Which company’s logo shows two overlapping red and orange circles?

Mastercard’s logo shows two overlapping red and orange circles.

The two-circle symbol was introduced in 1966, when the company was known as Master Charge. The overlapping red and yellow-orange circles represented the connection between buyers and sellers and created a distinctive mark that could be recognized even when the company name was not displayed.

Mastercard changed its corporate name in 1979 and has refined the logo several times. In 2016, the company introduced a version that placed the word “mastercard” beneath the circles in lowercase. Since 2019, Mastercard has also used the overlapping circles without the wordmark in many contexts, relying on the symbol’s established recognition.

The circles are sometimes described as red and yellow, but modern brand specifications identify the right circle as orange. The symbol should not be confused with Visa’s wordmark, which does not use overlapping circles. Mastercard operates a global payment network rather than issuing every card that carries its logo.