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 ^*

Verma Richard R.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/15/2021

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)
General Counsel /

(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	5416 ⁽¹⁾	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 ro buy)	⁽²⁾	3/1/2031	Class A Common Stock	1636.0	$362.9	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes the following unvested awards of restricted stock units (RSUs) pursuant to the terms of a stockholder-approved stock plan: (1) 4,370 RSUs awarded on October 13, 2020, 2,622 of which will vest on October 13, 2021, and 874 of which will vest on each of October 13, 2022 and October 13, 2023; and (2) 1,046 RSUs awarded March 1, 2021, which will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2022.
(2)	The reporting person was awarded 1,636 employee stock options on March 1, 2021 that will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2022.

Remarks:
Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney is attached.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Verma Richard R. 2000 PURCHASE STREET PURCHASE, NY 10577			General Counsel

Signatures
/s/ Craig Brown, as attorney-in-fact for Richard R. Verma, pursuant to a power of attorney dated April 13, 2021		4/19/2021
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date