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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 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 2, 2009 Dave Mock	3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies.
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 November 9, 2011 Navjot Kaur	No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter
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.
BusinessWeek October 15, 2009 Lloyd Constantine	Let's End the Debit Card Fee-for-All The Fed needs to start exercising oversight over debit-card fees.
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?
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 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?
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 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 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.
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?
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 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 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 June 28, 2010	An Investing Alternative to Visa and MasterCard The the investing thesis for Heartland Payment Systems is discussed.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Fool Poll: How Much Will You Spend This Holiday Season? Should retailers be smiling or frowning?
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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 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 10, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Will Smartphones Kill Credit Cards? The billion plastic payment cards we carry may soon be obsolete, their functions incorporated into cell phones.
Inc. April 2007 Jennifer Gill	Cracking the Code Credit card processing bills are a jumble. Here's how to read yours.
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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 May 24, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Visa and MasterCard's Loss Won't Be Your Gain When new laws decrease fees, you'd think most people would end up better off. Yet the much-ballyhooed new regulation on credit card interchange fees may end up doing ordinary consumers more harm than good.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 Jim Royal	Finally, a Victory Over Wall Street Retailers won a victory against the big banks, sorta. Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve slashed the fees charged by banks for debit card transactions.
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 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 3, 2011 Morgan House	Bank of America and the Power of Unintended Consequences No one's better off; everyone's upset. Someone is to blame for the new $5-a-month fee, but it's not Bank of America.
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Bank Systems & Technology May 5, 2004 Ivan Schneider	Banks and Associations Adapt To Increased Merchant Muscle Issuers support PIN-based debit networks despite the potential impact on revenues versus signature debit.
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 7, 2010 Kris Eddy	A Shift Away From Paying With Plastic Smartphone software could bump the swiping of credit and debit cards to the side, taking business away from card companies and banks, as well as hardware and security providers.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology November 23, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	This Holiday Shopping Season Will See More Debit, Less Credit Accenture Holiday Shopping Survey notes that thrifty Americans are opting to use cash/debit in their spending and that banks would do well to be mindful of these changing payment preferences.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Why Would You Give Away Free Money? Banks are looking at services that would do what PayPal does: let people send money to each other using email addresses or smartphones rather than forcing them to use checks or cash.
Bank Systems & Technology January 1, 2007 Phil Britt	Consumers Favor Cards for Payments in Increasing Numbers This past year saw a significant increase in consumers' use of debit cards and prepaid cards, while credit card usage remained strong. The trend is expected to continue, insiders say, potentially creating new revenue streams for banks.
InternetNews October 12, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Visa Upgrades B2B Payment System VisaNet revamp enables more online self-service for financial institutions.
Entrepreneur November 2005 Jennifer Pellet	Fee Fi Fo Fum Businesses fight the credit card giants' high fees.
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 10, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards' Crunch Is Retailers' Relief How limits on card-swipe fees could affect your investments.
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, 2009 Morgan Housel	MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet.
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