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 1998, a drop shadow was added to the lettering and the number of interlacing lines were reduced. Though a new corporate logo was introduced in 2006, this logo remains in use on the cards themselves.