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Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable 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.
Title and Summary
Vocalink Business Development, Program and Product Management Intern, Summer 2026 - London, UK Who are VocalinkVocalink, a Mastercard company, is the tech muscle behind the UK's everyday money moments: payday, bills going out on time, and cash appearing at ATMs. Its systems power the country's real‑time payments and keep over 90% of salaries and more than 70% of household bills moving without a hitch.
Since joining Mastercard in 2017, Vocalink has expanded its impact beyond the UK, supporting nearly 70,000 ATMs and enabling real‑time payments in markets like Singapore, Thailand, and the U.S.
If you're curious about big, complex technology that quietly keeps the world running—and you like the idea of building things people rely on every day—you'll feel right at home here.
Internship Program
The Mastercard Internship Program offers penultimate year students an immersive experience to challenge the status quo, gain real work-life skills in a global company, drive decency and belonging, and grow their personal and professional development. We invite you to bring your passion, share your talent, and make the most of this truly priceless experience.
Available Opportunities
Please specify in your CV if you have a preferred function as part of your application or if you are open to all. This information will be leveraged to best match applicants to the most suitable role.
For 2026, we have Summer Internship positions in the following functions:
Product Management
Manage the overall coordination, status reporting, financials, schedules and stability of project-oriented work efforts, ensures that project goals and objectives are met within agreed upon time, scope and resource requirements. Develops detailed project plans and manages all implementation processes within budget constraints.
Business Development
This role involves supporting the development and execution of strategic initiatives to drive business growth and market expansion
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze market trends, identify opportunities, and develop actionable insights
Assisting in the preparation of business proposals, presentations, and reports to support decision-making processes.
Program Management
We're offering two exciting internship opportunities within our broader Program Management area. Each role focuses on a different part of how we drive transformation across the organization —you'll be matched to the track that fits your strengths and interests.
One role focuses on business process and data insights, where you'll map key processes and data flows, spot opportunities for AI and automation, and help build the intelligence that informs smarter decision‑making across the enterprise. It's ideal for someone curious about how data and technology shape large‑scale change.
The other role supports our Program Excellence team, helping coordinate and deliver key internal initiatives. You'll work with Product, Commercial, and Engineering teams to develop project plans, track progress, risks, and dependencies, prepare leadership updates, and contribute to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
What you'll need
To be available to work Full-time between 22nd June, 28th August 2026
To be a Penultimate Masters/Undergraduate Student, due to graduate no earlier than 2027
Innovative thinking and thoughtful risk-taking.
Ability to partner across the organization.
Sound communication skills.
Expert PC skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
Application Process:
- Submit your application
- If eligible, receive invitation for a digital interview; this includes answering pre-recorded interview questions that advance your application
- Then you will receive invitation for final round interview(s); you will have the opportunity to meet with us to learn more about our business and culture
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
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