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Credit card giant Visa (NYSE: $V) is in search of a new stablecoin settlement partner after its previous partner in...

Mastercard's CEO is betting that the company's next decade of growth has nothing to do with credit cards, and the payment category he's eyeing doesn't exist yet on any network.

Bill Ackman just made Visa a major new bet after the stock trailed the S&P 500 for five straight years. Whether that lag signals a coiled spring or a structural problem depends on threats most investors are not watching closely enough.

Pershing Square's new Visa position adds a prominent long-term investor, but the shares surrendered part of their disclosure-driven gain.

Mastercard's new Pershing Square endorsement meets a demanding valuation near 31 times trailing earnings.

PYPL's 36.1% surge in three months reflects TPV and Venmo growth, but weak checkout growth and fierce competition raise questions about its recovery.

Visa Direct's 21% transaction growth and expansion into cross-border and stablecoin use cases could reshape V's growth story.

Even among high-powered investment experts, one man's trash can be another man's treasure.

In Bitcoin news today, Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, argued this week that gold remains easier to use for everyday transactions than Bitcoin, reviving a long-running debate over the asset’s real-world utility. The comments arrived alongside a sharper attack on Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: ...

Bill Ackman once fled Netflix at a loss, so his decision to buy back in now raises a pointed question: does he see a genuine turnaround forming in a stock that has badly lagged the market, or is he walking into the same trap twice?

Here's what changed.

As cybersecurity threats increase, Mastercard is focusing on prevention and defense for its 3.7 billion cardholders.

Bill Ackman's Pershing Square added Visa (NYSE: V) in a major portfolio reshuffle, highlighting fresh institutional attention on the US payments giant. At the same time, European authorities and private alliances are pushing projects that aim to cut reliance on US card networks such as Visa and Mastercard. The European Central Bank is backing regional payment alternatives that seek more financial autonomy and lower exposure to geopolitical risk. These parallel moves could influence how Visa...

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has been busy putting billions of dollars to work after completing one of the biggest milestones in the history of Pershing Square. In its second-quarter update, Pershing Square highlighted the $5 billion initial public offering of PSUS, the New York Stock Exchange ...

The same investor just bought all three -- but only one of the charts looks like something went wrong.

Visa just crossed $4 trillion in quarterly payments volume while Mastercard keeps quietly expanding its margins and winning high-profile clients. Both giants reported earnings days apart, and the gap between their growth stories is wider than the headlines suggest.

Tom Gardner talks with CEO Michael Miebach on security, stablecoins, and agentic commerce.

Payment giants Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) and Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) announced a major strategic global partnership on August 4. The deal integrates Mastercard Merchant Cloud into Fiserv Commerce Hub, creating a unified connection for enterprise merchants across online, mobile, and in-store channels. Building on this momentum, Fiserv separately partnered with Stuut Technologies on August 5 to […]

Bill Ackman reveals a fresh stake in Visa stock. Options pricing also suggests V shares will rip higher in the weeks ahead.

The credit card giant is fiercely bullish on digital dollars and euros.

The businesses that produced this recovery were named in the company's own reports well before the shares moved.

Netflix, Visa and other stocks rose on the news that Bill Ackman was investing in them. The billionaire focuses on buying what he views as high-quality growth companies.

Bill Ackman once torched $400 million exiting Netflix, then swore off the stock entirely. Now he's building a new position while his fund trails the market badly, and his reasoning this time sounds nothing like 2022.

Bill Ackman just made his boldest portfolio move in years, adding Mastercard to his biggest funds at a moment when the stock is quietly losing ground to the broader market. Whether that gap makes it a bargain or a warning sign depends on what you believe about the future of payments.

In recent days, Mastercard’s Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa unit named 20-year company veteran Yasemin Bedir as its next president effective September 1, 2026, while the company also expanded collaborations ranging from crypto-compliant cross-border stablecoin payments with Borderless.xyz to merchant cloud services with Fiserv and enhanced co-branded card benefits with American Airlines and Citi. At the same time, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has disclosed a new position in...

Pershing Square (NYSE:PS) held its first earnings call as a public company, with Chairman and CEO Bill Ackman emphasizing the firm’s strategy of generating growth through the compounding value of its existing investment portfolios while selectively launching new vehicles. Ackman said the firm’s per

Pershing took on six new holdings in the second quarter including Netflix, Mastercard and Visa, eye care firm Alcon, and S&P Global.

Chime Financial (NASDAQ: $CHYM) is planning to add stablecoins to its consumer banking platform and app.

Mastercard's faster-growing services business could capture additional economics as AI agents initiate and authenticate more commercial transactions.

Ackman adds six new holdings across his funds, the biggest overhaul in years