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Mastercard - "True Name (127s)" by ANDY Awards 2021

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TitleTrue Name (127s)
BriefWe created True Name: the first payment product where people could feature their chosen name on their card.Mastercard went to banks with support from the LGBTQIA+ community. There was some interest, but no banks would commit. But we believed in the idea, so put our reputation on the line – and announced True Name anyway.This was a bold and unprecedented challenge to the market: we were announcing a credit card that we couldn’t make without a bank – to convince banks that it had to be made.Mastercard launched the idea for True Name through a 360 campaign at World Pride 2019 in NYC. This included creating panels where Trans and Nonbinary advocates spoke on the impact True Name could make to people’s everyday lives, PR placements, advertisements during the Pride Parade broadcast, and social and OOH placements.
Agency
Campaign True Name
Advertiser Mastercard International
Brand Mastercard
PostedNovember 2021
Business Sector Credit Cards
Story We created True Name: the first payment product where people could feature their chosen name on their card.Mastercard went to banks with support from the LGBTQIA+ community. There was some interest, but no banks would commit. But we believed in the idea, so put our reputation on the line – and announced True Name anyway.This was a bold and unprecedented challenge to the market: we were announcing a credit card that we couldn’t make without a bank – to convince banks that it had to be made.Mastercard launched the idea for True Name through a 360 campaign at World Pride 2019 in NYC. This included creating panels where Trans and Nonbinary advocates spoke on the impact True Name could make to people’s everyday lives, PR placements, advertisements during the Pride Parade broadcast, and social and OOH placements.
Problem For many in the LGBTQIA+ community, the name on their credit, debit or prepaid card does not reflect their true identity, causing painful daily reminders of a conflict between their true name and the name on their card. In 2019, we worked to ease this pain point by creating True Name, a first of its kind feature that makes secure payments truly safe for all.
Media Type Case Study
Entrant Company McCann New York