MasterCard's strong start to 2016

This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Industry Insider" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Master card's strong start to 2016 Though MasterCard’s profits went down in Q1 2016, the card network continues to grow in key areas despite macroeconomic headwinds, according to the card network’s Q1 2016 earnings call. The firm continues to see transaction growth and increases in cardholders.  MasterCard now has 2.3 billion cardholders worldwide. The firm�...