Mastercard Will Allow Trans and Non-Binary People to Use Their Preferred Names
Mastercard introduces the “True Name” card, which allows debit and credit card users to have a chosen name on their card, even if it does not match their official name.
“We are working with partners to create a product, as well as a confidential and confidential process, free of personal issues, which will allow you to display real names on cards, not dead names, without the need for a legal name change,” the company said. the release says .
Mastercard hasn’t announced when the card will be available.
This is an important step for people from transgender and non-binary communities who face multiple financial difficulties.
Some credit card issuers have allowed users to add an authorized user without providing that person’s social security number. This is a workaround that some trans and non-binary people can use to get a card in their preferred name without going over the law.
In 2017, HSBC began giving clients 10 gender-neutral titles , but required them to come to the branch with gender reassignment papers.
The Mastercard offering may still cause problems for people who require identification when making a purchase with a card. The National Center for Transgender Equality found that 25% of respondents who used ID cards with a name and photo that did not match their current gender identity were verbally abused; 16% were denied access to services.