Mastercard, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in the payments industry that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments, and business. The company is headquartered in Purchase, New York and currently employs 29,900 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-05-25. The firm allows users to make payments by creating a range of payment solutions and services using its brands, which include MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus. The firm's services facilitate transactions on its core network among account holders, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, governments and other organizations in markets globally. Its products include consumer credit, consumer debit and prepaid, and commercial credit and debit. The firm offers additional payment capabilities that include automated clearing house (ACH) transactions (both batch and real-time account-based payments). The firm also offers other services, including cyber and intelligence solutions. The firm has connections across more than 210 countries and territories.