Value-added services (VAS) -- which include services like data analytics, fraud prevention, and consulting -- were a bright ...

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Visa Inc. and Mastercard Incorporated are compared as dominant global payment networks with robust business models. Both V and MA benefit from secular trends in digital payments and exhibit strong ...

Visa and Mastercard have a potential deal with retailers that would lower fees for merchants, potentially lowering prices but threatening prized consumer rewards. The deal, which is still subject to ...

Visa and Mastercard announced Monday that they reached a proposed settlement that would lower charges that merchants pay to the credit card networks. While those fees are paid by the store every time ...

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high. The proposed settlement was ...

As 2025 winds to a close, Mastercard has advanced two partnerships designed to enable merchant access to mobile wallets in dozens of countries, joining rival Visa in building global distribution as ...