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Mastercard Increases Dividend By 15%, Announces New $12B Buyback, Shares Move Higher After Hours
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 - 6:25pm | 256Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) shares are moving higher in extended trading Tuesday after the company boosted its quarterly dividend and announced a new share repurchase program. What Happened: After the market close on Tuesday, Mastercard announced its board declared a quarterly cash dividend of 76...
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Mastercard Lowers Financial Forecast, Signals Slower EPS, Revenue Growth Ahead
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 1:26pm | 591Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) adjusted its financial outlook for 2025-2027, projecting slower net revenue growth than anticipated. The new forecast estimates annual net revenue will grow in the “high-end of low-double-digits,” a noticeable deceleration compared to the high-teens growth...
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Visa Reports Better-Than-Expected Q4 Results: Details
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 4:33pm | 376Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) reported its fourth-quarter results after Tuesday's closing bell. Here's a look at the details from the report. The Details: Visa reported quarterly earnings of $2.71 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.58. Quarterly revenue came in at $9.6 billion which...
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Visa Stock Has Near-Term 'Overhang' From DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit: Analyst Picks 3 Stocks To Benefit
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 - 1:02pm | 874Payments company Visa Inc (NYSE:V) was hit with an antitrust lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday that analysts say could take years to sort out and will likely hurt shares in the short term. What Happened: The DOJ alleged Visa used anticompetitive practices in the debit network...
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If You Invested $1,000 In Visa Stock At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here's How Much You'd Have Now
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 12:26pm | 521Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. Visa's Bumpy Ride: One company that has been a...
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After FTX Bankruptcy, Visa Breaks Debit Card Tie-Up With Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto Exchange
Monday, November 14, 2022 - 12:08am | 289Visa Inc (NYSE: V) has reportedly suspended its month-long partnership with the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX (CRYPTO: FTT). What Happened: On Oct. 7, Visa and FTX partnered to offer FTX-branded Visa debit cards to customers internationally — with a focus on countries in Latin America...
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Visa Teams Up With FTX To Provide Crypto-Backed Debit Cards In 40 Countries
Friday, October 7, 2022 - 11:36am | 508Amid a bear market, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, FTX, has partnered with payments giant Visa Inc (NYSE: V) to provide crypto-backed debit cards in 40 countries. The largest payments network in the world is partnering with crypto exchange FTX to roll out debit card...
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Surprise Partnership: Apple Cash Accounts Now Bear Visa Logo
Friday, April 22, 2022 - 3:35pm | 320Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL) suddenly started showing off its new and unexpected partnership with payments giant Visa Inc. (NYSE: V). What Happened: Apple Cash virtual debit cards are seemingly switching from Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) Visa, according to a...
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What Are The Tailwinds For BofA's US Bancorp Upgrade?
Monday, April 12, 2021 - 11:49am | 227U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) faces the strong potential for upward revisions to 2021 earnings, driven by PPNR (pre-provision net revenue), apart from solid credit leverage, according to BofA Securities. The U.S. Bancorp Analyst: Erika Najarian upgraded the rating for U.S. Bancorp from Underperform to...
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USAA Dumps Mastercard For Visa
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 9:04am | 343USAA, one of the largest domestic issuers of debit and credit cards, said it is switching to Visa Inc (NYSE: V) from Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) The Wall Street Journal noted that USAA's relationship with Mastercard spanned roughly 30 years and processed $26 billion of purchases last year...
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Google's New Take on Mobile Payments is a Debit Card
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 5:50pm | 538More than 40 years ago, banks introduced a new way to pay for items and services without carrying cash. Instead of using a credit card (which allowed consumers to purchase items they were not yet ready to pay for), shoppers could use a debit card to instantly spend the money already sitting in...
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Debit Card Users Face New Fees
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 12:48pm | 460By Michael Germanovsky During the financial crisis, many consumers relied heavier upon their debit cards as opposed to their credit cards. Because a debit card is linked directly to the cardholder's checking account, and the funds are deducted per purchase, it makes budgeting easier for many...
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AP's Choi Fails to Identify the Law, the President, or Party Responsible for Debit-Card Fees
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 12:32am | 755If you only read Thursday's coverage of Bank of America's decision to impose a $5 monthly debit card fee by Associated Press Personal Finance Writer Candice Choi, you would have no idea that last year's “Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” triggered BofA's decision. The...
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Bitcoin a Digital Currency
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 12:06pm | 533In a time where banks are raising their fees and charging consumers for using their debit cards, going bankless and using other means of payment has caught on. About 1 in 5 people are reported to have gone bankless and have resorted to gift cards as a means of payment and consumption. People are...