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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
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 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Still Signs of Life at Visa Credit card king Visa reported fourth-quarter earnings yesterday that met analyst expectations, more or less. |
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
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
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa Powers Ahead ... But Is It Cheap? Visa is doing fantastic, no doubt about it. But how much longer can cash-strapped consumers keep charging up their credit cards, and is Visa a good investment today? |
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. |
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
June 10, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Sell Visa. Now. Meeting future lofty expectations will likely result in less-than-awesome returns for Visa. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Is Visa Worth the Price? It's a phenomenal company, but its new stock is expensive. |
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
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet. |
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
October 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Not Bad, Visa Visa is proving its ability to withstand this global recession and retrenchment in consumer spending far better than expected. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa: Still a Buy? So many merchants around the globe accept Visa that nearly every merchant has to accept it, or else customers would quickly revolt. |
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
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Ho Ho No for Visa and MasterCard Another victim of consumers' gloomy mood will be credit card processors Visa and MasterCard. Not only will they be stung by the inevitable drop-off in consumer spending, but what little spending is left might go to a relic form of payment that some may have forgotten even exists ... cash! |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
This Is All You've Got, Visa? As consumers pull back, Visa's growth goes up in smoke. |
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 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 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Is MasterCard a Buy? Take a look at the pros and cons of MasterCard. |
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. |
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
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
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
This Credit Card Stock Is King of the Castle Visa's moat keeps competitors at bay. |
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
August 3, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Credit Card Issuers Beware: The End Is Nigh! Whether Visa or the telecom consortium reaches the finish line first, or someone else bypasses the whole field out of the blue, the time for phone-based payments is coming soon |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Is It Time to Buy Visa? Let's take a look at an incredible company with tremendous potential that's been battered nearly 50% since May: Visa. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Microsoft's Hostility, Greenspan's Getaway, Akamai's Upside, and 5 Hot IPOs Can recent red-hot IPOs such as Visa, Intrepid Potash, and Cardionet produce Google-like returns going forward? Will Microsoft and Yahoo! stop playing nice? These questions and others are discussed in this video. |
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
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? |
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
November 9, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Get Ready for Credit Card Hell Credit card companies aren't just sitting back and absorbing losses, but frantically slashing existing credit lines in a last-ditch effort to take the risk off their balance sheets. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010 |
An Investing Alternative to Visa and MasterCard The the investing thesis for Heartland Payment Systems is discussed. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Has a Case of the Slows Consumers have slammed their wallets shut, and that could spell trouble for card processors. |
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
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
February 3, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Bernstein rolls the dice on MasterCard and Visa. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
5 Hot IPOs in 2008 With credit markets still tight and venture capitalists still shell-shocked, going public makes sense for a lot of private companies. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has Visa Become the Perfect Stock? For now, Visa has everything it needs to succeed. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: 5 Undervalued Tech Stocks, 3 Contrarian Investments, and the Next Hot IPO Dell, Garmin, Oracle, hot IPOs, and superior small caps are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
The Sweet and Sour of IPOs Getting in on an IPO early is no surefire path to riches. It's usually best to wait until the dust settles and you have enough information to be very confident in the company's future. |
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. |
