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Mastercard vs. Affirm: Which Fintech Stock Has More Room to Run?AFRM's faster growth, lower valuation and higher analyst upside give it the edge over MA in the race to capitalize on digital payments.
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Here's How AXP Strengthens Its B2B Payments Beyond the Platinum CardAmerican Express expands its commercial payments with new automation tools and a Bottomline partnership to streamline B2B payments and reduce manual processing.
Simply Wall St.65d agoneutral
Is Mastercard (MA) Cheap Or Fully Valued On Vocalink Sale Talk?Mastercard (MA) is reportedly considering selling a majority stake in its UK payments subsidiary Vocalink to British banks, a move that could reshape the company’s exposure to critical UK payment infrastructure. See our latest analysis for Mastercard. Recent headlines around a potential Vocalink sale, Berkshire Hathaway exiting its position and upcoming earnings have come against a mixed backdrop for Mastercard, with the share price returning 9.9% over 30 days but the year-to-date share price...
MarketBeat65d agoneutral
Capital One Financial Q2 Earnings Call HighlightsCapital One Financial (NYSE:COF) reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $3 billion, or $4.73 per diluted common share, as management said the company continued to generate top-line growth while advancing its Discover integration and adding Brex to its domestic card business. Chief Financial Offic
Zacks65d agoneutral
MasterCard (MA) Stock Dips While Market Gains: Key FactsMasterCard (MA) concluded the recent trading session at $538.3, signifying a -1.67% move from its prior day's close.
FX Empire65d agoneutral
XRP Price Prediction: Confirmed Breakout Could Push XRP to $1.40XRP has staged a breakout above trend line resistance, fueled by a 37% surge in trading volume and a strong wave of short liquidations. If the pattern’s projections are realized, XRP could jump to $1.40 in the near term.
BeInCrypto65d agoneutral
Open USD Raises Competition in the Global Stablecoin Payments MarketMysten Labs, Polygon Labs, and OSL Group discuss Open USD, regional stablecoin adoption, local-currency coins, and blockchain settlement in 2026.
Trefis65d agoneutral
V Stock: Where Compounding Could Take The PriceVisa (V) trades at $360.57 per share on a $651.9B market cap and 29.3x trailing earnings. Under a conservative 3-year scenario, the math points to roughly 42% of upside. Revenue compounding does most of the work in our scenario. Here is the picture the math sits on top of.
Insider Monkey65d agoneutral
Mastercard (MA) Trails Market Despite Earnings GrowthGiverny Capital Asset Management, LLC, an investment management company, recently published its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The model portfolio returned 13.70% this quarter, compared to the S&P 500’s 15.20% return. YTD, the portfolio gained 5.89%, while the index increased by 10.21%. The long-term link between stock […]
BeInCrypto65d agoneutral
Circle Wants to Own Crypto’s Financial Stack, but Tether Still Owns the DollarCircle builds a four-layer financial stack on Arc while Tether's $184 billion USDT keeps its grip on crypto's dollar.
Electronic Payments65d agoneutral
How Mastercard, Visa, Apple Pay and PayPal performed at the World CupMedia data tracking World Cup payment articles reveals a clear split between the major card networks
StockStory66d agoneutral
2 Mega-Cap Stocks with Impressive Fundamentals and 1 We Turn Down“Too big to fail” is how we would describe the megacap stocks in this article today. While they will likely stand the test of time, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows as their scale can limit their ability to find new sources of growth.
Electronic Payments66d agoneutral
EPAA and HSBC launch APAC working group on agentic paymentsEPAA said there is currently no “agreed standard” across APAC on who is liable when an AI agent exceeds its mandate.
BeInCrypto66d agobullish
Grayscale Highlights Ripple’s Elite Deals, but Why Won’t XRP’s Price Rally?Grayscale highlighted Ripple's elite partnerships, yet XRP stays flat. Here is why adoption is not lifting the price.
