The S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) has been hitting record highs lately, leading some to wonder whether the stock market is overpriced. Looking at individual components of the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX),...... (read more)

CrewCash Card, a payroll and benefits platform, launched on Thursday to allow crewmen employed by participating shipping and trading firms to receive direct deposit paychecks on a Mastercard Inc (NYSE...... (read more)

The international credit card business is, in its majority, divided between three names: American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) and Visa Inc (NYSE:V). Since the business is a natural...... (read more)

The Motley Fool has been making successful stock picks for many years, but we don't always agree on what a great stock looks like. That's what makes us "motley," and it's one of our core values. We can...... (read more)

Here’s an analysis of a company that I came across which I struggled to value at first. But as I continued to read and learn about the industry, it continued to raise my interest. Take a read and see...... (read more)

What's in your wallet? The tag line might not be Visa Inc (NYSE:V)'s , but the answer almost certainly is. At the end of 2011, there were 261 million Visa credit cards and 392 million Visa Inc (NYSE:...... (read more)

With the post-recessionary economy now in full swing, consumers may be a bit more leery these days about running up their credit - and in some cases, so are the credit card companies. The three key players...... (read more)

One of the best competitive advantages a company can create is built using what's called a network effect. The more users a company has, the more users it attracts, which attracts more users and the cycle...... (read more)

Since the beginning of the year, American Express (NYSE:AXP) has gained more than 19%. Recently, the company announced that it would raise its quarterly dividend by 15% to $0.23 per share. Even with the...... (read more)