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Mastercard's 2025 10-K reflects no net additions or removals of risk factor categories, maintaining the same 32 total risk disclosures as 2024. However, 11 risk factors underwent substantive modifications, including heightened emphasis on competitive pressures in global payments, government protectionism threats to revenue, customer consolidation impacts, and government-related operational risks. These revisions suggest Mastercard recalibrated its risk disclosures to address evolving competitive and regulatory dynamics without expanding the overall risk factor framework.
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Substantial and intense competition worldwide in the global payments industry may materially and adversely affect our overall business and results of operations.
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Preferential or protective government actions related to domestic payment services could adversely affect our ability to maintain or increase our revenues.
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Consolidation amongst our customers could materially and adversely affect our overall business and results of operations.
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Our work with governments exposes us to risks that could have a material impact on our business and results of operations.
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Continued intense pricing pressure may materially and adversely affect our overall business and results of operations.
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Our role as guarantor, as well as other contractual obligations and discretionary actions, expose us to risk of loss or illiquidity.
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We may not be able to attract and retain a highly qualified workforce, or maintain our corporate culture, which could harm our overall business and results of operations.
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Liabilities or business limitations resulting from litigation could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
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Disintermediation from stakeholders both within and outside of the payments value chain could harm our business.
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Rapid and significant technological developments and changes could negatively impact our overall business and results of operations or limit our future growth.
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Environmental, social and governance matters and related stakeholder reaction may impact our reputation, increase legal exposure and/or have other business impacts, which could adversely affect our overall business and/or results of operations.
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