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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 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 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 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 April 30, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy.
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 February 6, 2009 Morgan Housel	Is MasterCard a Buy? Take a look at the pros and cons of MasterCard.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2011 Navjot Kaur	No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter
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 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 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 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 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 September 14, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Visa and Mastercard Downgrade? At Wall Street investment house Sanford Bernstein the analysts just downgraded Visa and MasterCard on fears that more government meddling in the markets will crimp profits in the banking sector.
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 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 March 27, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Is Visa Worth the Price? It's a phenomenal company, but its new stock is expensive.
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 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 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.
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 January 20, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades KeyBanc locks down MasterCard and Visa.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Morgan Housel	Tough Times for American Express Bad quarter + good company = good opportunity.
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 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 February 9, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away These stocks beat analyst's expectations. Take a look at: Akamai... MasterCard... Cisco...
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.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010	An Investing Alternative to Visa and MasterCard The the investing thesis for Heartland Payment Systems is discussed.
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 February 3, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Bernstein rolls the dice on MasterCard and Visa.
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 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!
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 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 June 10, 2009 Morgan Housel	Sell Visa. Now. Meeting future lofty expectations will likely result in less-than-awesome returns for Visa.
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 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 June 9, 2011 Aimee Duffy	This Credit Card Stock Is King of the Castle Visa's moat keeps competitors at bay.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	More Reasons to Worry About Credit Card Companies First it was the banks; now consumers are the ones ditching credit cards.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 Neha Chamaria	How the Brand-New Debit Fee Cap Will Affect Investors Visa gives a lower fiscal 2012 outlook after the Federal Reserve's debit card fee cap announcement.
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 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 May 26, 2006 Rich Smith	Buy or Sell MasterCard? MasterCard is arguably one of the best kinds of investments to own, and it's little wonder that investors are clamoring for a piece of the company.
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 March 23, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrade and Downgrade Argus eyes are smiling on MasterCard.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2009 Morgan Housel	Treading Water at American Express Better than expected, but still really bad, was the word from American Express.
InternetNews July 25, 2005 Roy Mark	CardSystems May Close Doors The credit card processor that exposed approximately 40 million records to possible identity theft is facing possible financial ruin, as both Visa and American Express canceled their business with CardSystems.