Some merchants had been reluctant to accept American Express because of its interchange fees, which are higher than those of Mastercard or Visa, because AmEx doesn't make as much in interest off of ...

Mastercard's primary business model is payment processing. The company doesn't itself issue credit cards -- instead, it serves as a middleman between consumers, businesses, and banks. A consumer ...

Premium credit cards grew in 2025, with higher fees, new perks and steady demand amid Visa and Mastercard settlement news.

Renee Sylvestre-Williams is a finance and business reporter. In her more than 10 years of journalism, her work has been published in the Globe and Mail, Flare, Canadian Living, Canadian Business, the ...

Visa, Mastercard, and American Express have significant growth potential as cash transactions still hold a significant share of global transactions. Visa's revenue growth will be fueled by the ...

In the ever-evolving world of payments, Mastercard Incorporated MA and American Express Company AXP stand as two of the industry’s most recognizable giants. Both have long histories, global footprints ...

Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country's financial system after its invasion of Ukraine. American Express ...

Although it may be hard to believe, shares of industry leader MasterCard just became more attractive, as management raised the company's dividend and launched yet another aggressive share-repurchase ...

Global payments industry giant, Mastercard is taking big steps towards embracing Fintech. During the Singapore Fintech Festival taking place from Nov-11 to Nov 13 of this year, Mastercard announced ...

American Express Co., the travel and financial services giant, said Monday it was suing Visa and MasterCard along with eight banks for damages stemming from anticompetitive practices that prevented ...

Take a look at how these two card giants compare. American Express and MasterCard have both done quite well over the past year. American Express has a slight edge with a 32% gain since June 2016, but ...