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Agentic AI Foundation Welcomes 57 New Members, Gaining Major Financial Services Players and APAC Leaders

Alibaba, Visa, and Wells Fargo join as Gold Members as demand for open agentic AI infrastructure accelerates globally Summary The Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) grows to 247 member organizations with the addition of 57 new members over the past three months across Gold, Silver and Associate tiers. New members include leading financial institutions, enterprise software companies, research organizations, and APAC technology leaders, reflecting rising global demand for open agentic AI standards. Momentum builds across the Asia-Pacific region with MCP Dev Summit Seoul followed by AGNTCon + MCPCon Ja

Visa Inc. (V) vs. Mastercard Incorporated (MA): Visa Bets $2.4 Billion on Stopping AI-Powered Fraud

On August 3, 2024, Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) agreed to buy Tel Aviv-based fraud detection startup BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash, its biggest move yet to fight the wave of AI-powered scams hitting the payments industry. The deal comes just days after rival Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) posted its own strong quarterly results. Why Visa Is Spending Big to Catch Up BioCatch analyzes typing cadence, touchscreen swipes, and device handling to catch scammers and bots before a payment goes through. Visa says the technology is critical as generative AI makes fraud cheaper and more convincing. Visa Inc

Cashi launches public beta for stablecoin spending app and Visa card

Cashi has launched a public beta of its stablecoin spending app and Visa card, positioning the product as a way for users to hold stablecoins and spend them via a card. In a blog post, the company said users can deposit USDT or USDC and receive a virtual Visa card. Cardholders then can pay wherever Visa is accepted, including online and in-store using Google Pay. The company expects a full launch before the end of the year. Cashi is targeting people who are paid in one currency and spend in another. The company said balances remain in stablecoins until the point of purchase, when the transacti

Northside Capital Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Visa Inc. $V

Visa and Mastercard Have Both Reported. Which Payments Giant Is the Best Buy Now?

Key Points Both companies posted a 14% year-over-year revenue gain during the three-month period that ended June 30. Mastercard's operating income has risen at a much faster clip in the past five years. The best investment opportunity between these two stocks trades at a cheaper valuation.10 stocks we like better than Mastercard › When it comes to global commerce, few businesses are more significant than Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA). Their scale is unmatched. Each company counts billions of cards in use around the world. They process trillions of dollars in volume each quarter. And

Visa (V) Broadens Stablecoin Settlement Capabilities

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Visa (NYSE:V) is expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities through new partnerships with Lightspark and Zerohash. The partnerships focus on using USDC and other stablecoins for settlement and payout solutions across Visa's client and partner network. Visa aims to support programmable payments, faster cross-border transactions, and onchain disbursements through these integrations. The move deepens Visa's role in blockchain-based financial infrastructure and supports wid

Visa Inc. (V) vs. Mastercard Incorporated (MA): Same Strong Spending Story, Very Different Stock Reactions

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) both beat Wall Street's profit estimates this earnings season on resilient consumer spending and a World Cup travel boost. However, Visa's stock fell on the news while Mastercard's jumped, and the difference came down to what else each company announced alongside its numbers. Why One Beat Got Punished and the Other Got Rewarded Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) reported its results the same day it disclosed cutting 2,600 jobs, about 7% of its workforce, noting AI as a factor in reshaping how the firm works, and it took a $563 million charge for the cut

Will Pismo-DPS Help Visa Capture More of the Banking Value Chain?

Visa Inc. V is focusing on deepening its role in banking infrastructure as it combines the capabilities of Pismo and DPS to address growing demand for modern issuer-processing solutions. The strategy could help Visa expand relationships with smaller and midsized banks and fintechs, giving it a greater role in the technology infrastructure that supports everyday banking. Pismo provides a cloud-native, API-based platform covering products including debit, credit, commercial payments and current accounts, while DPS remains a leading U.S. debit issuer-processing platform. V is expanding these capa

Visa's Cheaper Multiple Rests On A Margin Assumption

Image by Julita from Pixabay The forward numbers make the stock look reasonable, but they assume profitability keeps climbing at a company currently spending to grow. Visa (V) stock has lagged the market for a year. It trades at $360.65, and returned about 9.5% over the trailing twelve months against 23.3% for the S&P 500. On the earnings analysts expect, though, the multiple is getting cheaper. Whether that makes it cheap depends on an assumption about margins. The Multiple Falls Partly Because Consensus Says Margins Keep Climbing At that price the trailing multiple is about 27.7 times adjust

Grandstand Launches Rollcard, a Purpose-Built High-Limit Debit Card for Sports Betting, Casino and Prediction Markets

Grandstand's new fintech solution, Rollcard, offers high rollers a dedicated deposit account with features including bankroll management and cashback rewards CHARLOTTE, N.C., August 11, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grandstand Limited (Nasdaq: GRSD) ("Grandstand" or the "Company"), the intelligence layer of sports, gaming and entertainment, today announced the public launch of Rollcard, a Visa debit card1 purpose-built for high rollers, including sports bettors, casino players and prediction market traders. Rollcard is a high-limit debit card linked to a dedicated deposit account2 that keeps a player

Cloudflare Wants to Control the Identity and Money Layer for Agent Commerce

A CDN giant is issuing per-agent wallets with spending caps and merchant allow-lists, betting it can own the settlement pipe before agents start spending real money. Cloudflare has entered the agent commerce race with a two-tier wallet architecture designed to give developers programmable control over how AI agents spend money. The company's new AI Agents platform, announced August 4, introduces Account Wallets for funding and Virtual Wallets for individual agents, each equipped with configurable guardrails including periodic spending allowances, merchant allow-lists, and per-transaction size

VFH vs. XLF: Which Financial ETF Is the Better Buy?

