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Mastercard used in $1.27 trillion of transactions worldwide

2003 saw 15bn transactions involving 632 million Mastercard-branded cards

2nd March 2004

Figures from Mastercard International have shown strong growth in 2003, with transactions totalling over one and a quarter trillion dollars.

Over 632 million Mastercard-branded credit cards are in use, issued by over 25,000 financial institutions, and were used in over 15 billion transactions last year.

Mastercard International also operates the successful Maestro and Cirrus brands.

Read More: Businesswire

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