Mastercard

1966–1979


Mastercard was launched as Master Charge in 1966.

1979–1990


In 1979, Master Charge became MasterCard.

1990–1997
The font was changed and italicized, and the intersection of the circles was changed to horizontal stripes.

1997–Present


In 1997, drop shadow was added to the lettering. Though a new corporate logo was introduced in 2009, this logo remains in use on the cards themselves.

2006–Present
This logo only applies to the MasterCard Worldwide corporation, and is not used on their cards.