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A group of financial and crypto firms have completed what they describe as the first near real-time cross-border, cross-bank redemption of a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund. Ondo Finance said the pilot was conducted with Kinexys by JPMorgan, Mastercard, and Ripple — marking a step toward continuous, ...

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.

Major financial institutions use XRP Ledger to demonstrate blockchain's ability to settle tokenized Treasuries across borders in seconds.

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.

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) operates the infrastructure behind a large portion of global card payments, and on May 8, 2026, it will send shareholders another quarterly check. The payout is modest in yield terms but backed by one of the cleanest cash flow profiles in financial services. With the company trading near $497, let’s examine whether ... Here’s Why Mastercard’s Dividend Payout Looks Bulletproof

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

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is included among the 10 Best Blue Chip Stocks to Invest in According to Billionaires. On May 1, Morgan Stanley raised the firm’s price recommendation on Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) to $679 from $678. It reiterated an Overweight rating on the shares. The FY outlook remains unchanged, as the impact from the Middle […]

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) shares are tumbling roughly 10% in early trading Tuesday morning to about $45.50, after the company reported a Q1 2026 earnings beat alongside a soft Q2 outlook. The stock closed Monday at $50.39 before the report. The slide extends an already painful run. PYPL stock entered the earnings report down 13% year ... PayPal Tumbles 10% Despite Q1 Earnings Beat: Is the Venmo Spin-off Enough to Save the Stock?

Mastercard is expanding its role in stablecoin-backed and AI agent-enabled payments through new partnerships with MoonPay, Rain, and KuCoin. The company is acquiring BVNK to deepen its digital asset infrastructure and on-chain payment capabilities. Recent moves include extending crypto spending options in Australia and rolling out tools for programmable, agent-initiated payments. Mastercard (NYSE:MA) is leaning further into digital assets at a time when its stock trades around $504.74 and...

AFRM is set to report Q3 fiscal 2026 results on May 7, with GMV, active consumers and transaction growth expected to lift revenues nearly 27% year over year.

PYPL heads into Q1 results with modest revenue growth expected and EPS decline forecast, as competition and FX pressures weigh.

Our Mastercard (NYSE:MA) thesis is straightforward: the stock has corrected meaningfully in 2026, but the underlying business is accelerating. The 24/7 Wall St. price target for Mastercard is $619.51, implying 23.18% upside from the current price of $502.92. Our recommendation is buy at 90% confidence, the high end of our scale. The analyst who called ... Mastercard Is One Of Our Top Picks After Q1 Beat

Glass, a GovTech company, has entered Mastercard Start Path’s inaugural Corporate Solutions program to enhance digital payment infrastructure for the public sector. This collaboration aims to modernize government transactions by providing scalable solutions that improve efficiency, transparency, and intelligence in public finance. As part of a select group of fintech companies, Glass gains access to Mastercard’s extensive network, fostering innovation and opportunities within the global...

The company previously only worked with Visa to create stablecoin-backed cards.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) was among the stocks Jim Cramer highlighted, as he discussed the massive AI infrastructure buildout. Cramer explained why the stock “got hit,” as he said: What just happened to the stock of one of my longtime favorites, Mastercard? This morning, the payments company reported what I thought was a very strong quarter […]

The conglomerate’s stock is down 6% this year, with the Class A shares finishing Friday trailing the S&P 500 by 11 percentage points.

Global payments technology company Mastercard (NYSE:MA) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2026, with sales up 15.8% year on year to $8.40 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $4.60 per share was 4.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Last week saw the newest quarterly earnings release from Mastercard Incorporated ( NYSE:MA ), an important milestone in...

A prominent crypto research firm says stablecoin transaction volumes could reach $1.5 quadrillion in the next decade.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) reported what Chief Executive Officer Michael Miebach called an “excellent start” to fiscal 2026, with first-quarter net revenue up 12% and net income up 15% year over year on a non-GAAP, currency-neutral basis. Management said consumer and business spending remained healthy, bu

Cryptocurrency payments firm MoonPay has launched a new stablecoin debit card that enables users to spend directly ...

Mastercard's (MA) recent guidance has assumed that the Middle East conflict will be resolved in Q2,

An Illinois law set to go into effect this summer would ban interchange fee on taxes and tips, and has banks up in arms.

The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 29.4% in MasterCard (MA). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.

EEFT tops Q1 EPS and revenue estimates, but rising expenses weigh on income as segment performance remains mixed.

Mastercard’s net revenue for the quarter totalled $8.4bn, up 16% on a reported GAAP basis from $7.3bn in Q1 2025.