Vocalink Risk and Security Intern, Summer 2026 - London, UK

Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Vocalink Risk and Security Intern, Summer 2026 - London, UK
Who are Vocalink
Vocalink, a Mastercard company, is the tech muscle behind the UK's everyday money moments: payday, bills going out on time, and cash appearing at ATMs. Its systems power the country's real-time payments and keep over 90% of salaries and more than 70% of household bills moving without a hitch.
Since joining Mastercard in 2017, Vocalink has expanded its impact beyond the UK, supporting nearly 70,000 ATMs and enabling real-time payments in markets like Singapore, Thailand, and the U.S.
If you're curious about big, complex technology that quietly keeps the world running-and you like the idea of building things people rely on every day-you'll feel right at home here.
Internship Program
The Mastercard Internship Program offers penultimate year students an immersive experience to challenge the status quo, gain real work-life skills in a global company, drive decency and belonging, and grow their personal and professional development. We invite you to bring your passion, share your talent, and make the most of this truly priceless experience.
Available Opportunities
Please specify in your CV if you have a preferred function as part of your application or if you are open to all. This information will be leveraged to best match applicants to the most suitable role.
For 2026, we have Summer Internship positions in the following functions:
Risk Management
Responsible for managing risks to the company, its customers, shareholders, employees, and assets. Strives to identify and mitigate potential risk (e.g. strategic, financial, operational, legal/ regulatory, brand/ reputation) to the company and provides risk management analysis, support, coordination, and oversight.
Information Security - Operations
Responsible for the development, delivery, maintenance or monitoring of IT security policies, standards, and best practices. Implements risk management procedures, performs security threat assessments, manages user identities and access, and oversees compliance.
Security Monitoring and Response
Responsible for the development, delivery, maintenance or monitoring of security policies, standards, and best practices. Implements security monitoring procedures, performs security related incident response and investigations.
What you'll need
- To be available to work Full-time between 22nd June, 28th August 2026
- To be a Penultimate Masters/Undergraduate Student, due to graduate no earlier than 2027
- Innovative thinking and thoughtful risk-taking.
- Ability to partner across the organization.
- Sound communication skills.
- Expert PC skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.