{"id":16753,"date":"2026-04-24T18:44:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/?p=16753"},"modified":"2026-04-24T18:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T18:44:46","slug":"the-trust-for-the-americas-and-the-organization-of-american-states-present-the-2025-corporate-citizen-of-the-americas-award-to-mastercard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/the-trust-for-the-americas-and-the-organization-of-american-states-present-the-2025-corporate-citizen-of-the-americas-award-to-mastercard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trust for the Americas and the Organization of American States Present the 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award to Mastercard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C. \u2013 April 24, 2026 \u2014 The Trust for the Americas<\/strong> and the Organization of American States (OAS)<\/strong> presented Mastercard<\/strong> with the 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas (CCA) Award<\/strong> during a ceremony and luncheon in the Miranda Room at OAS Headquarters. The CCA Award recognizes companies that have made a real difference in improving the lives of underserved communities and promoting economic growth throughout the Western Hemisphere for over 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award is in recognition of Mastercard<\/strong> Strive initiative, <\/strong>a program from the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and Mastercard\u2019s leadership in digital and financial inclusion, innovation, and economic opportunity across the region. Mastercard Strive helps small businesses thrive in today\u2019s digital economy, giving entrepreneurs practical tools, access to capital, and trusted connections, so they can strengthen their operations, reach more customers, and drive inclusive economic growth in communities throughout the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The award was presented by Dr. Michael Bogachek, Executive Director of the OAS, on behalf of H.E. Albert Ramdin, Secretary General of the OAS, and accepted by Mr. Jon Huntsman Jr., Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Growth at Mastercard. \u201cFor the OAS, it is an honor to present this award together with The Trust for the Americas to an organization whose work inspires what we do across our Member States. This award reminds us of the importance of having partners that not only connect sectors but also implement, turning collaboration into real results for people<\/em>,\u201d, Bogachek said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the award reception Mr. Jon Huntsman Jr., said, \u201cAcross Latin America and the Caribbean, the scale of opportunity demands collaboration. Through Trust Emprende and Mastercard Strive, we\u2019re proud to work with partners across the public, private, and multilateral sectors to help small businesses build resilience, adopt digital tools, and grow<\/em>.The ceremony also included discussions on new opportunities to expand impact through initiatives such as Trust Emprende<\/strong>, which will work with partners like Mastercard to strengthen micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Enrique Segura, CEO of ENSE Group and Founding Chairman of The Trust for the Americas, said \u201cMastercard\u2019s commitment to digital and financial inclusion across the Americas exemplifies exactly the kind of corporate leadership this award was created to honor. For twenty years, the CCA Award has celebrated companies that put purpose at the center of their business, and Mastercard has proven, through its Mastercard Strive initiative and beyond, that innovation and impact go hand in hand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gathering included Ambassadors to the OAS from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama, and private sector leaders from Citi, BMW, Banco BHD and Mastercard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award honors Mastercard\u2019s leadership in advancing economic inclusion and reflects a shared commitment to building opportunity where it is needed most. Together, The Trust for the Americas and Mastercard are laying the foundation for a more inclusive, innovative, and resilient future for communities across the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About The Trust for the Americas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trust for the Americas is a non-profit organization that promotes social and economic inclusion in the hemisphere by developing key skills for employability, entrepreneurship, and innovation. As an organization affiliated with the Organization of American States, The Trust forges regional and local partnerships with the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors. Since its founding, it has worked in more than 29 countries across the Americas and has impacted over 6 million people through initiatives that connect training, technology, and real economic opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Organization of American States<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Organization of American States (OAS) is the world\u2019s oldest regional organization and the main political, juridical, and social governmental forum in the Western Hemisphere. It brings together the 35 independent states of the Americas, with an additional 70 states and the European Union holding permanent observer status. The OAS works across four core pillars: democracy, human rights, security, and development, advancing peace, solidarity, and cooperation among its Member States.