.
  • Enhance decision-making: Leverage accurate and timely data and Mastercard’s in-depth payments knowledge to make informed decisions.
  • Stay ahead of trends: Stay at the forefront of industry developments with cutting-edge research.

Data-driven companies are 23 times more likely to top their competitors in customer acquisition, about 19 times more likely to stay profitable and nearly seven times more likely to retain customers.1

1. Forbes Research

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