The State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLF) and the Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEMKT:VFH) both focus on financials, but VFH provides significantly broader diversification. Investors looking for exposure to the financial sector often choose between these two funds. Both ETFs hold major banks, insurers, and payment networks -- but they differ in portfolio depth and concentration. Snapshot (cost & size) Metric VFH XLF Issuer Vanguard State Street Expense ratio 0.09% 0.08% 1-year return (as of Aug. 7, 2026) 14.26% 13.86% Dividend yield 1.67% 1.42% Beta 0.80 0.72 AUM $14.9 billi

Q2 Earnings Outperformers: Visa (NYSE:V) And The Rest Of The Credit Card Stocks

Q2 Earnings Outperformers: Visa (NYSE:V) And The Rest Of The Credit Card Stocks Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company's progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Visa (NYSE:V) and the best and worst performers in the credit card industry. Credit card companies facilitate electronic payments and extend revolving credit to consumers. Growth comes from increasing digital payment adoption, cross-border transaction growth, and value-added services for cardholders and merchants. Challenges include regulatory scrutiny of fees

Why Visa (V) Could Be a Major Winner in the AI Payments Boom

Brown Advisory, an investment management company, released its "Brown Advisory Global Leaders Strategy" for the second quarter of 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Brown Advisory's Global Leaders Strategy delivered a net return of 4.6% in the second quarter of 2026, underperforming its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Net Index, which returned 14.9%. The relative weakness was driven mainly by underexposure to semiconductors and technology hardware, while software, cloud services, and financial holdings also weighed on performance. The strategy benefited from holdings i

Campaign Asia Agency of the Year Awards 2026 Unveils Its Most Extensive Regional Judging Panel as Final Entry Deadline Nears

More than 80 senior marketing leaders from leading brands across Asia-Pacific to evaluate the region's best agencies. HONG KONG, Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Campaign Asia-Pacific, Haymarket Media Asia's leading media, marketing and advertising title, has unveiled its most extensive regional judging panel for the Campaign Agency of the Year Awards 2026, bringing together more than 80 senior marketing leaders from some of the world's most respected brands to recognise and evaluate the region's leading agencies.Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year Awards 2026 Representing Australia/New Zeal

Key deals this week: Bending Spoons, Advanced Micro Devices, Visa, Prologis, and more

Here's a list of key deals reported across sectors this week: DoubleVerify (DV [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/DV]) agreed to be acquired [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20611211-nielsen-to-acquire-doubleverify-creating-a-leading-independent-media-intelligence-platform#source=section%3Amain_content%7Cbutton%3Abody_link%7Cfirst_level_url%3Anews] by Nielsen in an all-cash transaction valued at ~$2.15B. DV shareholders will receive $13.60 per share in cash, representing a 30% premium to the 60-day volume-weighted average price as of August 5. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD [https://seekingalpha.com/sy

Santander, Berkshire Hathaway among gainers; HSBC, Sezzle in losers: week's financials wrap

[Old Fashioned Bank Sign] georgeclerk/E+ via Getty Images Wall Street finished the week higher [https://seekingalpha.com/article/4933719-what-moved-markets-this-week], with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting fresh all-time highs as investors digested key earnings from technology giants alongside the latest payrolls data. A sharp contraction in the U.S. labor market sent [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4629152-traders-scale-back-fed-hike-odds-after-weak-jobs-report]Treasury bond yields tumbling, sparking investor optimism that the Federal Reserve will hold off on imminent interest rate hikes. State S

Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Launches Arc As Its Growth Story Moves Beyond USDC

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) launched its Arc blockchain in September, expanding its focus beyond USDC. Arc is being positioned as core infrastructure for institutional blockchain use, with an emphasis on compliance and integration with traditional finance. Founding validators on Arc include BlackRock, DTCC, Mastercard, Visa, ICE, and Standard Chartered. Circle's CEO has described Arc as a potentially larger long term opportunity than USDC, signaling an evolving strategy

PYPL Showered Owners With Cash. The Stock Still Lagged The Market

Image by Julita from Pixabay The digital payments giant sent a fortune back to its owners, yet the stock fell far behind the market. Here is the accounting of what that cash really bought. PayPal (PYPL) operates the digital wallet and payment network millions use for everything from online shopping to splitting a dinner bill. But while its service is familiar, its stock, trading around $59.78, has been a source of frustration, sitting about 34% below its two-year high. Against that backdrop, the company has executed one of the largest capital returns in the market. Over the last five years, it