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Card spending slows, hurting revenue growth amid inflation, says Mastercard

Net revenue for the fourth quarter jumped 12% to $5.82 billion, in line with the $5.8 billion average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg

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Jenny Surane | Bloomberg
Mastercard Inc. dropped after warning revenue growth would slow even faster than expected this quarter, stoking fears that inflation has put a damper on consumer spending.
 
The payments giant said spending on its cards increased 11% to $1.73 trillion in the fourth quarter, missing the $1.77 trillion average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The company also warned revenue for the first quarter would climb by a percentage in the “high end of high single digits,” while analysts in a Bloomberg survey were expecting revenue to increase 10%.

“While macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty persists, consumer spending has been remarkably resilient,” Chief

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