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The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet.   |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Mara Der Hovanesian |
When The Bill Comes Due MasterCard's new IPO investors will have to pay the company's legal fees. |
U.S. Banker
January 2005
Holly Sraeel |
MasterCard. Visa. Amex. Welcome to the Sandbox. Citibank's decision to issue Amex cards to its customers will force other large banks to follow suit -- exactly what MasterCard and Visa have been dreading. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
AmEx Withdraws Cash From MasterCard American Express wins a settlement with MasterCard for as much as $1.8 billion, in one of the largest antitrust suits ever. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Sean Williams |
MasterCard Rings Up Another Outstanding Quarter New clients, an international boom, and deflation all put big profits on the plastic purveyor's plate. |
U.S. Banker
November 2001 |
Jubilant Chenault Banks seeking to exit the credit card business may get more for their portfolios as a result of the court decision that allows MasterCard and Visa members to link up with competing networks... |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Sham Gad |
Visa's Big Deal The upcoming $19 billion IPO of Visa is kind of a big deal. In fact, if all goes as planned, it could be the largest IPO in U.S. history |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |
Bank Technology News
December 2001
Maria Bruno |
Govt. Makes Antitrust Case Ruling For anyone wondering what a world with American Express and Discover bank cards would be like, your chance to find out might soon arrive... |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Discover Finds It Finally Pays to Discover The credit-card dark horse scores a windfall. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2007
Emil Lee |
Digging Into Discover President and COO of Discover Financial Services speaks about his company's new independence from Morgan Stanley, and future plans. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004
Dean Foust |
First Data: The Power Behind The Plastic After its merger with EFS, First Data's ownership of vast electronic-payment networks will provide it with a flow of fees the other rivals to MasterCard and Visa never had. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Credit Card Competition Coming The legal defeat for Visa and MasterCard is a victory for some other firms, such as American Express, and also for some card-issuers. As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Is Visa Worth the Price? It's a phenomenal company, but its new stock is expensive. |
CIO
February 1, 2007
Michael Fitzgerald |
All Charged Up MasterCard gets a payoff through a flexible approach to IT-enabled product development. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Are Visa and MasterCard Really Under Attack? I wouldn't bet on it. These moats are still safe. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
John Keeling |
MasterCard Results Are Mixed. Now What? MasterCard had a mixed bag of earnings news, so is now a time to invest? |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
No Love for MasterCard Even though MasterCard's second-quarter earnings were actually quite good, investors couldn't look past the one-time, $1.65 billion pre-tax legal expense that nicked results. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Throwdown: Visa vs. MasterCard Both Visa and MasterCard have one thing in common that's few and far between these days: they're both great stocks with fantastic future prospects. but which one is the better investment? |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
Discover Financial Faces a Tough 2012 Analysts have mixed feelings about Discover. The target price for the stock is only around 10% higher than current levels, and earnings are seen remaining stagnant over the next year or two. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Giving Credit to AmEx Given the current economic climate, is AmEx about to charge it up? Third-quarter net income at American Express rose 14% to $879 million, or $0.69 per share. |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Charge! American Express CEO Ken Chenault is about to launch a huge credit-card war. Backed by an antitrust ruling, he's gunning for Visa and MasterCard. Let the fight begin |
Bank Technology News
November 2007
Anthony Malakian |
Strategic Alliances: Wells Teams With Discover For Merchant Payments Discover faces a fierce battle for merchant payments business from the likes of American Express. Wells Fargo is hungry to expand its merchant payment acceptance options. That makes a strategic alliance between the two firms a no brainer. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Getting Rich on Credit Paying with plastic has simplified our lives -- but it's also made credit card companies very wealthy, and you're paying the price. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2010
Eichenbaum & Collins |
Smartphones May Soon Replace Credit Cards AT&T and Verizon Wireless are readying a mobile payment system that could render plastic obsolete. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
U.S. Banker
November 2008
Holly Sraeel |
Global Transformation Aiding Discover's Growth As banks race to cover all of their payments bases, one of the more exciting players to watch is Discover Financial Services. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa vs. Mastercard: Which Should You Buy? Now that investors have a gaggle of credit card providers to choose from, which, if any, are worth their money? |
U.S. Banker
December 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
'I Didn't Do It' MasterCard and Visa are having a hard time fighting Internet and telephone fraud. The technology is there, but there's little incentive for all parties to cooperate. Above all, MasterCard and Visa are duking it out with each other... |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
American Express Charges Forward Can consumer spending keep fueling double-digit growth? Investors, there is value here. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has MasterCard Become the Perfect Stock? With an insignificant dividend and a fairly pricey valuation, MasterCard falls short of perfection. But if it can keep making the right moves, the company could easily keep improving in the years to come. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Discover Learns to Network After its agreement with First Data, Discover will be accepted at small- and medium-sized merchants. This latest initiative looks like a step in the right direction. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Paying With Plastic Abroad Be smart when you use your credit card globally. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 7, 2005
Katherine Burger |
Playing Their Cards Right The announcement that Discover Financial Services, issuer of the Discover card, would acquire the Pulse EFT Association signifies not only the rise of debit but also the (re)emergence of competition to Visa and MasterCard's dominance. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Congress Drops an Axe on the Credit Card Industry Why suppressed interchange fees could kill Visa and MasterCard. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away As a credit card marketer, MasterCard simply sits back and collects its share of fees from financial institutions and transaction processing, and has been riding high, but those days may be over now. Is it time to dump MasterCard? |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 29, 2006
Ivan Schneider |
Former FTC Chair Defends Card Industry in House Testimony Merchants claim they seek transparency and competition in interchange rates. |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Jennifer Pellet |
Fee Fi Fo Fum Businesses fight the credit card giants' high fees. |
Bank Technology News
May 2005
Holly Sraeel |
Nonbank Payments: Are Banks Green? Yes And No. If you take cash and payments out of the equation, who needs banks? |
InsideFlyer
April 2007 |
Miles and Taxes More tax payers are charging their federal tax bills on a credit card. Is it for the convenience, procrastination or the miles? |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Better Investment: Visa or MasterCard? Visa and MasterCard both reported full-year 2009 results last week. So let's weigh 'em in, unpack the numbers, and declare a winner. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 9, 2007
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Visa and American Express Settle Legal Dispute A 2004 anti-trust suit brought against Visa, MasterCard and their member banks has been brought to a close, with Visa agreeing to pay rival American Express in a settlement totaling $2.25 billion. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Global Payments Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of payment processor Global Payments slipped more than 10% in intraday trading as investors digested worse-than-expected earnings. |
CIO
August 15, 2002
Jon Surmacz |
MasterCard vs. PayPal Both companies are trying to agree on rules to govern transactions processed through PayPal, and PayPal is still processing MasterCard transactions. It could be in both parties' interests to resolve the conflict. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Still Going Strong at MasterCard Shares of credit card runner-up MasterCard surged after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter earnings fueled by stellar growth. |
InternetNews
June 20, 2005
Clint Boulton |
MasterCard: 40M Credit Card Accounts Exposed Credit card companies said sensitive information, including names, banks and account numbers, for millions of accounts was exposed by Atlanta-based CardSystems Solutions. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Merchants Win the Credit Card Wars Expect stores to tell you how to pay. |
