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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
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
August 2, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
MasterCard and the Charging Lawyers The odds are pretty good that you have a MasterCard credit card on you right now. Whether you want to own stock in MasterCard may be a different story, however, with a pair of lawsuits hanging over the company. |
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 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
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. |
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... |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 5, 2004
Ivan Schneider |
American Express Seeks U.S. Issuers and Global Distributors Amex prepares for expected growth from new partners. The recent antitrust ruling against Visa and MasterCard has cleared the way for American Express to issue cards through banks that previously had been prevented from doing so by their exclusivity agreements with the bank-owned associations. |
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
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? |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet. |
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
January 9, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
American Express Will Keep Charging in 2012 Let's look at this year's prospects for this company. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Discover Finds It Finally Pays to Discover The credit-card dark horse scores a windfall. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2011
Evan Niu |
American Express Doesn't Leave Home Without a Profit Despite tough macroeconomic conditions, American Express reports a solid quarter. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
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
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
2011 Didn't Leave Home Without American Express AmEx isn't letting the financial world pass it by. That's a big part of why AmEx did well in 2011 and why it could keep building on its success in years to come. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2007
Emil Lee |
American Express Grows at a Reasonable Pace AmEx continues along at a solid pace. But is the stock overpriced? |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Defies Logic It has been a while since there has been anything good to say about a finance company, but now there is: Visa had an incredible quarter. |
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
May 17, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Congress Drops an Axe on the Credit Card Industry Why suppressed interchange fees could kill Visa and MasterCard. |
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
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
February 6, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Is MasterCard a Buy? Take a look at the pros and cons of MasterCard. |
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? |
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
March 27, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Is Visa Worth the Price? It's a phenomenal company, but its new stock is expensive. |
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
June 9, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
This Credit Card Stock Is King of the Castle Visa's moat keeps competitors at bay. |
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
April 29, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Visa Beats the Street and Sells Down Visa posted great numbers in a miserable economy and beat Wall Street's expectations. Naturally, the stock fell. |
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
March 20, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Discover: Visa's Ugly Stepsister Discover Financial Services is losing money in a bad credit environment. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Pink Slips Fly at American Express Credit card giant American Express became the latest financial company to hack off a chunk of its workforce, announcing it will lay off 7,000 workers. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has American Express Become the Perfect Stock? Finding companies that have all the right stuff can produce winners. Unfortunately for AmEx, it appears that the credit card crisis may not be entirely over. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2008
Morgan Housel |
American Express Isn't Taking Any Chances American Express has become the latest victim of a credit market thrown completely upside down in the past few months. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Sell Visa. Now. Meeting future lofty expectations will likely result in less-than-awesome returns for Visa. |
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
August 23, 2010
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Visa After spending more than a year locked at a mediocre three-star rank, Visa has impressed enough top-performing members of the 165,000-strong Motley Fool CAPS community to climb up to four stars. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2007
Emil Lee |
American Express Expresses Concern American Express sees some speed bumps in the near horizon, despite a strong quarter. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Visa Upgrades B2B Payment System VisaNet revamp enables more online self-service for financial institutions. |
