Tag: Mastercard
Mastercard’s new ‘True Name’ program is a master stroke in trans inclusivity
Many individuals of transgender and non-binary experience will no longer be “deadnamed” by the plastic in their wallets: Mastercard is rolling out a “True Name” program in which cardholders can replace their debit, credit, and prepaid cards with ones bearing the name they actually use, and a legal name change isn’t even required.
Experts told The Washington Post the program is a first for the financial services industry, and it solves a problem faced by many cardholders. In a 2015...
Being able to use your chosen name on your credit card? Priceless.
Many corporations have taken some well-deserved heat for doing little more than swapping their icons to rainbows this Pride month, but MasterCard has stepped things up, allowing transgender and non-binary people to use their chosen name on their credit, debit, and prepaid cards, rather than forcing them to use a legal or given name they may not associate with.
“For many in the LGBTQIA+ community, the name on their credit, debit or prepaid card does not reflect their true identity,”...
Rainbows or polka dots? Adorable advert puts the ‘man’ in manicure
A new advert has given us all a reason to smile with this charming story about a dad, a daughter and some nail polish.
Mastercard has released a heartwarming new advert that challenges gender stereotypes in a delightful way.
The advert tells the story of a father and daughter bonding over nail polish on “Dad’s nail polish day.”
It opens with the pair realising that they have no nail polish to hand.
To fix the situation, the father and daughter start going through...
