12 Best Digital Currency and Payments Stocks to Buy Right Now

2. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 136 

Analysts’ Upside Potential as of February 7: 20.63%

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is among the Best Digital Money Stocks. 

As customers continued to use Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) cards for payments, the company announced fourth-quarter profitability that surpassed analyst projections, based on a January 29, 2026, Bloomberg story. Adjusted net income exceeded projections of $3.83 billion, or $4.25 per share, by $4.3 billion, or $4.76 per share. The company mentioned a favorable macroeconomic backdrop and solid business and consumer expenditure. At $8.81 billion, net revenue for the last three months of 2025 was slightly higher than the $8.78 billion forecast.

Full-year revenue was about $33 billion, showing 16% growth, consistent with the firm’s October forecast of high-end mid-teens expansion. President Donald Trump proposed earlier in January to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for a year. If banks limit credit, this might have an impact on consumer spending. In November, Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) and Visa negotiated a deal over card acceptance fees totaling almost $200 billion.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is a technology business that provides payment solutions for the development and operation of credit, debit, prepaid, commercial, and payment programs under the brand names Mastercard, Maestro, and Cirrus.