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Mastercard:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we\u2019re building a resilient economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.mastercard.com<\/a> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C. \u2013 April 24, 2026 \u2014 The Trust for the Americas and the Organization of American States (OAS) presented Mastercard with the 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas (CCA) Award during a ceremony and luncheon in the Miranda Room at OAS Headquarters. The CCA Award recognizes companies that have made a real difference in improving the lives of underserved communities and promoting economic growth throughout the Western Hemisphere for over 15 years. The award honors the Mastercard Strive initiative\u2014a program of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth\u2014and Mastercard\u2019s leadership in digital and financial inclusion, innovation, and economic opportunity across the region. Mastercard Strive helps small businesses thrive in today\u2019s digital economy by providing entrepreneurs with practical tools, access to capital, and trusted connections\u2014enabling them to strengthen their operations, reach more customers, and drive inclusive economic growth in communities throughout the Americas. The award was presented by Dr. Michael Bogachek, Executive Director of the OAS, on behalf of H.E. Albert Ramdin, Secretary General of the OAS, and accepted by Mr. Jon Huntsman Jr., Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Growth at Mastercard. \u201cFor the OAS, it is an honor to present this award, together with The Trust for the Americas, to an organization whose work inspires what we do across our Member States. This award reminds us of the importance of having partners that not only connect sectors but also take action, turning collaboration into tangible results for people,\u201d Bogachek said. During the award reception, Mr. Jon Huntsman Jr. said, \u201cAcross Latin America and the Caribbean, the scale of opportunity demands collaboration. Through Trust Emprende and Mastercard Strive, we\u2019re proud to work with partners across the public, private, and multilateral sectors to help small businesses build resilience, adopt digital tools, and grow.\u201dThe ceremony also featured discussions on new opportunities to expand impact through initiatives such as Trust Emprende, which will collaborate with partners like Mastercard to strengthen micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Latin America and the Caribbean. Dr. Enrique Segura, CEO of ENSE Group and Founding Chairman of The Trust for the Americas, said, \u201cMastercard\u2019s commitment to digital and financial inclusion across the Americas exemplifies exactly the kind of corporate leadership this award was created to honor. For twenty years, the CCA Award has celebrated companies that put purpose at the center of their business, and Mastercard has proven, through its Mastercard Strive initiative and beyond, that innovation and impact go hand in hand.\u201d The gathering included ambassadors to the OAS from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama, as well as private-sector leaders from Citi, BMW, Banco BHD, and Mastercard. The 2025 Corporate Citizen of the Americas Award honors Mastercard\u2019s leadership in advancing economic inclusion and reflects a shared commitment to creating opportunities where they are needed most. Together, The Trust for the Americas and Mastercard are laying the foundation for a more inclusive, innovative, and resilient future for communities across the Americas. *** About The Trust for the Americas: The Trust for the Americas is a nonprofit organization that promotes social and economic inclusion in the hemisphere by developing key skills for employability, entrepreneurship, and innovation. As an organization affiliated with the Organization of American States, The Trust forges regional and local partnerships with the public, private, academic, and civil society sectors. Since its founding, it has worked in more than 29 countries across the Americas and has impacted over 6 million people through initiatives that connect training, technology, and real economic opportunities. About the Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS) is the world\u2019s oldest regional organization and the main political, legal, and social governmental forum in the Western Hemisphere. It brings together the 35 independent states of the Americas, with an additional 70 states and the European Union holding permanent observer status. The OAS operates across four core pillars\u2014democracy, human rights, security, and development\u2014to promote peace, solidarity, and cooperation among its member states. About Mastercard: Mastercard fuels economies and empowers people in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we\u2019re building a resilient economy where everyone can thrive. We support a wide range of digital payment options, making transactions secure, simple, smart, and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships, and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses, and governments realize their greatest potential. www.mastercard.com <\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[292],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria-es"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16756,"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16753\/revisions\/16756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16753"}],"curies":[{"name":"well played","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}