Ant International partners with Visa, Mastercard on developing AI payments

Chinese fintech firm Ant International is partnering with Visa and Mastercard on standards for AI-agent payments. The companies expect AI agents to handle $3 trillion to $5 trillion in consumer commerce by 2030.

CNBC • 2 hours ago

World Bank Pushes to Expand Emerging Market Digital Payments

Mastercard and Visa have joined a new World Bank initiative to promote digital payments in emerging markets. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group that concentrates on the private sector, announced the project Wednesday (Sept.

PYMNTS • 13 hours ago

Ant International, Mastercard and Visa Initiate Collaboration on Know-Your-Agent Interoperability to Scale Agentic Commerce

SHANGHAI & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ant International, Mastercard, and Visa have begun collaboration on a Know-Your-Agent (KYA) interoperability framework.

Business Wire • 36 minutes ago

Safety Stocks Are Not What They Used to Be: 4 Names Built for a Weaker Dollar

Big tech is rallying again, and the rally is doing an effective job of hiding what sits underneath it. The national debt is climbing toward $40 trillion.

MarketBeat • Sep 8, 2026

Mastercard and Flowcart Team to Promote Social Commerce in Africa

Mastercard launched a partnership with Kenya-based social commerce company Flowcart, according to a Monday (Sept. 7) news release.

PYMNTS • Sep 7, 2026

MasterCard (MA) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note

MasterCard (MA) reached $579.21 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -1.11% change compared to its last close.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 4, 2026

Can Mastercard's VAS Business Sustain Its Double-Digit Growth?

MA's VAS revenues rise 20% in Q2, driven by security, AI and digital solutions, but sustaining double-digit growth hinges on demand and cross-selling.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 2, 2026

Goldman Sachs Says Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds Love These 4 Dividend-Paying Financials

Goldman Sachs just combed through $10 trillion in equity positions and found a surprising overlap between hedge fund and mutual fund portfolios, and the shared favorites reveal a clear conviction about where institutional money expects the biggest returns.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 2, 2026

Top 25 High-Growth Dividend Stocks For September 2026

The September 2026 Top 25 High-Growth Dividend Stocks list targets quality companies trading below intrinsic value with strong long-term return potential. The list offers an average starting yield of 1.21%, appears 23% undervalued by dividend yield theory, and projects a 22.43% annualized long-term return. Stocks are grouped into Deep Value, Growth At A Price, and Balanced Opportunities, each bucket reflecting different valuation and growth profiles.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 2, 2026

Investors Can Tap This Spread On Mastercard; Stock In Buy Zone

Mastercard currently sits near the lower end of its buy zone, and so bullish investors might consider a bull call spread.

Investors Business Daily • Aug 31, 2026