(Reuters) - Payments network operator MasterCard Inc (N:MA) reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit as the value of transactions processed on its cards jumped 13 percent.
MasterCard's gross dollar volume - the total value of transactions made by customers - rose to $1.16 trillion on a local currency basis.
Cross-border volumes - the value of transactions made by card holders outside the card-issuer's country - jumped 16 percent.
The company's net income fell to $977 million, or 86 cents per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, from $1.02 billion, or 87 cents per share, a year earlier.
Net revenue rose 1.6 percent to $2.53 billion.
Excluding items, the company earned 91 cents per share, beating the average analyst estimate of 87 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Up to Wednesday's close, the stock had gained about 16 percent this year, underperforming rival Visa Inc's (N:V) 20 percent increase.