The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 793.47 (-1.73%) points today, closing at 45,166.64. This sharp decline was echoed in Dow Futures (YM=F), which dropped 809.00 (-1.75%) to 45,421.00. The dominant narrative driving the market was the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, which showed inflation accelerating faster than anticipated. This data suggests the Federal Reserve may maintain restrictive interest rates throughout 2026, triggering a broad-based liquidation of ...

FTC Warns Payment Giants Against Debanking Following Trump Executive Order The Federal Trade Commission issued formal warning letters earlier this week to the CEOs of PayPal (NASDAQ: $PYPL), Visa (NYSE: $V), Mastercard (NYSE: $MA), and Stripe, cautioning the payment giants that failing to abide by President Donald Trump’s debanking executive order could trigger enforcement action from the regulator. The announcement, late Thursday, by FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson is a significant escalation in the adminis ...

It has not been a great year so far for financial stocks, with the sector down about 10% year to date.Consumer finance stocks, which include many fintechs, are some of the worst performers, dragging down the sector with a decline of 21% year to date. Some of the hardest hit in this area are Robinhood (HOOD 3.00%), down 39%, Affirm (AFRM 2.72%), down 40%, and SoFi (SOFI 4.20%), down 38% year to date. All three of these stocks had strong returns in 2025, and their valuations spiked. Along with seeing these s ...

Mastercard, Visa, PayPal and Stripe received letters warning them against denying customers access to financial services due to their political or religious views. ...

Key Takeaways Visa joins Canton Network as Super Validator, enabling privacy-preserving blockchain payments.Visa reports $4.6B annualized stablecoin settlements and 130 linked card programs globally.Visa targets cross-border innovation by addressing privacy barriers in blockchain adoption.Visa Inc. (V) is venturing into a new realm of digital finance by introducing privacy-preserving payment capabilities to the Canton Network. This move marks a significant change in how major payment players are viewing blo ...

Visa will join the Canton Network as a super validator, marking the first time a major global payments company has assumed this role. This addition brings Visa into a group of 40 super validators tasked with helping to maintain and secure operations on the network. The Canton Network is designed for regulated finance and incorporates privacy features that allow financial institutions to use shared blockchain infrastructure without disclosing sensitive information. Visa’s involvement aims to provide “pr ...

This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. Top payments companies received letters Thursday from Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson demanding they not discriminate against customers based on political or religious grounds. The CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, PayPal Holdings and Stripe received the FTC missives from the federal agency, which threatened enforcement action if customers are denied ser ...

Visa Becomes ‘Super Validator’ For Canton Network Credit card giant Visa (NYSE: $V) says it has become a “super validator” for the Canton Network that provides banks with privacy‑preserving blockchain infrastructure. The Canton Network is a public, permissionless blockchain purpose-built for institutional finance and protecting the privacy of banks.  Visa is one of 42 super validators that help clients run and secure operations on the Canton Network.  More From Cryptoprowl: Institutions can experiment wit ...

Visa announced Wednesday that it will join Canton Network as the first major global payments company to serve as a Super Validator, helping extend privacy-preserving blockchain infrastructure to banks and financial institutions worldwide. The payments giant will be one of 40 Super Validators on the layer-1 Canton network, applying "the same trusted and reliable standards it uses to operate critical payment systems today," it said in an announcement. As a Super Validator with voting powers to shape Canton' ...

Visa says it is joining the Canton Network blockchain as a “Super Validator.”By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions .Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required.The move, announced Wednesday (March 25), makes Visa the first major global payments firm ...