The Calendar That Tells the Story On September 15, the U.S. Senate holds a cloture vote on the CLARITY Act. It is expected to fail. Polymarket odds for 2026 passage sit at 15%, down from approximately 90% in February, with $14.5 million in total volume. The following day, September 16, the Circle Arc mainnet goes […]
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Visa (V) closed at $369.08 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.6% move from the prior day.
India wants to export a payment system whose current volume rivals Visa's entire global processing count.

In Q2, American Express reported revenue of US$18.55 billion, up 12.8% year on year but about 5.8% below analyst expectations, making it the weakest performer versus estimates among major credit card peers that largely exceeded forecasts. This miss, contrasted with stronger revenue and earnings results from competitors such as Visa, Mastercard, Synchrony Financial, and Bread Financial, highlights how relative underperformance against sector peers can heavily influence how markets interpret...

While Visa has underperformed relative to the Dow over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a strongly optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

An Avici exploit drained $653,000 from Solana card vaults the company said only users could touch. AVICI fell 44%.

PayPal stock was diving on a report that takeover talks have ended but there is still reason for optimism.
Investing.com -- Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) shares fell 4% Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal report that banks are now considering launching their own stablecoins after previously opposing them.
Hims & Hers Shares Sink as Visa Targets Credit Card Disputes

UK towns are competing for £20,000 grants to support local projects as high street footfall continues to lag behind other retail destinations.

A new app makes it easier for McDonald’s employees to get to their jobs.

In Bitcoin news today, Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, argued this week that gold remains easier to use for everyday transactions than Bitcoin, reviving a long-running debate over the asset’s real-world utility. The comments arrived alongside a sharper attack on Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: ...

The billionaire investor’s portfolio has trailed the broader market since he took the fund, Pershing Square USA, and his firm public in April.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index falls Monday as oil prices climb amid a lack of progress in U.S.-Iran talks. SpaceX stock rallies.
Visa stock has delivered a 57.4% total return over the past five years, yet the current checks suggest the shares no longer look obviously cheap. One framework points to roughly fair intrinsic value, while market multiples lean expensive. Over five years Visa has returned 57.4%, which reflects a steady reward for shareholders over a multi year holding period. Recent news around AI driven efficiency efforts and workforce cuts can support expectations for sustained profitability. At the same...
WU's Q2 earnings miss estimates as Consumer Money Transfer retail weakness and higher expenses hurt margins, even as digital and consumer services show growth.
Visa's investments should meaningfully boost its top and bottom lines in the longer term.
Digital lender Chime and Visa this week became the latest firms to cite AI as part of a downsizing. While bots usually aren't directly replacing workers, machine learning changes customer access to financial products in a way that's increasingly making some work less necessary.
EEFT misses Q2 earnings and revenue estimates as Cross-Border Payments weakens, while growth in Payments Infrastructure and epay, along with digital initiatives, helps offset some of the pressure.
Earlier this week, Visa reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results showing net revenue of US$11.63 billion and net income of US$5.63 billion, alongside plans to cut about 2,600 jobs and continue large-scale share repurchases under an existing buyback program. At the same time, Visa launched its new Stablecoin Platform to help institutions mint, store, and move stablecoins, signaling a push to pair cost efficiencies with onchain payment innovation. We’ll now look at how this combination of...
Visa, Uber, Patreon and Intel announced more than 2,800 layoffs in the Bay Area, from Santa Clara engineering hubs to San Francisco offices, citing restructurings, automation and shifting business priorities.
The reported workforce reduction will primarily affect Visa's technology and product operations.
According to a Bloomberg report, CEO Ryan McInerney said the restructuring is intended to improve efficiency, with AI playing a central role in the transformation.
The payments company said the cuts will fall on technology and product teams as CEO Ryan McInerney pushes to make the firm more efficient

