MasterCard reports gain in merchants.

NEW YORK -- MasterCard International said Thursday that its cards are now accepted at 10 million merchant locations worldwide. The number is up from 9.8 million at the end of 1991.

MasterCard announced the milestone in a quarterly report to its members. Acceptance is growing fastest among merchants in the European and Asia-Pacific regions, the card group said.

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