Mastercard

1966–1979
MasterCard was launched as Master Charge in 1966.

1979–1990


In late 1979, Master Charge became MasterCard.

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

1997–2016
In 1997, a drop shadow was added to the lettering and the number of interlacing lines were reduced. Though a new corporate logo was introduced in 2016, this logo remains in use on the cards themselves.

2016–present
On July 14, 2016, the company changed its logo for the first time in nearly 20 years. The text was moved off the circles, and the circles were changed back to the original interlocking state, using the same colors as the 1990 and 1997 logos, with the newly-restored orange interlocking middle. A similar design was later used for all of Mastercard's brands. It was universally adopted since October 2016.