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The 2026 World Cup, to be played in North America, has been called the equivalent of 104 Super Bowls in a month. Who stands to gain—and what it will cost fans.

It's testing a new, blockchain-based method of settling transactions.

This option may be able to accomplish what mobile wallets couldn't. Or maybe not.

Broadcom’s downbeat AI outlook is rattling chipmakers even as the Dow notches fresh records, today, June 4, 2026.

Visa is exploring SBC stablecoin settlement with Brale on Canton Network for institutional payment use cases.

V deepens its stablecoin ambitions with Brale, bringing private blockchain settlements closer to institutional finance.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Thursday while other indexes lagged behind thanks in part to gains in bank and healthcare stocks. “This is a non-chip rally,” said Jay Hatfield, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors.

Ramp has nearly tripled its valuation over the past year as investors scramble to grab a part of the fast-growing startup.

Broadcom downgraded, UnitedHealth upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

Visa (NYSE:V), Mastercard, Stripe, and Coinbase are reportedly close to launching a shared stablecoin platform. The project would link traditional payment networks with crypto infrastructure, aiming to support stablecoin-based transactions at scale. This collaboration brings together established card networks and a major crypto exchange and processor on a single payments-focused crypto initiative. For Visa, which currently trades at about $312.4 per share, this development arrives after the...

U.S. stock futures were mostly lower, led by losses in the Nasdaq-100, after Broadcom’s disappointing guidance.

The buy now, pay later provider is using fashion, beauty and lifestyle branding to emulate the card company’s early growth, Sebastian Siemiatkowski said.

A trio -- or possibly, even a quartet -- of finance sector heavyweights is apparently rolling out a new stablecoin.

Holders will be able to do more with their gold, instantly spending Tether's tokenized version anywhere Visa is accepted.

Circle stock sinks on reports of Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard nearing launch of a joint stablecoin platform. But should you buy the dip in CRCL shares today?

If you have been wondering whether Visa at around US$317 per share still offers value, the answer depends heavily on how you look at its valuation. The stock has pulled back recently, with returns down 2.8% over the last week, down 3.3% over the last month, and down 8.4% year to date, even though the 3 year and 5 year returns both sit at 42.3% and 42.0% respectively. Recent headlines around the payments sector have focused on shifts in consumer spending, regulatory scrutiny on fees, and...

Stripe, Visa and Mastercard are close to launching a new stablecoin platform, with Coinbase considering joining. The total stablecoin market sits around $320 billion, dominated by Tether's USDT at $187 billion. CoinDesk's Uyen Truong hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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

Find insight on Visa, RHB Bank, Heartland and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

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

Founded in Switzerland in 2017, Tangem is a crypto wallet maker that manufactures hardware self-custody products to secure digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The Zug, Switzerland-headquartered firm says its cold wallet solutions support more than 16,000 tokens ...

MoneyGram is launching MGUSD through a massive established distribution system with hundreds of thousands of retail locations and tens of millions of users. MGUSD ...

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.

Brown Advisory, an investment management company, released its “Brown Advisory Global Leaders Strategy” for the first quarter of 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The strategy focused on delivering strong long-term performance by investing in a focused portfolio of companies that solve customer problems and provide good returns for […]

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.

After piloting the buy now, pay later service on its debit cards, Block said it’s going mainstream with its option to pay in installments.

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