Visa and Mastercard Fall Over 1% as EU Probe Widens and Regulatory Risks Mount
The European Commission is ramping up scrutiny of Visa and Mastercard—this time…
European Parliament Calls on Commission to Scrutinise Visa, Mastercard, Amazon and Microsoft
On May 8, the European Parliament approved a strong and wide-ranging mandate…
UK Probe into Apple Hides a $438 Billion Opportunity
One aspect largely overlooked in the UK CMA’s investigation into Apple’s ecosystem…
Visa, Mastercard Likely to Dodge Fee Cap as UK Scraps Regulator
Visa and Mastercard are probably the biggest beneficiaries of the UK government's…
UK Payment Systems Regulator Finds Market Inefficiencies in Card Processing Fees
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has released its final report on the…
Fintech M&A Misfortunes Have Lessons for Crypto and AI
Last week, Fidelity National Services (FIS) agreed to sell a majority stake…
FTC Orders Mastercard to Cease Blocking Competing Networks
In a significant development for the payment card industry, the Federal Trade…
Visa-Tink Boosts Open Banking in Europe As Competitive Pressure Looms
On March 10, Visa announced that it completed its acquisition of Tink,…
$2 Billion Visa-Tink Unlocks Access to Huge Opportunity
Visa lags behind its main rivals in the European market for direct…
EU Wants to Keep $139 Trillion Market For EU Firms
Nexi, Worldline and other European PayTech companies may be in a better…
