• Mastercard’s third-quarter 2026 gross dollar volume reached USD 2.95 trillion, up 7.5% in local currencies from a year earlier.
• Purchase volume rose 8.9% in local currencies to USD 2.48 trillion.
• Switched transactions increased 9% to 49,327 million.
• Cross-border volume grew 11% in local currencies, compared with 10% in US dollar terms.
• Mastercard-branded cards outstanding rose 7.1% to 3,539 million.

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