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By Sai Ishwarbharath B July 13 (Reuters) - Nasdaq-listed fintech firm Payoneer Global plans to hire around 300 engineers by end of 2026 for its new global capability centre in India, joining a growing

Mastercard Weighs Options for Vocalink OwnershipMastercard (NYSE:MA) is reportedly considering selling a majority stake in UK payments infrastructure provider Vocalink back to British banks, according to a report by the Financial Times citing people familiar with the matter. The discussions are understood to be at an early stage, with no formal bids or agreements currently in place.

Vocalink reported a net loss of £12.4m in 2024, compared with a profit of £1.9m in 2023.

MarketBeat recaps the week's top stories, covering SK Hynix's debut, AI stock rotation, earnings from D.R. Horton, and analysis of Palantir, Microsoft, Meta, Broadcom, Rivian, ASML, and Circle.

In recent days, Mastercard launched its Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M) platform, enabling secure payments between AI agents by linking traditional payment rails with stablecoin settlement on public blockchains through partnerships with over 30 fintech players. This move pushes Mastercard further into autonomous, machine-to-machine commerce, positioning its network as a core credentialing and settlement layer for AI-driven transactions. Next, we’ll examine how Mastercard’s AP4M...

AXP is set to expand AI across payments with new tools, security features and tech investments. Can these moves power its next growth phase?

MA slips below its 200-day SMA, but strong earnings growth forecasts, AI payment initiatives and resilient operations keep the long-term outlook in focus.

Tag Systems reinforces its position as a long-term technology partner rather than simply a card manufacturer

As payment infrastructure becomes an increasingly strategic issue for Europe, Robert Bueninck outlines what needs to change to strengthen Europe's position without turning away from international cooperation

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Big banks are reportedly weighing a $15 billion bid for Fiserv's STAR debit network to bypass Durbin fee caps, as Visa and Mastercard face settlement costs and stablecoin competition.

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EU lawmakers on Thursday backed kickstarting negotiations on creating a digital version of the euro, as the European Union races to introduce the currency.EU lawmaker Fernando Navarrete Rojas, one of the lead negotiators for the parliament, insisted the digital euro was "an alternative, not a requirement".

Mastercard is gearing up to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings, and analysts expect profit to increase by a low double-digit percentage.

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is one of the 12 Best Dow Stocks to Invest In Right Now. On July 3, Matthew O’Neill of Bank of America Securities reiterated a Buy rating on Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and set a target price of $410. The firm’s assigned price target implies a further 13% upside from current levels. This […]

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Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has launched Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M), a platform for secure payments between AI agents. The AP4M system connects traditional payment networks with stablecoin settlement on public blockchains. The launch brings together credentialed identity frameworks and partnerships with major fintech players to support autonomous transactions. For investors watching how payments evolve beyond cards and phones, Mastercard is pushing into machine to machine commerce with AP4M...

Barclays analyst Nik Cremo initiated coverage of both Mastercard and PayPal stocks on Wednesday.

Agent Pay for Machines is the first infrastructure designed for machine-to-machine commerce at scale. But there's no public audit of actual agent transaction volume — and the gap between rails and riders is the story.

The market has been relentlessly selling this payments giant, but one buyer has been quietly accumulating an enormous position: the company itself.

PayPal (PYPL) trades at $45.65 per share on a $41.7B market cap and 8.2x trailing earnings. Under a conservative 3-year scenario, the math points to roughly 15% of upside. Revenue compounding does most of the work in our scenario. Here is the picture that the math sits on top of.

Visa's multi-rail payments strategy is expanding beyond cards with faster transfers, AI and digital currency support, helping drive revenue growth and future opportunities.

Costco treats credit cards differently from pretty much any other major retailer. Instead of taking any credit card and offering its own branded card with bonus perks, the chain has an exclusive credit card partner. For a long time, the warehouse club worked exclusively with American Express and ...

Barclays launches coverage on Strategy stock with an Overweight rating, days after the Bitcoin treasury company unveils its new financial framework.

MA expands Click to Pay with stc pay Bahrain, aiming to speed secure online checkouts through tokenization and biometric authentication.

stc pay cardholders can complete e-commerce payments using device-based biometric authentication and passkeys.

The Electronic Payments Coalition has said issuers have lost tens of billions in revenue because of the interchange fee cap.

Mastercard (MA) is back in focus after joining a coalition behind the new Open USD stablecoin, alongside recent earnings results, a fresh US$11.7b buyback authorization and several security focused product partnerships. See our latest analysis for Mastercard. Despite recent partnerships around cybersecurity, travel experiences and digital wallets, Mastercard’s share price return has been mixed. The stock is down 5.3% year to date, even after an 8.6% 30 day share price gain and a 46.0% five...

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