Mastercard True Name is a debit and credit card feature that lets card users choose the first name that appears on their cards. It is meant for nonbinary and transgender people and other members of the LGBTQIA+ community whose preferred or chosen name doesn’t match their legal name.  

This feature is not meant for nicknames. 

Here are a few things to keep in mind about the Mastercard True Name debit and credit card option: 

• Your cards will automatically renew with your legal name. Contact Consumers to have your card reissued with your preferred name. 
• Consumers partners, including fraud monitoring and after-hours assistance, will not have access to your chosen True Name on file and will address you by your legal name on record. 
• When an ID is required at some merchants, there could be friction if the two don’t match.  

Read more about Mastercard and True Name.