Mastercard customer statistics 2026
- Mastercard is linked to 324 companies in the Embedded Finance Index through their public disclosures and Mastercard's own customer lists (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Mastercard ranks #2 of 15 card network providers by number of linked companies (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Companies link to Mastercard most often for Card Network (316) and Card Issuing (6) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Mastercard with a known segment, 34% are in Fintech (110 of 324) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Mastercard with a known segment, 26% are in Bank (83 of 324) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Mastercard with a known segment, 20% are in Infrastructure (64 of 324) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Mastercard with a known headquarters, 26% are headquartered in the US (82 of 314) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Mastercard with a known headquarters, 22% are headquartered in the EU (70 of 314) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- Of the companies linked to Mastercard with a known headquarters, 13% are headquartered in Africa (42 of 314) (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 50% of the companies linked to Mastercard also use Visa (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 10% of the companies linked to Mastercard also use American Express (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 10% of the companies linked to Mastercard also use Stripe (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 5% of the companies linked to Mastercard also use Plaid (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
- About 5% of the companies linked to Mastercard also use Discover (Embedded Finance Index, October 2026).
How to cite these statistics
Embedded Finance Index, October 2026, published by Apideck. https://www.embeddedfinanceindex.com/statistics/vendors/mastercard. Figures are recomputed as dossiers are added; quote the month alongside the number.