{"id":302192,"date":"2023-07-11T06:13:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T06:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integralads.com\/insider\/mastercard-case-study-improving-brand-safety-and-suitability-with-ias-programmatic-optimisation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:51:51","slug":"mastercard-case-study-improving-brand-safety-and-suitability-with-ias-programmatic-optimisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integralads.com\/apac\/insider\/mastercard-case-study-improving-brand-safety-and-suitability-with-ias-programmatic-optimisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastercard Case Study: Improving brand safety and suitability with IAS programmatic optimisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/integralads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Case-Study-NEW-2023-Mastercard-Pre-Bid-Slides.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integralads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Case-Study-NEW-2023-Mastercard-Pre-Bid-Slides.jpg 960w, https:\/\/integralads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Case-Study-NEW-2023-Mastercard-Pre-Bid-Slides-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/integralads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Case-Study-NEW-2023-Mastercard-Pre-Bid-Slides-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><br><br>As a leader in the payment processing industry, Mastercard values speed, performance, and efficiency. Mastercard has a new brand safety target benchmark of 98% that is enforced globally. <br>Mastercard aimed to achieve higher brand safety performance, bring down fail rates and ensure the highest media quality standards across their programmatic campaigns quarter after quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Mastercard desired to receive real time signals of their performance to help them efficiently optimise their campaigns before bids are placed on possible unsuitable environments. Mastercard needed a trusted global pre- and post-bid verification partner who can help execute an increase brand safety pass rate, reduce block rate\/fail rates and reduce invalid traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Solution<\/strong><br><strong><br><\/strong>Mastercard partnered with IAS to identify the value and efficiency opportunities in utilising our pre-bid solution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download<\/strong><br><strong><br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/go.integralads.com\/rs\/469-VBI-606\/images\/APAC_Mastercard_Outcomes_Case_Study_IAS.pdf\">Download<\/a> the Mastercard Pre- and Post-Bid Solution Case Study today and find out how IAS can help in achieving your campaign results. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Challenge As a leader in the payment processing industry, Mastercard values speed, performance, and efficiency. Mastercard has a new brand safety target benchmark of 98% that is enforced globally. 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