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Bankcard Companies

nounid 1645·updated May 12, 2026
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Visa and MasterCard International, Inc. are bankcard companies established as bank service companies. Financial institutions must be members of a bankcard company in order to offer their credit card services. The companies have established membership rights and obligations, and membership is limited to financial institutions.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

Pci90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Bankcard Companieses
possessive
Bankcard Companies's
pluralpossessive
Bankcard Companieses'

Framework definitions

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
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Visa and MasterCard International, Inc. are bankcard companies established as bank service companies. Financial institutions must be members of a bankcard company in order to offer their credit card services. The companies have established membership rights and obligations, and membership is limited to financial institutions.

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