Mastercard vs. AmEx: Which Payments Giant Has More Room to Run?

Mastercard Incorporated (MA) and American Express Company (AXP) are two towering names in the global payments industry. While both operate in a similar space, their business models, customer bases, and growth strategies vary considerably. Mastercard thrives as a payment network facilitating transactions globally, whereas AmEx runs a loop model that issues cards and processes payments in-house.Despite macroeconomic headwinds, both MA (market cap $483.7 billion) and AXP ($174.1 billion) have remained resilien ...