In the latest trading session, MasterCard (MA) closed at $439.75, marking a +0.68% move from the previous day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.22%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.36%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.32%.The processor of debit and credit card payments's stock has climbed by 2.99% in the past month, exceeding the Business Services sector's gain of 0.42% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.61%.The investment community will be paying close attention to the e ...

A woman shops online while at a cafe. andresr/E+ via Getty Images As a younger investor, I statistically have five decades or maybe even more ahead of me. That is why, as I am set to enter my late 20s (27 in April), my appreciation for compounders is continuing to grow. What do I mean by "compounders?" I am referring to businesses with wide competitive moats and powerful growth catalysts that are on their side (e.g., e-commerce, digital advertising, etc.). The payments processing giant, Mastercard (NYSE:M ...

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) recently collaborated with the leading Bahrain-based digital financial services provider, stc pay, in a bid to simplify card payments and enhance the country’s digital payments landscape.The tie-up makes use of the collective expertise of the partners to make a varied array of features and value-added benefits assuring lucrative awards available to stc pay subscribers, which in turn, are likely to infuse more security and efficiency in everyday digital payments. In addition to t ...

TreviPay has partnered with Mastercard to add a Universal Acceptance solution to its B2B payments and invoicing network.This solution aims to expand supplier access to TreviPay’s payments and invoicing technology, allowing them to offer net terms or trade credit financing, as well as SKU-level invoicing, to business buyers, the companies said in a Tuesday (Jan. 16) press release.The Universal Acceptance solution is designed to solve three of the top pain points for global business buyers: inefficient proces ...

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) recently announced that it is developing an AI tool, namely, Mastercard Small Business AI, to assist small business owners. Mastercard recognizes the contribution of small business owners to the global economy and aims to help them thrive in a challenging and evolving environment. MA is partnering with Create Labs, a social venture, for assistance in the development of this tool.This move bodes well for Mastercard as it is a stepping stone to achieving its goal of financial incl ...

On Wednesday, Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Dominick Gabriele upgraded Mastercard Inc. to an “outperform” rating with a 12-18 month price target of $510, which was 19% higher than the stock’s closing price of $428.27 that day.In a note to clients, Gabriele wrote that there was some concern over his estimated annual earnings-per-share growth rate of 17% for Mastercard MA, -0.22% over the next three to five years, because this was slower than the growth pace before the COVID-19 pandemic. But he concluded that the ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard is in development on a new initiative to support small business owners globally with personalized guidance to help them grow and thrive. Acknowledging the crucial contribution of small businesses to the worldwide economy—and the incredible impact of mentorship to their success—the company is piloting Mastercard Small Business AI, an inclusive Artificial Intelligence tool that delivers customized assistance for all small business owners, anytime, anywhere, as they navig ...

Mastercard Inc. vaulted into $400 billion territory for the first time Wednesday in a testament to confidence about consumer spending and momentum for digital payment methods. Shares of Mastercard MA, +1.34% finished Wednesday’s session up 1.3%, with a market capitalization of $401.6 billion, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The company is the 15th-largest public company in the U.S. by market value, ahead of Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, -0.98% and Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +0.15%. Rival Visa Inc. V, +0.47% si ...

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) recently collaborated with the finance and Banking-as-a-Service digital platform provider, 4thWave, to ease business-to-business (B2B) payments for MA’s commercial client base. This will be made possible by leveraging the credible supply-chain finance platform of 4thWave, which will assure the seamless management of B2B payments and bring about improved cash flows for corporate buyers and suppliers.The resultant benefit of the tie-up will be reaped by Mastercard in the form of a ...

Safety is never guaranteed in the financial markets. However, it’s a reasonably safe bet that Mastercard (NYSE:MA) will continue to reward its loyal investors with dividend distributions, quarter after quarter. Mastercard is a premier, blue-chip company that respects its shareholders, so my top dividend-grower pick for this year is MA stock.At the same time, I don’t want you to buy Mastercard stock just for the quarterly distributions. Investors should understand that Mastercard is a solid financial-sector ...