Mastercard profit exceeds expectations, set to lay off 4% globally


A Mastercard is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Mastercard ‌beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit on resilient spending, and ‌said it will lay off about 4% of its global workforce ‌to refocus investments in different areas.

The firm's executives told analysts that the restructuring would result in a charge of about $200 million in the current quarter.

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