Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Madabhushi Venkata R

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/22/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Mastercard Inc [MA]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2000 PURCHASE STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Marketing Officer /

(Street)

PURCHASE, NY 10577

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	17378	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	3/1/2025	Class A Common Stock	4699.0	$90.13	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	3/1/2026	Class A Common Stock	10764.0	$90.1	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	3/1/2027	Class A Common Stock	17664.0	$112.31	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	3/1/2028	Class A Common Stock	16504.0	$173.49	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	3/1/2029	Class A Common Stock	15084.0	$227.25	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person was awarded 18,796 employee stock options on March 1, 2015, of which 4,699 remain and are fully vested.
(2)	The reporting person was awarded 21,528 employee stock options on March 1, 2016. Of the remaining 10,764 employee stock options, 5,382 have vested and 5,382 will vest on March 1, 2020.
(3)	The reporting person was awarded 23,552 employee stock options on March 1, 2017. Of the remaining 17,664 employee stock options, 5,888 have vested and the remaining 11,776 will vest in two equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2020.
(4)	The reporting person was awarded 16,504 employee stock options on March 1, 2018, of which 4,126 have vested. The remaining 12,378 employee stock options will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2020.
(5)	The employee stock options vest in four (4) equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2020.

Remarks:
Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney is attached

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Madabhushi Venkata R 2000 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE, NY 10577			Chief Marketing Officer

Signatures
Craig Brown, as attorney-in-fact for Venkata Madabhushi pursuant to a power of attorney date April 23, 2019.		4/26/2019
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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