Global Technology and Operations

MasterCard Global Technology and Operations (GTO) manages payment processing globally, with a mission of making make every transaction valuable for each participant. Information drives commerce, and MasterCard has operates a fast, reliable and flexible platform that keeps data, money and commerce moving, around the world.

Our global network switches 16 billion transactions per year, has switched as many as 40 million card authorizations on a single day, and settled as much as $10 billion on a single day. The MasterCard infrastructure is designed to accommodate new and emerging ways to pay: mobile phones…prepaid cards…contactless payments…and much more.

We employ approximately 1,800 information technologists worldwide who are focused on delivering technology solutions to our customers. They manage all facets of the integrated MasterCard processing platform, including a powerful network and sophisticated applications for authorization, clearing and settlement. We manage an advanced telecommunications networks, Banknet, that was the first virtual private networks in the industry. Since it was first introduced, it has saved MasterCard customers more than 1,000 years in processing time.

Learn more through the information resources below:
Bringing More Value to Every Transaction: A Look Inside MasterCard
Operations.(1.8 MB PDF)
MasterCard Operations Command Center Fact Sheet (36k PDF) MasterCard Virtual Private Network Fact Sheet (24k PDF) MasterCard Processing Platform Key Facts (28k PDF) Anatomy of a Transaction (English) (326k PDF) Anatomy of a Transaction (French) (327k PDF) Anatomy of a Transaction (Portuguese) (327k PDF) Anatomy of a Transaction (Spanish) (327k PDF)

Speeches
Borderless Commerce: SEPA Solution in Place Today (12MB PDF) Speech by Roy Dunbar on SEPA Solutions for Europe (44k PDF) Speech by Roy Dunbar at Card Forum 2006 (40KB PDF) Speech by Roy Dunbar at Commencement Indiana University Kelley School of Business(39KB PDF)

Articles
Cards International Article on Processing (1.6MB PDF)

Videos
Data Center at MasterCard (849k WMV) Global Settlement Operations at MasterCard (651k WMV) Office Amenities (849k WMV) Operations Command Center at MasterCard (849K WMV) Usability Services at MasterCard (849k WMV)