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Corporate Program

Mastercard

Fortune 500 · Purchase, NY

Certifications Accepted

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Program overview

How Mastercard's supplier diversity program works.

Mastercard invests in diverse suppliers to drive innovation in payments technology and create economic opportunities for underrepresented businesses.

Read the step-by-step guide: How to become a Mastercard diverse supplier.

Accepted certifications

Which certifications Mastercard recognizes.

To register on Mastercard's supplier portal as a diverse supplier, you need to hold at least one of the certifications below. Each link goes to the full guide for that certification: eligibility rules, application steps, and the issuing body.

Go deeper

The complete guide to becoming a Mastercard supplier.

Learn how to register as a Mastercard diverse supplier, which certifications carry weight, what categories they buy, and how to land your first contract.

Read the Mastercard supplier guide →

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Before you apply

Confirm certification before registering with Mastercard.

Mastercard's supplier portal requires a current diverse-business certification at registration. The quiz cross-checks which certifications Mastercard accepts against the ones your business qualifies for, so you don't waste time pursuing a certification this buyer won't recognize.