Mastercard is rolling out category-specific prepaid rewards programs for fuel, electric vehicle charging and grocery purchases to convert one-time incentive payouts into recurring transaction volume. In pilot deployments with major oil and convenience‐store chains in North America and supermarket groups in Western Europe, the company has activated more than 150,000 merchant locations. Early results show a 12% rise in transaction frequency per enrolled card and a 20% increase in incremental spend within three months of enrollment. By embedding rewards funding directly into its network rails, Mastercard projects that corporations can reduce administrative costs by up to 25% and drive a compound annual growth rate in incentive‐driven transactions of 15% over the next two years.

Mastercard will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, followed by a live conference call (Conference ID: 6451878). Financial materials will be posted simultaneously at investor.mastercard.com, with an alert distributed over major newswires. Participants can access the call via toll-free dial-in 1-888-330-2508 or international dial-in 1-240-789-2735. A replay will be available for 30 days at 1-800-770-2030 (toll-free) or 1-647-362-9199 (toll), using the same conference ID. A live webcast link will also be provided on Mastercard’s investor portal.