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AFRM beats Q3 estimates as GMV jumps 35% and transactions climb 45%, prompting higher fiscal 2026 guidance.

Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE: $EXOD) launched XO Cash on Friday, introducing a Solana (CRYPTO: $SOL) based stablecoi...

Moby summary of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.'s Q1 2026 earnings call

Four new reports from GlobalData’s Celent division profile in-depth 27 card issuing and processing solutions

Four new reports from GlobalData’s Celent division profile in-depth 27 card issuing and processing solutions

While Visa has considerably underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a highly optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has opened a competition investigation into PayPal, Mastercard, and Visa over digital wallet funding and usage practices. The probe focuses on whether the companies' conduct may limit competition in the UK digital payments market. This action brings fresh regulatory attention to NasdaqGS:PYPL in one of its important international markets. PayPal, through its global digital payments platform, is closely linked to how consumers fund and use digital wallets...

Jack Dorsey-led Block raised its full-year outlook on Thursday as the payments firm benefited from resilient ‌consumer spending and strong growth in its core businesses. The ‌Oakland, California-based company now expects annual gross profit to be $12.33 billion in 2026, compared ​with its previous forecast of $12.20 billion. U.S. consumer spending remained broadly resilient ‌in the first three ⁠months of 2026, underpinned by a stable labor market and wage growth.

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is one of the best strong buy stocks to invest in according to billionaires. On April 29, Raymond James lifted the price target on Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) to $389 from $380, maintaining an Outperform rating on the shares and telling investors in a research note that the company reported strong fiscal Q1 results. […]

21Shares lists Canton Network ETF as TCAN on Nasdaq, with retail signals catching up to the chain's institutional dominance.

FIS heads into Q1 earnings with Banking Solutions revenues expected to rise 37.7% and adjusted EBITDA to jump 42%: can it deliver a beat?

Without a consent and permission architecture built into the transaction record, disputes in agentic commerce will become almost impossible to arbitrate fairly — for merchants, consumers, and processors alike, warns Donald Kossmann

The FCA’s move comes amid rising digital wallet usage in the UK.

OKX Card data shows Europeans using crypto for groceries, restaurants, and daily essentials rather than luxury spending. Global crypto card spending has reached an $18 ...

Visa (NYSE:V) is piloting stablecoin settlement with Wealthsimple in Canada, bringing digital dollar infrastructure into local payment flows. The company is also expanding its Visa Destinations experience-led travel benefits program across key Asia Pacific markets. These initiatives extend Visa's global stablecoin work and aim to deepen cardholder engagement beyond traditional payment services. For readers tracking how large payment networks are working with fintechs, NYSE:V sits at the...

Chime posted its first-ever quarterly profit on Wednesday, as resilient consumer spending in the first three months ‌of the year lifted demand for the financial technology firm's digital banking products. Consumer ‌spending remained resilient in the first quarter as individuals and businesses maintained spending trends and supported the payments sector, ​despite broader macroeconomic volatility linked to the war in the Middle East. Payments processing company Visa also reported a rise in quarterly profit last week, helped by the spending trends.

Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL) came into Q1 2026 as a company in the middle of a reset and still managed to beat across the board. Revenue landed at $8.35 billion versus expectations of $8.05 billion. Adjusted EPS came in at $1.34, comfortably ahead of the $1.27 estimate. Total payment volume hit $464 billion, up 11% year over year, the highest in its history. And yet, the stock fell almost 9% before the market even opened.

PayPal Holdings, Visa and Mastercard are under investigation by U.K. authorities for anticompetitive conduct related to PayPal's digital wallet. The Financial Conduct Authority, the finance regulator in the U.K., said Wednesday that it "has reached no conclusions nor made any findings" that competition law had been broken. Shares in Visa and Mastercard fell 1% and 1.4%, respectively, while PayPal shares were down about 0.33% as the broader market surged.

Investors will soon learn what changes Berkshire Hathaway made to its equity portfolio in the first quarter—and the company’s smaller holdings probably were impacted.

GPN posts Q1 EPS beat as Worldpay momentum and Genius platform growth lift revenues despite rising expenses and higher debt levels.

V delivers a strong fiscal Q2 as VAS growth surged and earnings momentum accelerated, but premium valuation and regulatory risks could limit upside.

If you are wondering whether Visa at around US$322 per share offers good value or whether you are paying up for quality, this breakdown will help you frame that question clearly. The stock has recently moved 4.1% over the past week and 7.1% over the past month, while the year to date return of 7.1% decline and 1 year return of 6.7% decline contrast with a 3 year return of 41.2% and 5 year return of 48.2%. Recent headlines on Visa have focused on its role in global payments, regulatory...

A new Fortune feature article provides an in-depth profile of Squeri and his winning strategy.

The unlikely story of how a Queens-born outsider turned around a giant by betting young people would happily pay $900 a year for a credit card.

Crypto billionaire says growing global demand for U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins will tempt the government to print more money.

Visa Canada (NYSE: $V) and Wealthsimple are piloting stablecoin settlement in Canada, allowing Wealthsimple to sati...

AXP is selling its remaining 30% GBT stake as Q1 profits jump, guidance holds steady and capital returns ramp up.

Artificial-intelligence lab Anthropic is diving deeper into the financial services industry, releasing tools on Tuesday that can speed up myriad tasks for banks and insurers while CEO ‌Dario Amodei predicted further software disruption. Hardly a year into unveiling ambitions to tailor AI for finance, Anthropic has rapidly expanded its business, with adoption by Goldman Sachs, Visa, Citi, AIG and others. Speaking from the stage at the ⁠packed event, Amodei said Anthropic's revenue in the first quarter had grown "80x" on an annualized basis.

NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - Artificial-intelligence lab Anthropic is diving deeper into the financial services industry, releasing software on Tuesday that can speed up myriad tasks for banks,

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is included among the 10 Best Blue Chip Stocks to Invest in According to Billionaires. On April 29, Oppenheimer raised its price recommendation on Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) to $403 from $391. It reiterated an Outperform rating. The firm pointed to a strong Q2. Net and gross revenue, along with EPS, came in […]