Welcome back. As we continue to monitor uncertainty around tariffs, inflation, the labor market, how's the consumer holding up. Here to discuss is Mastercard Economic Institute's chief economist, Michelle Meyer.Recently releasing a forecast for the holiday season, expecting retail sales to grow by 3.6%. Welcome. It's good to have you.>> Thank you. Good to be here. >> So, how does that compare 3.6%.What does it say about where we are in consumer spending. >> It's pretty a solid growth rate. Um, and actually ...

Key Takeaways Mastercard is bringing near-real-time cross-border payments to 22 new markets.Cross-border payments are projected to reach $250 trillion by 2027.MA's Cross-border volumes grew 15% YoY in Q2, showing momentum in international transactions.Mastercard Incorporated (MA) has recently expanded its partnership with Corpay, a payments software and services provider, to bring its near real-time cross-border payments into 22 additional markets in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. ...

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合作扩展 - Corpay与Mastercard宣布扩大合作伙伴关系 允许企业、小型企业和金融机构向亚洲、欧洲、中东、非洲和拉丁美洲的22个新增市场发送近实时支付[1] - 此次合作基于2025年4月达成的协议 使Corpay成为Mastercard银行客户大额跨境支付和货币风险管理服务的独家提供商[2] - 合作利用Mastercard Move的资金流动平台和全球网络 提供更快速、更安全、更透明的跨境交易[3] 市场与业务影响 - 跨境支付价值预计到2027年将超过250万亿美元 由贸易、 disbursements和汇款支持[3] - 协议扩大了Corpay中小型企业客户对Mastercard Move的disbursement和汇款服务的访问权限[5] - Mastercard Move覆盖超过200个国家和地区 处理超过150种货币 并为全球绝大多数银行账户人口提供服务[5] 财务表现 - Corpay第二季度每股收益5.13美元 超出预期5.11美元 较上年同期的4.55美元增长12.8%[6] - 第二季度收入增长12.9%至11亿美元 超出预期的11亿美元[6] - 公司上调2025年全年调整后每股收益展望至20.86–21.26美元 从之前的20.80–21.20美元上调 分析师预期为20.99美元[6] - 公司上调销售额预测至44.1–44.9亿美元 从之前的43.8–44.6亿美元上调 分析师预期为44.2亿美元[6] 股价反应 - Corpay股价在盘前交易中上涨1.55%至296.7美元[7] - Mastercard股价上涨0.38%[7]

FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corpay and Mastercard announce today an expansion of their long-standing collaboration to enable corporates, small businesses and financial institutions to make near real-time payments to 22 new markets across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. This milestone, revealed in Frankfurt at the annual Sibos conference builds on over a decade of collaboration between the two companies and leverages Mastercard Move's money movement capabilities. ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PayOS, an agentic payments and value added services platform company, today announced the successful completion of a landmark agentic payment transaction using a Mastercard Agentic Token. This historic transaction was executed leveraging Mastercard Agent Pay, which builds upon proven tokenization capabilities that today power global commerce solutions like mobile contactless payments, Secure Card on File, and Mastercard Payment Passkeys. The enhanced tokeniz ...

Mastercard and the Central Bank of Syria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing a national payments ecosystem in Syria. This strategic alliance aims to advance the country's digital payments capabilities and expand access to essential financial services for millions of people. The partnership will explore integration opportunities between banks and financial institutions in Syria, aligning with global best practices. It will also ensure knowledge transfer through de ...

合作内容 - Alipay+与万事达卡合作 为Kakao Pay用户推出海外NFC支付功能 使Kakao Pay成为首批支持"即触即付"体验的Alipay+移动支付合作伙伴之一 [1] - 通过合作 Kakao Pay用户可在全球超过1.5亿个万事达卡商户网点使用NFC支付 覆盖日本、东南亚、美国、欧洲和大洋洲等地区 [2] - NFC支付解决方案是对Kakao Pay现有二维码和条形码跨境支付方式的补充 进一步提升用户海外旅行和购物体验 [2] 技术实现 - NFC支付允许用户在支持万事达卡的非接触式POS终端上轻触支持NFC的安卓手机完成交易 [3] - 该服务简化跨境交易流程 减少实体支付工具携带需求 并通过先进认证和加密技术确保交易安全 [3] - 服务已上线最新版Kakao Pay应用 安卓版KakaoTalk应用将于9月下旬推出 iOS版本将在未来逐步推出 [3] 战略意义 - Kakao Pay致力于在海外提供与韩国同等便捷的支付体验 正发展成为陪伴用户海外旅行全过程的必备支付平台 [4] - 万事达卡通过合作使韩国用户海外支付更简单安全 让用户无需关注支付方式而专注于体验 [4] - Alipay+通过与万事达卡合作 将数字支付服务扩展至全球数百万商户 共同构建更具包容性和互操作性的全球支付生态系统 [4] 公司背景 - Alipay+是蚂蚁国际旗下的统一钱包网关 提供跨境支付和数字化服务 连接全球商户与消费者 [5] - 消费者可使用首选支付应用/电子钱包在海外享受无缝支付 丰富优惠选择和数字服务便利 [5] - 众多中小企业已使用Alipay+数字工具提升效率并实现全渠道增长 [5]

人工智能能源需求 - 人工智能是史上最耗电的技术 每个数据中心耗电量相当于一个小型城市 [2] - 人工智能查询 模型更新和机器人突破消耗大量能源 正将全球电网推向崩溃边缘 [1][2] - OpenAI创始人和Elon Musk均警告人工智能发展面临能源瓶颈 需能源突破 [2] 能源基础设施机会 - 一家鲜为人知的公司拥有关键能源基础设施资产 将受益于人工智能能源需求激增 [3] - 该公司定位为人工智能能源热潮的"收费亭"运营商 从每滴出口液化天然气中收取费用 [4][5] - 公司拥有关键核能基础设施资产 处于美国下一代电力战略核心位置 [7] 公司业务优势 - 是全球少数能执行大规模复杂EPC项目的公司 涵盖油气 可再生燃料和工业基础设施 [7] - 在美国液化天然气出口领域扮演关键角色 该行业将在"美国优先"能源政策下爆发 [7] - 公司完全无负债 持有现金储备相当于其市值近三分之一 [8] - 按剔除现金和投资后的估值计算 交易价格低于7倍收益 [10] 多元化投资价值 - 持有另一热门人工智能公司的重大股权 为投资者提供多重人工智能增长引擎的间接敞口 [9] - 业务同时受益于四大趋势：人工智能基础设施超级周期 关税推动的回流热潮 美国液化天然气出口激增 以及核能领域的独特布局 [14] 市场关注度 - 部分全球最隐秘的对冲基金经理开始在闭门投资峰会上推荐该股票 [9] - 华尔街开始注意到该公司正在悄无声息地乘上所有这些顺风 且没有高估值 [8]

Key Takeaways Visa's scale drives stability, while Mastercard shows faster growth in revenue and volumes.MA posted a stronger net revenue growth of 16.8% versus Visa's 14.3% in the last quarter.Mastercard's return on invested capital of 40.3% tops Visa's 27.2%, highlighting efficiency.The payments space has long been dominated by two titans, Visa Inc. (V) and Mastercard Incorporated (MA) . Together, they power much of the global digital transaction ecosystem, benefiting from the steady migration away from c ...