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Lobby organisation

Mastercard Europe

Business / industry · Finance · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Mastercard Europe appears in 55 declared MEP meetings (44 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

55
declared meetings
with current MEPs
44
MEPs met
€800,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 55 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2953%
Socialists & Democrats1425%
Renew Europe59%
European Conservatives & Reformists35%
Greens/EFA35%
Patriots for Europe12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (25 in 2024).

2021
6
2022
1
2023
6
2024
25
2025
14
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Victor Negrescu
4 meetings · S&D
Jens Gieseke
2 meetings · EPP
Arba Kokalari
2 meetings · EPP
Isabel Benjumea Benjumea
2 meetings · EPP
Eero Heinäluoma
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 Apr 2026Markus FerberCurrent developments in the payment services market
18 Mar 2026Michael McNamaraAI Omnibus
28 Jan 2026Victor NegrescuMastercard Strive EU Small Business Summit
20 Nov 2025Victor NegrescuPreparation of Mastercard Strive Event
16 Oct 2025Auke ZijlstraDigital euro
15 Oct 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Munich Security Conference Technology Roundtable
17 Sep 2025Victor NegrescuImpact CEE Bucharest 2025
25 Jun 2025Marco FalconeEducazione finanziaria e sensibilizzazione utenti
14 May 2025Niels Flemming HansenRoadmap to more competitive European SMEs
2 May 2025Fernando Navarrete RojasEuro Digital
24 Apr 2025Isabel Benjumea BenjumeaECON
9 Apr 2025Fernando Navarrete RojasEURO DIGITAL
27 Mar 2025Arba KokalariAI in Financial Services
26 Mar 2025Denis NesciEurodigitale e turismo
5 Mar 2025Kinga Kollárpayment service legislation (PSD3/PSR)

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