MA Stock Recent News

Zacks.com users have recently been watching MasterCard (MA) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

Mastercard has persuaded a U.S. judge in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit from a technology startup that accused the payments giant of illegally blocking its efforts to build a “universal” digital wallet for consumers.

Mastercard has teamed with British FinTech Cardstream to promote open banking payments. The partnership will allow Cardstream to bolster its Payment Facilitation-as-a-Service (PFaaS) platform and allow customers to offer open banking payments to merchants and retailers throughout the U.K., the companies said in a Wednesday (May 7) news release.

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JP Morgan analyst Tien-tsin Huang reiterated an Overweight rating on Mastercard Inc. MA on Friday, with a price target of $610.

PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard announced its participation at investor conferences in May and June 2025.

MA continues to witness growth in GDV and cross-border volumes in Q1 2025. It has returned $694 million to shareholders via dividends in the quarter under review.

Contactless payments continue to be a preferred method for consumers, Mastercard's latest quarterly results showed, while debit and credit spending remained intact despite cardholders' worries about the economy. Company materials that accompanied the Thursday (May 1) earnings release showed that gross dollar volumes were up 9% to $2.

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Devin Corr - Head of Investor Relations Michael Miebach - Chief Executive Officer Sachin Mehra - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Harshita Rawat - Bernstein Andrew Jeffrey - Truist Securities Tien Huang - JPMorgan Sanjay Sakhrani - KBW Adam Frisch - Evercore ISI Trevor Williams - Jefferies Darrin Peller - Wolfe Research Timothy Chiodo - UBS Bryan Keane - Deutsche Bank Paul Golding - Macquarie Operator Good morning. My name is Audra and I will be your conference operator today.