Mastercard says there is often confusion over what the brand does – it is not a card issuer, but rather, provides the technology used to make payments. MasterCard’s logo from 1968 to today Masterpass, ...

Visa and Mastercard are the world's largest credit card networks and share many similarities, with a few notable differences in benefits.

But they all have common brand logos on the front or back of the card, such as Mastercard's interlocking circles. These logos represent the card network that backs your card and the financial ...