Maestro

1992–1996	1996–2016	2016–present

1991–2016

1991–1996

Designer:  Lister Butler

Typography:  Custom

Launched:  October 3, 1991 (reveal) August 1992 (launch)

Maestro was introduced in October 1991 as the second sub-brand owned by Mastercard, with its first transaction occurring in August 1992. This logo, and all others to follow, is a variation of MasterCard's 1990 logo design with a different color scheme.

1996–2016

Designer:  Interbrand Schechter

Typography:  Custom

Launched:  September 1996

Logo without drop shadow, similar to the 1992 logo

Acceptance mark

Wordmark

Sports ad (with MasterCard)

In September 1996, the logo was updated to fit in line with MasterCard's recent rebrand made at the same time.

2016–present

Designer:  Michael Bierut, Luke Hayman (from Pentagram)

Typography:  FF Mark

Launched:  July 14, 2016

Horizontal variant

Symbol

Wordmark

On July 14, 2016, Maestro adopted Mastercard's recently rebranded logo design; the blue and red circles switched places and the violet-colored center shape was added. On July 1, 2023, Mastercard phased out Maestro across Europe.