The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today's research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by The Fly.Top 5 Upgrades: Wells Fargo upgraded Colgate-Palmolive (CL) to Equal Weight from Underweight with a price target of $86, up from $77. The firm sees a more balanced risk/reward at current share levels, saying the risks to Colgate's sales growth and valuation have played out.Compass Point upgraded MasterCard (MA) to Buy from Neutra ...

JPMorganChase (NYSE:JPM) Q4 2025 Earnings call January 13, 2026 08:30 AM ET Company ParticipantsMike Mayo - Managing Director and Head of U.S. Large-cap Bank ResearchJeremy Barnum - CFOGerard Cassidy - Managing DirectorEbrahim Poonawala - Head of North American Banks ResearchChristopher McGratty - Head of U.S. Bank ResearchKen Usdin - Managing DirectorBetsy Graseck - Managing DirectorJamie Dimon - Chairman and CEOConference Call ParticipantsJim Mitchell - Senior Equity AnalystJohn McDonald - Senior Research ...

JPMorganChase (NYSE:JPM) Q4 2025 Earnings call January 13, 2026 08:30 AM ET Speaker13Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to JPMorgan Chase's fourth quarter 2025 earnings call. This call is being recorded. Your line will be muted for the duration of the call. We will now go live to the presentation. The presentation is available on JPMorgan Chase's website. Please refer to the disclaimer in the back concerning forward-looking statements. Please stand by. At this time, I would now like to turn the cal ...

Core Insights - Polygon Labs is acquiring Coinme and Sequence for over $250 million to enhance its capabilities in stablecoin-based transactions [1][2] - The company aims to become a regulated U.S. payments player, initially focusing on business-to-business payments with plans to expand into consumer services later [2] Group 1: Acquisitions and Strategy - The acquisitions of Coinme and Sequence are intended to consolidate fragmented infrastructure for stablecoin transactions and expand Polygon's market reach [2] - Polygon's CEO emphasized that the company's strategy will focus on partnerships rather than direct competition with established players like Visa and Mastercard [3] Group 2: Company Backgrounds - Coinme, founded in 2014, enables users to convert cash to cryptocurrency and has notable investors including Pantera, Digital Currency Group, and Circle [4] - Sequence provides technology to facilitate crypto transfers across different blockchains and has received backing from Brevan Howard Digital and Coinbase [4]

PayPal's stock price has remained under pressure this year and has moved to its lowest level since April last year. It dropped to a low of $57.25, down by 38% from its highest level in 2025, with its market capitalization falling from over $100 billion to the current $54 billion. PayPal's business is facing major headwinds PayPal is facing more challenges, including the rising competition, especially from stablecoins like USDC and USDT. Historically, PayPal transactions costs over 2% of the amount being sen ...

This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. Protocols to enable agentic commerce keep coming. Google introduced a new “universal commerce protocol” on Sunday aimed at smoothing digital agents’ interactions when people turn into potential shoppers during their AI chat sessions. The standard – developed with several major retailers, including Shopify, Target and Walmart – “establishes a common language for ag ...

Price Target: Daiwa sets a price target of $61 for PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), suggesting a potential 6.48% increase.Current Trading Price: PayPal's stock is trading at approximately $57.66, nearly 37% lower than its 52-week high, indicating a potential recovery opportunity.Market Capitalization and Liquidity: With a market capitalization of approximately $53.6 billion and a trading volume of 19,006,353 shares, PayPal demonstrates significant investor interest and liquidity.PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) is a ...

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) is included among the 13 Best Dividend Stocks Paying Over 6%. Western Union (WU) Target Lifted at Keefe Bruyette in Payments Sector Update On January 2, Keefe Bruyette raised its price target on The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) to $10 from $9 and kept a Market Perform rating on the stock. The change came as the firm updated price targets across the consumer finance and payments space, rather than signaling a major company-specific shift. The Western Union Company ...

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Key Takeaways Mastercard partnered with Obol to launch AI-powered cash flow management tools for businesses in Australia.The collaboration uses open finance to give SMEs clearer views of cash positions across banks and platforms.Mastercard is shifting beyond transactions toward financial data access and earlier decision-making support.Mastercard Incorporated (MA) recently teamed up with Obol to introduce AI-powered cash flow management for businesses in Australia. This move marks another significant step in ...