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Visa’s Transaction Volume Poised for Growth
Visa (NYSE:V) recently reported its fiscal Q2 2011 earnings and posted net operating revenue of $2.2 billion, an increase of 14% from $1.9 billion in the same period last year. Growth in revenues were driven by growth in payment volumes, internat...
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Visa Payments Volume Will Post Double Digit Growth on Mobile
The total volume of card purchases made on Visa (NYSE:V) branded products globally has risen from around $2.1 trillion in 2006 to $3.1 trillion in 2010, driven by increased purchases made on debit and credit cards. Visa saw strong earnings in Q1 ...
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Visa Gains on Tourist Spending
According to recent data released by Visa (NYSE:V), international tourists increased their spending in the U.S. by 18% in 2010 compared to the previous year. The increase in spending was led by tourists from Canada, Britain and Mexico. U.S. trave...
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High Gas Prices to Fill MasterCard’s Tank
A recent report by MasterCard (NYSE:MA) showed that the gasoline prices were up by 35% for the week ending April 22, compared to year-ago levels and high gasoline prices are having a limited impact on the U.S. consumer’s demand for fuel. Av...
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A Closer Look at Visa’s Assessment Fees
Assessment fee revenue is the second most important source of value for Visa after transaction fee revenues and accounts for around 28% of the $85.03 Trefis price estimate for Visa, which is around 12% above the current market price. Visa’...
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International Fees Nearly 30% of MasterCard’s Stock Value
International revenues contribute a major percentage of MasterCard (NYSE:MA) revenues because of the higher fees that MasterCard charges on international transactions. The international transaction revenues include higher transaction fees and oth...
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2 Key Value Drivers for MasterCard
MasterCard (NYSE:MA) is the second largest global payment solutions company in the world. It provides a variety of services to support the credit, debit and related card payments of over 24,000 financial institutions globally. MasterCard competes...
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American Express Nips at Paypal with New ‘Serve’ Platform
American Express (NYSE:AXP) followed in Visa’s (NYSE:V) steps and announced a digital payment and commerce platform dubbed Serve, which enables the consumers to make purchases and person-to-person payments online via mobile phones and at m...
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American Express Could be More Aggressive Growing Cardmember Base
Amid the slow pace of economic recovery in the U.S., American Express (NYSE:AXP) still managed to close 2010 with revenues rising 13.4% to $27.8 billion. The total transaction volume on American Express-issued cards, both charge cards and credit ...
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Visa Ventures Into Personal Payments
Visa (NYSE:V) has recently announced that it will venture into the personal payments market and offer the ability to transfer or receive funds directly to a Visa credit, debit or prepaid card accounts in the U.S. Visa is the largest global electr...
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Visa Proposes Two Tiered System if Debit Fee Caps Enforced
Visa (NYSE:V) is the largest global electronic payment solutions company in the world and has the largest network of credit and debit cards in circulation. The company makes money by providing transaction information and resources between the cus...
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Visa Stock Playing with Upside Potential on Digital Market Moves
Visa (NYSE:V) is the largest global electronic payment solutions company in the world and has the largest network of credit and debit cards in circulation. The company makes money by providing transaction information and resources between the cus...
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Connectivity Fee Could Add to Upside on MasterCard
MasterCard’s (NYSE:MA) stock derives majority of its value from transaction fees, which we estimate forms 32% of the stock. An important metric of MasterCard’s transaction fee revenues is the connectivity fee. MasterCard charges a con...
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American Express Outlook Improves on the Recovery in Spending
Founded in 1950, New York based American Express (NYSE:AXP) is a leading global financial services company offering card payment products and travel-related services to consumers and businesses across the globe. It is now the third largest player...
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Bill Me Later Driving eBay’s Paypal Profit Margins
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) recently announced its FY Q4 2010 earnings, in which it indicated margin improvement driven by the Bill Me Later (BML) service of Paypal. A few reasons cited for the margins increase include a decline in charge-off rate, lower ...
