All those numbers, logos and holograms aren't random. In fact, the bulk of a credit card's features are designed to combat fraudulent use and counterfeit cards.

No more words. That's the strategy credit card company Mastercard is taking with its logo. In a move to make the Mastercard trademarked red and yellow circles even more iconic, the symbol will be ...

Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) branded credit cards will undergo a face-lift as several future cards will only include the iconic red and yellow circles, the company said in a press release. Mastercard ...

My InsiderThe credit-card network and financial-services firm announced on Monday that it would drop the word "Mastercard" from its logo. It will appear only as two intersecting circles of red and ...

A co-branded credit card is sponsored by two parties: typically, a retailer and a bank or card network like Visa or Mastercard and usually bears the logos of both.