Mastercard
Based in DC
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AI Overview
With $2.1M in lobbying spend across 28 quarterly filings, Mastercard is a significant lobbying presence. They deploy 11 individual lobbyists
$2.1M
Total Lobbying Spend
28
Quarterly Filings
1
Lobbying Firms Used
11
Individual Lobbyists
Spending by Year
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $140K |
| 2019 | $210K |
| 2020 | $250K |
| 2021 | $320K |
| 2022 | $390K |
| 2023 | $320K |
| 2024 | $240K |
| 2025 | $210K |
Lobbying Firms
TIBER CREEK GROUP
What They Lobby For
- electronic payment services, international trade negotiations
- Interchange fees, data breach, identity theft, mobile payments, EMV implementation.
- Fintech issues. H.R. 4311/S. 2098 Foreign Investment Risk Review and Modernization Act of 2017, and H.R. 5040 Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
- Issues related to SNAP and Farm Bill reauthorization. H.R. 2/S. 3042 - Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
- Issues related to implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Public Law 115-97.
- General cybersecurity issues, general data breach issues and 3rd party notification, general IoT issues. General issues on cyber fusion centers; DHS Cybersecurity Summit details. General Artificial Intelligence issues; General cybersecurity supply chain issues
- Electronic payment services, international trade negotiations, digital services tax proposals
- Issues involving payment cards, interchange fees, card issuer practices, the regulation of consumer financial products, and payment transactions initiated with or through a mobile device; Issues pertaining to payment cards usage and the payment networks role as it relates to the disbursement of public benefits or payroll benefits through the use of a prepaid card; Issues pertaining to payment card usage and the payment networks role as it relates to the disbursement of Title IV funds through the use of a debit or prepaid card;Issues involving payment cards, payment systems, virtual currencies, and electronic payment transactions; Issues pertaining to payment card usage and the payments network roles as it relates to the use of prepaid cards; Issues pertaining to payment card usage and the payment networks role as it relates to network data security initiatives, EMV, privacy, and cybersecurity; Issues pertaining to payment card usage and the adverse potential impacts of global regulations on US institutions; Issues related to International trade; Issues related to financial inclusion participation program; Issues related to tax reform, Trade Sanctions; Issues pertaining to e-commerce as it relations to digital identity services; Issues related to faster payments; Issues related to cannabis banking; Issues related to counterfeit goods.
- Issues related to implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk Review and Modernization Act (Pub. L. 115-232)
- Issues related to implementation of digital services taxes.
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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