UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):			March 5, 2022
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Mastercard Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware	001-32877			13-4172551
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2000 Purchase Street			10577
Purchase,	NY
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)
(914)		249-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange of which registered
Class A Common Stock	MA	New York Stock Exchange
1.100% Notes due 2022	MA22	New York Stock Exchange
2.100% Notes due 2027	MA27	New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes due 2029	MA29A	New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2030	MA30	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 5, 2022, Mastercard Incorporated issued a statement regarding its suspension of Russian operations. A copy of this statement, which was further updated on March 6, 2022, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. All information in the statement is furnished but not filed.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Statement issued by Mastercard Incorporated, dated March 5, 2022
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Date:	March 7, 2022	By:	/s/ Janet McGinness
			Janet McGinness
			Corporate Secretary

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