July 31 (Reuters) - Mastercard ( MA ) reported a higher
second-quarter profit on Thursday, as resilient consumer
spending boosted transaction volumes.
The payments processor's net income rose to $3.7 billion,
or $4.07 per share, in the three months ended June 30, compared
with $3.3 billion, or $3.50 per share, a year earlier.
(Reporting by Prakhar Srivastava and Manya Saini in Bengaluru;
Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)