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Mastercard (NYSE: MA) stock is trading near its cheapest valuation in years.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of May 14, 2026. The video was published on May 16, 2026.

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The payment network world is essentially a duopoly between Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA). They facilitate hundreds of billions of transactions annually, totaling well into the trillions

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Innovators are trying to capture the lucrative market that Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and its rivals now dominate.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of April 23, 2026. The video was published

Chances are that you have a Visa (NYSE: V) or Mastercard (NYSE: MA) credit or debit card in your wallet right now. These companies have come to dominate the payments landscape, and investors need to

Explore the exciting world of Mastercard (NYSE: MA) with our contributing expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market

The blurring of the lines between the traditional financial sector and the blockchain financial sector continues. In March, credit card giant Mastercard (NYSE: MA) unveiled a massive new blockchain

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is one of the largest payments networks on the face of the planet. In 2025, it handled $10.6 trillion in volume. It counted 3.4 billion active cards as of Dec. 31. And the

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is pushing deeper into digital payments with Mastercard, and that could unlock a much bigger growth story than the market expects. But with valuation concerns,

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Credit cards have been in the news quite a bit in recent weeks as two proposals have come out that could significantly impact the industry.

One is a proposal by President Donald Trump, and supported