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        <submissionType>144</submissionType>
        <filerInfo>
            <filer>
                <filerCredentials>
                    <cik>0001184231</cik>
                    <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
                </filerCredentials>
            </filer>
            <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



        </filerInfo>
    </headerData>
    <formData>
        <issuerInfo>
            <issuerCik>0001141391</issuerCik>
            <issuerName>Mastercard Incorporated</issuerName>
            <secFileNumber>001-32877</secFileNumber>
            <issuerAddress>
                <ns2:street1>2000 Purchase Street</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:city>Purchase</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>10577</ns2:zipCode>
            </issuerAddress>
            <issuerContactPhone>9142492000</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>JULIUS GENACHOWSKI</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
            <relationshipsToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
            </relationshipsToIssuer>
        </issuerInfo>
        <securitiesInformation>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
                </address>
            </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
            <noOfUnitsSold>370</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>217981.80</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>869464115</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>10/12/2026</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
        </securitiesInformation>
        <securitiesToBeSold>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>06/21/2026</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Units</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
            <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
            <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>370</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
            <paymentDate>06/21/2026</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
        </securitiesToBeSold>
        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
            <sellerDetails>
                <name>10b5-1 Sales for JULIUS GENACHOWSKI</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>2000 Purchase Street</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:city>Purchase</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10577</ns2:zipCode>
                </address>
            </sellerDetails>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <saleDate>10/09/2026</saleDate>
            <amountOfSecuritiesSold>371</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
            <grossProceeds>217040.00</grossProceeds>
        </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>Sales that were executed on October 12, 2026 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on October 13, 2026 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings on October 12, 2026 in observance of the federal holiday.</remarks>
        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>10/12/2026</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates>
                <planAdoptionDate>06/15/2026</planAdoptionDate>
            </planAdoptionDates>
            <signature>/s/ Julius Genachowski</signature>
        </noticeSignature>
    </formData>
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