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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
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2007
Emil Lee |
MasterCard vs. the Market: Fool by Numbers The credit card company released fourth-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights... |
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
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? |
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 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
November 9, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
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
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
November 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrade and Downgrade Argus eyes are smiling on MasterCard. |
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
September 30, 2009
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Susquehanna fails to float Mastercard's boat. |
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
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
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, 2010
John Keeling |
MasterCard Results Are Mixed. Now What? MasterCard had a mixed bag of earnings news, so is now a time to invest? |
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 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
February 6, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Is MasterCard a Buy? Take a look at the pros and cons of MasterCard. |
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... |
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
April 17, 2006
Rich Smith |
Back in the E.U.S.S.R. Europe just doesn't get it. In the latest example of Europe's anti-free market bent, the European Commission issued an ultimatum to the credit card companies last week: Lower your prices or face fines of as much as 10% of your annual revenue. |
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, 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
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
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. |
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
February 3, 2010
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Bernstein rolls the dice on MasterCard and 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
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 15, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Discover Finds It Finally Pays to Discover The credit-card dark horse scores a windfall. |
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
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
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
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
August 17, 2010
David Meier |
MasterCard: Deflation Fighter Cash-rich companies with very little debt burden seem like a great place to start looking for ideas during deflationary periods, and right now, MasterCard looks like a deflation fighter. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
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 9, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
This Credit Card Stock Is King of the Castle Visa's moat keeps competitors at bay. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
8 Million Credit Card Customers Vanish As more folks put down the plastic, will banks suffer? |
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
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. |
Fast Company
November 2000
John Ellis |
Digital Matters I have many cards in my wallet. What I would like is a "Uni-Card": one piece of plastic with a smart chip in the middle that would house all of my data, securely, in one place. The big players hesitate to do it because of the up-front cost, but it can be done... |
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
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
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. |
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. |
