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DoorDash, Mastercard team up on expanded cardholder benefits

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April 2, 2021

Delivery service, DoorDash is partnering with Mastercard to offer World and World Elite Mastercard cardholders complimentary DashPass benefits, according to a press release.

The rewards, which went into effect April 1, include the following:

• World and World Elite Mastercard cardholders new to DashPass will get a three-month complimentary DashPass membership ($29.97 value).
• All new and existing DashPass members will automatically get a $5 discount on their first two orders each month ($10 total savings) until September 2022, when paying with a World or World Elite Mastercard.

"As consumers, we're shopping and spending more digitally than we ever have before and these new behaviors are here to stay," Chiro Aikat, EVP, product and innovation in North America for Mastercard, said in the release. "At Mastercard, we remain committed to ensuring that our cardholders get the highest value from their everyday spend by continuing to deliver offers with the merchants and categories with which they're spending most frequently."

A Mastercard Spending Pulse report revealed online sales grew 54.7% in February compared to 2020, according to the release.

"We're excited to partner with Mastercard to empower their cardholders to affordably and conveniently access the best in their communities with DashPass," Usman Cheema, director of global corporate partnerships for DoorDash, said in the release. "As expectations for convenience continue to rise, this partnership will further expand Mastercard cardholders' rewards as we grow our subscription service to offer even more benefits across categories including restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, and retail."

Additionally, through September 2021, Instacart customers who are not currently Instacart Express members will be eligible to receive two free months of an Instacart Express membership (valued at $20) when signing up for an auto-renewing Instacart Express annual membership ($99 per year) and enabling an eligible Mastercard card as their default payment method for the annual membership on Instacart.