Mastercard 'True Name' Spot Shows Importance of Letting Trans People Use Their Real Identity

The credit card and program rolled out at the end of last year

For transgender and non-binary people who continue to face injustice and prejudice, shopping can be an ordeal: most banks demand a customer uses their birth name.

Mastercard, an official sponsor of World Pride for a decade, was the first financial brand to change this when it rolled out its True Name card in December, enabling a person to use their chosen, true name on their credit or debit card.

A new spot by McCann New York shows why that move was important to members of the community.

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