Mastercard Incorporated (MA) vs Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR)

Mastercard Incorporated is the world’s second-largest payment processor, handling nearly $11 trillion in payment volume during 2025. The company operates in more than 200 countries and territories and processes transactions in over 150 currencies worldwide.

Palantir Technologies is an artificial intelligence, data analytics, and automated decision-making company that helps organizations improve efficiency through data-driven operations. It serves commercial customers through its Foundry platform and government clients through Gotham. Palantir works exclusively with organizations in Western-allied nations and maintains the right to decline engagements it views as contrary to Western values. Founded in 2003, the company became publicly traded in 2020.