This article was published on Dividend Kings on Monday, April 10th. Oh, how the market's economic narrative has changed this year. In January, hopes of a soft landing created the 8th-best January ...

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 ...

Kelly-Ann Franklin has spent more than two decades in journalism which has helped her build a wide knowledge base of business and personal finance topics. Her goal with editing is to ensure tough ...

When people say “credit card company” they may be referring to either an issuer or a network. The issuer is the bank or credit union that lends you money every time you use your credit card. The ...

If you’re following the merger between Capital One and Discover, you’ve probably heard some variation of the claim that the companies are making to justify the deal: “This merger is good because it ...

Discover and American Express are similar in that they are credit issuers and processors and have their own networks. While both are good stocks, one appears to be a slightly better buy. Both of these ...

Capital One was already a major credit card issuer. Now it’s also got a payment network presence. The credit card giant is also a bank, even if it’s not yet done a great deal of business-building on ...

Visa and Mastercard are two of the largest credit card networks, powering over 85% of credit card transactions nationwide. Chances are, you already carry one in your wallet. But what sets them apart?

Robin has worked as a credit cards, editor and spokesperson for over a decade. Prior to Forbes Advisor, she also covered credit cards and related content for other national web publications including ...