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JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) is participating in a cross border pilot to settle tokenized US Treasuries in near real time alongside Ripple, Mastercard, and Ondo Finance. The bank is also facing a lawsuit in China from HY Energy over the freezing of major fund transfers tied to US sanctions rules. For a global bank like JPMorgan Chase, this mix of digital asset settlement work and sanctions related scrutiny highlights how core banking activities are changing. Tokenized US Treasuries aim to move...

Six months ago, Mastercard, Ripple, WebBank, and Gemini ran a pilot on the XRP Ledger to settle credit card transactions through RLUSD. Then on May 6, JPMorgan’s blockchain platform, Kinexys, joined Mastercard, Ripple, and Ondo Finance to complete the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of a tokenized US Treasury fund. The redemption settled on the XRP ... XRP News: JPMorgan and Mastercard Settle Tokenized US Treasuries on XRP Ledger in 5 Seconds

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is one of the 10 Strong Buy S&P 500 Stocks to Invest In. On May 1, 2026, Susquehanna lowered its price target on Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) to $665 from $670 and maintained a Positive rating. The firm said the year started strong, but April slowed, with cross-border travel growth decelerating to 2% […]

The FCA’s move comes amid rising digital wallet usage in the UK.

OKX Card data shows Europeans using crypto for groceries, restaurants, and daily essentials rather than luxury spending. Global crypto card spending has reached an $18 ...

Crypto market down 0.59% as money rotated into equities after the S&P's all-time high, with Bitcoin rejected on a bearish divergence.

JPMorgan, Ripple, Mastercard, and Ondo settled a tokenized US Treasury redemption across borders in near real time.

A group of financial and crypto firms have completed what they describe as the first near real-time cross-border, cross-bank redemption of a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund. Ondo Finance said the pilot was conducted with Kinexys by JPMorgan, Mastercard, and Ripple — marking a step toward continuous, ...

Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) came into Q1 2026 as a company in the middle of a reset and still managed to beat across the board. Revenue landed at $8.35 billion versus expectations of $8.05 billion. Adjusted EPS came in at $1.34, comfortably ahead of the $1.27 estimate. Total payment volume hit $464 billion, up 11% year over year, the highest in its history. And yet, the stock fell almost 9% before the market even opened.

PayPal Holdings, Visa and Mastercard are under investigation by U.K. authorities for anticompetitive conduct related to PayPal's digital wallet. The Financial Conduct Authority, the finance regulator in the U.K., said Wednesday that it "has reached no conclusions nor made any findings" that competition law had been broken. Shares in Visa and Mastercard fell 1% and 1.4%, respectively, while PayPal shares were down about 0.33% as the broader market surged.

Major financial institutions use XRP Ledger to demonstrate blockchain's ability to settle tokenized Treasuries across borders in seconds.

GPN posts Q1 EPS beat as Worldpay momentum and Genius platform growth lift revenues despite rising expenses and higher debt levels.

V delivers a strong fiscal Q2 as VAS growth surged and earnings momentum accelerated, but premium valuation and regulatory risks could limit upside.

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) operates the infrastructure behind a large portion of global card payments, and on May 8, 2026, it will send shareholders another quarterly check. The payout is modest in yield terms but backed by one of the cleanest cash flow profiles in financial services. With the company trading near $497, let’s examine whether ... Here’s Why Mastercard’s Dividend Payout Looks Bulletproof

AXP is selling its remaining 30% GBT stake as Q1 profits jump, guidance holds steady and capital returns ramp up.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is included among the 10 Best Blue Chip Stocks to Invest in According to Billionaires. On May 1, Morgan Stanley raised the firm’s price recommendation on Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) to $679 from $678. It reiterated an Overweight rating on the shares. The FY outlook remains unchanged, as the impact from the Middle […]

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) shares are tumbling roughly 10% in early trading Tuesday morning to about $45.50, after the company reported a Q1 2026 earnings beat alongside a soft Q2 outlook. The stock closed Monday at $50.39 before the report. The slide extends an already painful run. PYPL stock entered the earnings report down 13% year ... PayPal Tumbles 10% Despite Q1 Earnings Beat: Is the Venmo Spin-off Enough to Save the Stock?

Mastercard is expanding its role in stablecoin-backed and AI agent-enabled payments through new partnerships with MoonPay, Rain, and KuCoin. The company is acquiring BVNK to deepen its digital asset infrastructure and on-chain payment capabilities. Recent moves include extending crypto spending options in Australia and rolling out tools for programmable, agent-initiated payments. Mastercard (NYSE:MA) is leaning further into digital assets at a time when its stock trades around $504.74 and...

AFRM is set to report Q3 fiscal 2026 results on May 7, with GMV, active consumers and transaction growth expected to lift revenues nearly 27% year over year.

PYPL heads into Q1 results with modest revenue growth expected and EPS decline forecast, as competition and FX pressures weigh.

Our Mastercard (NYSE:MA) thesis is straightforward: the stock has corrected meaningfully in 2026, but the underlying business is accelerating. The 24/7 Wall St. price target for Mastercard is $619.51, implying 23.18% upside from the current price of $502.92. Our recommendation is buy at 90% confidence, the high end of our scale. The analyst who called ... Mastercard Is One Of Our Top Picks After Q1 Beat

Glass, a GovTech company, has entered Mastercard Start Path’s inaugural Corporate Solutions program to enhance digital payment infrastructure for the public sector. This collaboration aims to modernize government transactions by providing scalable solutions that improve efficiency, transparency, and intelligence in public finance. As part of a select group of fintech companies, Glass gains access to Mastercard’s extensive network, fostering innovation and opportunities within the global...

The company previously only worked with Visa to create stablecoin-backed cards.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) was among the stocks Jim Cramer highlighted, as he discussed the massive AI infrastructure buildout. Cramer explained why the stock “got hit,” as he said: What just happened to the stock of one of my longtime favorites, Mastercard? This morning, the payments company reported what I thought was a very strong quarter […]

The conglomerate’s stock is down 6% this year, with the Class A shares finishing Friday trailing the S&P 500 by 11 percentage points.

Global payments technology company Mastercard (NYSE:MA) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2026, with sales up 15.8% year on year to $8.40 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.60 per share was 4.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Last week saw the newest quarterly earnings release from Mastercard Incorporated ( NYSE:MA ), an important milestone in...

A prominent crypto research firm says stablecoin transaction volumes could reach $1.5 quadrillion in the next decade.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) reported what Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach called an “excellent start” to fiscal 2026, with first-quarter net revenue up 12% and net income up 15% year over year on a non-GAAP, currency-neutral basis. Management said consumer and business spending remained healthy, bu

Cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay has launched a new stablecoin debit card that enables users to spend directly ...