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Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has announced a major leadership transition effective August 3, 2026. Ling Hai, currently regional president overseeing Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, will become the next Chief Financial Officer. Current CFO Sachin Mehra will move into a new Chief Business Officer role as part of a wider reshuffle of senior executives. Mastercard operates a global payments network that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants and governments. Leadership...

Mastercard is adding regulated stablecoins to the way its card network settles money, and Solana is one of the chains it chose to run them on. In a June 3 announcement, Mastercard said it is expanding its settlement options to add intraday, weekend, and holiday card settlement, alongside on-chain ...

Scott Melker discusses bitcoin (BTC-USD) bottoming, while Mastercard (MA) expands its settlement capabilities to support on-chain, real-time payments that operate 24/7 on blockchain networks. "The Daily Wolf with Scott Melker" airs every day at 12:00 p.m. Tune in for your daily dose of all things crypto. Make sure to also check out Yahoo Finance's new crypto hub to find the latest crypto-related news.

Mastercard said it's deepening its commitment to the "always-on" economy, buffing out its stablecoin settlement capabilities.

Mastercard is using regulated stablecoins to enable intraday, weekend, and holiday settlement, with USDC, PYUSD, RLUSD, and others supported across eight chains.

Mastercard (NYSE: $MA) is widening its settlement window to nights, weekends and holidays, with Polygon (CRYPTO: $P...

V's stock is down, but rising volumes and stablecoin traction are challenging the disruption narrative.

While the S&P 500 (^GSPC) includes industry leaders, not every stock in the index is a winner. Some companies are past their prime, weighed down by poor execution, weak financials, or structural headwinds.

The revenue-sharing agreement between Coinbase and Circle has been in place since 2023 and is up for renewal in August.

Circle Internet (NYSE:CRCL) shares fell 2% in Wednesday morning trading after a report suggested that several major payment companies are preparing to launch a competing stablecoin platform. The development raised concerns about intensifying competition in the rapidly expanding digital payments and stablecoin markets.

Credit card giants Visa (NYSE: $V) and Mastercard (NYSE: $MA) are reportedly close to introducing a new stablecoin ...

They are down, but they aren't out.

Payouts to merchants from a $5.5 billion settlement fund ponied up by the card networks began this year, with a second distribution in the offing.

Payments sector winners include Mastercard, Visa and mid-tier challengers, including Shift4 Payments and Adyen

Is the company repeating past mistakes?

Neil Martin explains why digital rails and cash must work together, if the National Payments Vision goal of enabling consumers and businesses to have genuine choice in how they pay, is to be realised

Most traditional finance companies treat crypto as a side project. They run a pilot, publish a press release, and move on. Mastercard (MA) has spent the past two months doing something harder. First, it spent up to $1.8 billion to buy a stablecoin firm. Then it got licensed to handle digital assets ...

MA tests instant euro-krona payments on TIPS, validating atomic settlement and end-to-end cross-border processing.

Ling Hai, who led Mastercard's business across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will take over as CFO on August 3

The card network promoted a pack of new leaders, including to the chief financial officer post, as the old guard moved into other roles.

In recent months, Mastercard has reported double‑digit revenue and transaction growth, expanded deeper into digital and crypto payments, and joined a Eurosystem pilot for instant cross‑currency settlements while Berkshire Hathaway exited its long‑held position in the stock. Together, these developments highlight Mastercard’s shift from a card-centric business to a broader payments infrastructure provider spanning stablecoins, real‑time rails, and value‑added services. Next, we’ll examine how...

Businesses with strong free cash flow tend to be more adaptable and resilient. Some of these companies shine bright by using their cash wisely to strengthen their market positions.

Mastercard said the pilot is a “key milestone” in its strategy to build direct connectivity to payment infrastructures.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is one of the 12 Stocks Most Bought by Hedge Funds in Q1 2026. On May 1, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating on Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) with a $671 price target on the stock. The research firm pointed to the company’s Q1 results, which showed 12% growth in net revenue on […]

At $326 and $493, Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) screen attractively after a year of underperformance that has reset valuations on two durable franchises in financial services. The card networks earn a small slice on roughly every swipe, tap, and cross-border transaction. Both stocks have sold off since mid-2025 on stablecoin disruption fears, interchange litigation ... Visa at $326, Mastercard at $493: Buy, Sell or Hold?

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock spent much of late 2025 looking like a fintech comeback story before giving back gains in 2026. Doubling from current levels would require a move to roughly $36.44, well above the 52-week high of $32.73. Our model says that is a stretch in the next 12 months, even with the bull ... Prediction: Will SoFi Stock Double This Year?

KuCoin launched KuCard in Australia on Mastercard’s global network, giving eligible users access to crypto-backed card payments, Google Pay, and real-world spending.

A lot has changed at Berkshire Hathaway in 2026. Warren Buffett, who spent six decades turning the company into one of the most watched investment vehicles on the planet, stepped down as chief executive at the start of this year. His chosen successor, Greg Abel, officially took the wheel in ...

Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) is now processing more weekly DEX volume than Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) clears cross-border transactions in less than five seconds, while banks need anywhere from one to three days for the same settlement. Both networks have supporters who believe theirs will be the one to make Ethereum irrelevant. Ethereum still ... Is Solana or XRP the Real Ethereum Killer?

Buffett said he'd never sell it, and Abel is keeping it on.