Payments Dive67d agoneutral
Why pricey credit cards may soon cost moreA settlement over swipe fees could mark a major shift for retail payments as merchants embrace surcharges on high-end cards.
Motley Fool67d agoneutral
Berkshire Hathaway Sold Mastercard Stock. Should You Follow?Berkshire may have exited Mastercard for reasons unrelated to Mastercard's underlying business strength.
Simply Wall St.69d agoneutral
American Express (AXP) Joins X402 And Raises Platinum Card Fee To $895American Express (NYSE:AXP) has joined Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe in backing the x402 Foundation, an AI driven, open source payment protocol initiative. The company has also raised the annual fee on its Platinum card, marking the first change to this premium product’s pricing since 2021. For investors watching American Express, these moves highlight how a long established payments and card issuer is responding to shifts in technology and customer expectations. The x402 collaboration links...
Trefis69d agoneutral
Down 22% In A Year: Is PayPal A Value Trap Or A Turnaround Play?With its stock trading at a deep discount, PayPal is betting a new CEO and a major overhaul can fix what's broken, forcing investors to weigh a potential bargain against a difficult transformation.
The Wall Street Journal69d agoneutral
Why Trump Is Going After Brazil’s Beloved Payment SystemThe Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on Brazil, citing its PIX payment system and other alleged unfair trade practices.
Reuters Videos69d agoneutralVIDEO
'Durable' stocks Visa, Aon 'have legs' amid AI jitters, expert says<body><p>STORY: A selloff of high-flying chip stocks is sparking fresh concerns about the sustainability of the AI-driven surge amid a nearly trillion-dollar spending boom.</p><p>"The level of spend is so high now that [AI-related] companies are now starting to have to issue debt to fund it," Lynch said. "And that's kind of a dividing line. And [there's] going to be some increased skepticism... on these AI trades going forward."</p><p>As a result, said Lynch, "you're going to see more rotation into these other areas," ones he calls "wide economic moat businesses that have great 10-year kind of durability to their cash flows and their earnings."</p><p>He names Mastercard and Visa among them, as well as insurance company Aon.</p></body>
Zacks69d agoneutral
Can Visa's Stablecoin Platform Accelerate Enterprise Blockchain Use?V's Stablecoin Platform aims to simplify blockchain payments, helping institutions adopt stablecoins while expanding enterprise use cases.
Trefis69d agoneutral
Can Visa Stock Compound Its Way Higher?Visa (V) trades at $365.14 per share on a $660.2B market cap and 29.7x trailing earnings. Under a conservative 3-year scenario, the math points to roughly 42% upside. Revenue compounding does most of the work in our scenario. Here is the picture that the math sits on top of.
Payments Dive70d agoneutral
Visa, Stripe join AI protocol projectA pack of major fintechs have joined a nonprofit seeking to standardize how payments are sent online using artificial intelligence and software.
Zacks70d agoneutral
PayPal Deal Buzz: Can New Owners Fix Profitability Pressure?PYPL faces a $53B+ takeover bid from Stripe and Advent as slowing profitability raises the stakes for a potential deal.
24/7 Wall St.70d agoneutral
Here’s Why SoFi Is a Prime Takeover Target for These Major Financial PlayersSoFi has quietly assembled every feature a major financial player would want to acquire, but owning a chartered bank changes the calculus for every name on the shortlist. Some of the biggest players in finance may find the prize just out of regulatory reach.
Motley Fool70d agobullish
Flywire vs. Mastercard: Which Financial Payments Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?A high-growth specialist with razor-thin debt faces off against a cash-generating titan, but valuation tells a starkly different story.
Insider Monkey70d agoneutral
BP p.l.c. (BP) Embarks on Capital Discipline and Warns of Illegal Vapes Sales in StoresBP PLC (NYSE: BP) is a top UK dividend growth stock to consider, having grown its dividend at a 9.65% compound annual growth rate over the past five years. On July 3, BP PLC (NYSE:BP) joined other service station operators in warning store owners not to deal in illegal vapes. The warning comes as state […]