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Mastercard Europe

Company · Finance · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Mastercard Europe appears in 65 declared MEP meetings (51 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

65
declared meetings
with current MEPs
51
MEPs met
€800k/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.”

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“Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 65 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party3148%
Socialists & Democrats1625%
European Conservatives & Reformists69%
Renew Europe69%
Greens/EFA46%
Patriots for Europe12%
The Left12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (26 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
6
2022
1
2023
6
2024
26
2025
19
2026
7

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
5 meetings · S&D
Isabel Benjumea Benjumea
3 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
2 meetings · EPP
Arba Kokalari
2 meetings · EPP
Damian Boeselager
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 Oct 2026Diego SolierPresentation of Position on Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA)
30 Sep 2026Victor NegrescuExchange on European financial and digital policy priorities
10 Jun 2026Isabel Benjumea BenjumeaECON Files
9 Jun 2026Sebastian TynkkynenDigital Omnibus
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 2025Jonás FernándezEconomic priorities and digital euro

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