Employees of global payments industry giant MasterCard Worldwide reached out to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan through donations double-matched by MasterCard.
Employees of global payments giant MasterCard Worldwide reached out to the victims of Supertyphoon Haiyan by donating a total of USD230,178. The amount is composed of the employee donations that were double-matched by MasterCard.
Vicky Bindra, president of MasterCard Worldwide for Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (APMEA) region, made the call to action to employees globally, which provoked the largest employee response to what is now known as the deadliest natural disaster in Philippine history.
Recipients of the donations were American National Red Cross (directing funds to the Philippine Red Cross), AmeriCares, Doctors Without Borders USA, Friends of the World Food Program, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Save the Children Federation, and World Vision. These organizations were handling disaster management in the Philippines, where Haiyan’s strong winds left more than 6,000 dead, 4 million displaced, and affecting 14 million people.
The employees’ donation comes on top of MasterCard’s donation of USD225,000, comprising USD100,000 to the American National Red Cross; USD100,000 to the World Food Program; and USD25,000 to Philippine National Red Cross.
In addition, the company waived interchange charges on all charitable donations made using a MasterCard card.
“The employee response to this catastrophe demonstrates that when we all come together for one cause, we have the power to make a very strong impact. It makes me proud to work at MasterCard knowing that there is support across and throughout the organization,” explained Bindra.