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title: "Mastercard eyes growth beyond cards after 12,000% stock surge"
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description: "Mastercard, whose stock has surged nearly 12,000% since its 2006 IPO, is expanding beyond physical cards into digital payment rails, fraud prevention, analytics, and blockchain. Tigress Financial raised its price target to $730, citing strong results and the company's adaptability in the evolving digital payments landscape."
datetime: "2026-06-13T13:51:38.000Z"
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# Mastercard eyes growth beyond cards after 12,000% stock surge

Historic stock gains: Since its 2006 IPO, Mastercard’s stock has risen nearly 12,000%, outpaced only by Nvidia and Apple among S&P 500 peers. Beyond plastic cards: Mastercard is expanding into digital payment rails, fraud prevention, analytics and blockchain, anticipating a future where physical cards may fade. Analyst optimism: Tigress Financial raised its price target to $730, citing strong results and Mastercard’s adaptability in the digital payments space.

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