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Mastercard True Name: The 2019 Launch, the Partner-Bank Rollout, and the Corporate Programming Doctrine
Mastercard's True Name program launched June 17, 2019 in partnership with Greater NYC PFLAG and BMO Harris Bank — the first major U.S. partner financial institution. The canonical case in modern financial-services inclusivity programming: trans and non-binary cardholders display chosen name without legal name change. Five operating principles. Sustained through the 2023-2025 corporate retreat from LGBTQ+ programming.