Payment Solutions — Provision for litigation
Business Segments · Provision for litigationMastercard Payment Solutions — Provision for litigation decreased by 13.5% to $83.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 52.8%, from $176.00M to $83.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Payment Solutions — Provision for litigation shows an upward trend with a 38.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ3 2025
How to read this metric
Lower provisions are generally better, as they indicate reduced legal risk and exposure.
Detailed definition
This captures the estimated financial reserves set aside to cover potential losses or settlements arising from legal dis...
Peer comparison
Common in highly regulated industries like finance and payments.
Metric ID:
ma_segment_payment_solutions_provision_for_litigationHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $89.00M | $89.00M | $89.00M | $89.00M | $134.75M | $134.75M | $134.75M | $134.75M | $126.00M | $98.00M | $176.00M | $280.00M | $151.00M | $96.00M | $83.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +51.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -6.5% | -22.2% | +79.6% | +59.1% | -46.1% | -36.4% | -13.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +51.4% | +51.4% | +51.4% | +51.4% | -6.5% | -27.3% | +30.6% | +107.8% | +19.8% | -2.0% | -52.8% |
Range$83.00M – $280.00M
CAGR-2.0%
Avg YoY Growth+25.0%
Median YoY Growth+30.6%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's payment solutions — provision for litigation?
- Mastercard (MA) reported payment solutions — provision for litigation of $83.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Mastercard's payment solutions — provision for litigation changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's payment solutions — provision for litigation decreased by 52.8% year-over-year, from $176.00M to $83.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's payment solutions — provision for litigation?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Mastercard's payment solutions — provision for litigation has grown at a 38.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $356.00M to $680.00M.
- What does payment solutions — provision for litigation mean?
- The money set aside to cover potential costs from legal issues in the Payment Solutions segment.