Visa

Ticker V. Card network.

5 items in 4 issues, Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026, newest first. Each item links to the issue it ran in, where its sources are listed.

November 2026

Sun, Nov 8 · Worth a read
Agents aren't ready. Fortune's Jeff John Roberts reports that Visa ran 22 AI agents through test purchases and found they succeeded only about 57% of the time. It is a sober counterweight to the agentic-commerce pitch that ran through this quarter's fintech earnings calls.
Read in the issue →
Mon, Nov 2 · Worth a read
Honor all cards. Lynne Marek (Payments Dive, Oct 29) argues that letting merchants refuse some Visa and Mastercard cards may change little: turning cards away adds checkout friction, and premium cards often bring bigger, more profitable sales despite higher fees.
Read in the issue →

Sat, Oct 31 · Cards & payments
Honor-all-cards. Visa and Mastercard's proposed settlement of roughly 20 years of merchant litigation would drop the rule that merchants accepting one of their cards must accept all, including higher-fee premium cards, and give more room to surcharge them. It still needs a judge's final approval. Some merchants and advisers call it an "empty benefit" because premium cardholders tend to spend more; Amex, not a party, responded "Good luck."
Read in the issue →
Sat, Oct 31 · Fintech & funding
Overwatch Data. Raised a $15M Series A led by Mouro Capital, with Visa Ventures and Capital One Ventures investing strategically, for AI-driven fraud and risk intelligence.
Read in the issue →
Wed, Oct 28 · Earnings
Visa fiscal Q4. Reported Oct 27 after the close. Net revenue $12.1B, up 13%; non-GAAP EPS $3.48 (+17%). Payments volume rose 9%, cross-border volume 14% in constant dollars, and processed transactions 10% to 74.2B. Visa returned $5.2B to holders in the quarter and raised its dividend 16% to $0.78.
Read in the issue →