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MasterCard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. MasterCard is a brand of credit card operated by MasterCard International, a membership organization owned by the banks that issue its card. It was originally created as Master Charge by what was then the United California Bank (now First Interstate Bank) as a competitor to the BankAmericard issued by Bank of America. BankAmericard is now the VISA credit card, issued by Visa International. MasterCard is also part of the Cirrus ATM (cash machine) network, and also has the Maestro debit card network as well as the Master Money debit card, which competes against Visa International's more successful Check card. See also VISA (credit card) External links Official website (http://www.mastercard.com/mcweb/index.jsp)

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