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MasterCard, the second-largest US card network, posted strong growth in several key areas during its Q3 2016 earnings call. The firm saw a $350 million increase on net revenue, marking 14% year-over-year (YoY) growth, as well as increases in a few other key categories, which points to success. But as the US credit card environment becomes increasingly competitive, the firm will need to continue find ways to balance impressive rebates and incentives with profitability. Three key categories produced positive results in the third quarter.
Those incentives likely come in the form of rewards and rebates, which the firm must continue to spend on but maintain balance. MasterCard's 14% YoY increase in net revenue was offset by a 20% increase in rebates and incentives spending. However, it's necessary for MasterCard to continuing spending on these programs in order to grow partnerships with issuers and ultimately attract consumers to the cards, as well as to encourage habitual spending. As competition heats up in the industry — this is an issue all the major card networks have noted in the past several quarters — balancing rewards spend so as to attract consumers without impacting overall growth will remain important. MasterCard is just one piece of the broader payments ecosystem, which now includes processors, merchants, acquirers, and more. Evan Bakker and John Heggestuen, analysts at BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service, have compiled a detailed report on the payments ecosystem that drills into the industry to explain how a broad range of transactions are processed, including prepaid and store cards, as well as revealing which types of companies are in the best and worst position to capitalize on the latest industry trends. Here are some key takeaways from the report:
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