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Wall Street braces for what could be the largest stock market debut in history, but the most cited academic on US IPO performance is warning buyers to sit on their hands. SpaceX is reportedly targeting a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion in its planned offering, and Reuters this morning lined the deal up against three ... The Professor Who Tracks Every US IPO Just Issued a Warning on SpaceX: “Most of the Time, Things Don’t Go According to Plan.”
SpaceX is targeting a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion in its upcoming initial public offering, in what could be the biggest-ever stock market debut by a U.S. company on Wall Street. The listing of Elon Musk-led SpaceX could easily dwarf many of the biggest U.S. IPOs on record, including those of Alibaba, Visa and Facebook, now Meta Platforms, which analysts say reflects high growth expectations from the rocket and satellite company that it may struggle to meet. Analysts say SpaceX's proposed valuation reflects in part how much investors are being asked to pay for future growth.
Visa (NYSE:V) is rolling out Tap to Confirm and Tap to Activate, tap-based digital identity and card activation tools developed with Keyno and Fidelity Bank (Bahamas). These features allow cardholders to verify their identity and activate cards by tapping a physical card against a mobile device. Separately, Visa is deploying an AI-powered fan intelligence platform with Ten Beat, built around one million fan personas. The Ten Beat partnership is designed to support sports marketing campaigns...
Commerce Bancshares recently recorded a US$99 million pre-tax gain from a Visa stock exchange and disclosed plans to sell about US$911 million of lower-yielding available-for-sale securities to reinvest in higher-yield assets, aiming to reshape its securities portfolio after the March 31, 2026 reporting period. This portfolio realignment, paired with State Street’s reported beneficial ownership of 7.07 million Commerce Bancshares shares, highlights growing institutional engagement with the...
The country's largest credit card companies saw first-quarter spending increase 7% year over year to $1.1 trillion.
GPN introduces an AI-powered Genius handheld POS with voice ordering, offline payments and kiosk support for restaurants.
AXP expands card acceptance at three Canadian restaurant chains as AmEx targets higher dining spend and deeper cardmember engagement.
MA tests AI-driven payments with PhotonPay, signaling a push to power secure autonomous transactions in the emerging agentic economy.
PTC expands free startup program, and Placer.ai's latest mall visits report.
Visa, Zilch and Thredd recently introduced Visa Flexible Credential on Zilch cards in the UK, allowing multiple payment options to operate behind a single physical or digital card while preserving the usual tap-to-pay experience. This move highlights how Visa is turning its vast merchant acceptance network into a more configurable platform, giving issuers and fintechs a way to bundle different ways to pay without adding extra cards or apps for consumers. Next, we’ll examine how Visa Flexible...
Based on the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), Visa (V) should be added to one's portfolio. Wall Street analysts' overly optimistic recommendations cast doubt on the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric. So, is the stock worth buying?
Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Fiserv and Global Payments have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.
The Dow Jones (^DJI) is made up of 30 of the most established and influential companies in the market. But even blue-chip stocks can struggle - some are dealing with slowing growth, outdated business models, or increasing competition.
SpaceX is gearing up for what could be the largest IPO ever. What does history have to teach us?
Americans are still swiping, tapping, and clicking through record consumption. Total personal consumption expenditures hit $21.86 trillion in March 2026, up from $20.68 trillion a year earlier, and financial services spending climbed to $1,82 trillion. The rails carrying that money are owned by fintechs, but pure-play leaders trade at a premium. Pure-play leaders sit at ... U.S. Consumer Spending Tops $21.86T: 5 Fintech Stocks Under $75
AFRM teams with Google to bring BNPL into AI shopping, aiming to simplify checkout with transparent installment payments.
V expands flexible payments in the U.K. with Zilch and Thredd, letting users choose financing options at checkout through one card.
The Financial Transaction Services industry is gaining on the rise of contactless payments, innovations like BNPL and growing cross-border payments. Companies like V, MA, PYPL, FISV and GPN are well-positioned to thrive on the back of these favorable trends.
Brazil is a politically divided country, but there's one thing that those on all sides of the political spectrum love: PIX, the country's instant payment system that allows users to pay for everything, from ice cream on the beach to clothes in a shopping mall and even a car. Unlike payment apps run by private banks, PIX is governed Brazil's Central Bank. “The best (payment method) is PIX, the most used,” said Luis Felipe de Almeida, a 21-year-old vendor of iced tea and cassava starch biscuits on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Commerce Bancshares books a $99M Visa exchange gain, then intends to sell $911M of low-yield bonds, aiming to lift NII over the coming quarters.
President Trump has just landed in Beijing ahead of a two-day summit with Xi Jinping. More than a dozen top U.S. business leaders have also made the trip. Notable names include Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (a late addition) and Elon Musk, the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX.
VFC is designed to let multiple payment options sit behind one card or digital credential.
Visa launched Tap to Confirm and Tap to Activate, EMV chip based card authentication tools, with Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) and fintech partner Keyno. The company introduced a Flexible Credential solution in the UK with Zilch and Thredd, letting consumers access multiple payment options through a single Visa card. Visa CEO Ryan McInerney joined a White House CEO delegation to China, signaling higher level engagement in a key global market. Visa (NYSE:V) is rolling out new card authentication...
It's a blue-chip stock worth holding for the long haul.
Shares of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) picked up another cautious analyst signal on Tuesday, as Truist lowered its price target to $44 from $45 while maintaining a Sell rating. The price target cut is modest in size, but the continued Sell call carries weight in a market where consensus sits at Hold. For prudent investors, the ... Truist Cuts PayPal Price Target as Cross-Border Volume Weakness Bites
