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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Visa delivered a strong fiscal second quarter, with net revenue increasing 17% year-over-year to $11.2 billion and EPS rising 20%.</li><li>Payments volume grew 9% in constant dollars to $3.7 trillion, processed transactions rose 9% to 66 billion, and cross-border volume excluding intra-Europe increased 11%.</li><li>The result was supported by broad momentum across consumer payments, commercial and money movement solutions, and value-added services.</li></ul>

Visa delivered a strong fiscal second quarter, with net revenue increasing 17% year-over-year to $11.2 billion and EPS rising 20%.Payments volume grew 9% in constant dollars to $3.7 trillion, processed transactions rose 9% to 66 billion, and cross-border volume excluding intra-Europe increased 11%.The result was supported by broad momentum across consumer payments, commercial and money movement solutions, and value-added services.

Can Visa Convert 200% Stablecoin Growth Into Mainstream Payment Infrastructure Before Rivals Tighten?

<ul><li>In a move that underscores its ambition to deepen its infrastructure footprint beyond traditional card rails, Visa has agreed to acquire Argentina-based Prisma Medios de Pago and its payments arm Newpay from Advent International.</li><li>The transaction, expected to close in Visa’s fiscal second quarter of 2026, represents far more than a geographic expansion.</li><li>Prisma operates core credit, debit, and prepaid issuer processing in Argentina, while Newpay runs the Banelco ATM network, real-time payments services, and the widely used PagoMisCuentas bill payment platform.</li></ul>

In a move that underscores its ambition to deepen its infrastructure footprint beyond traditional card rails, Visa has agreed to acquire Argentina-based Prisma Medios de Pago and its payments arm Newpay from Advent International.The transaction, expected to close in Visa’s fiscal second quarter of 2026, represents far more than a geographic expansion.Prisma operates core credit, debit, and prepaid issuer processing in Argentina, while Newpay runs the Banelco ATM network, real-time payments services, and the widely used PagoMisCuentas bill payment platform.

Visa’s $10B Argentina Power Play? Hidden Synergies Investors Can’t Ignore!

<ul><li>Visa's first-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2026 reflect a robust overall performance with continued expansion and innovation across its portfolio.</li><li>The company reported a 15% increase in net revenue year-over-year, reaching $10.9 billion, and a 15% jump in earnings per share, alongside a solid growth in payments volume.</li><li>Revenue growth was driven by strong performances in value-added services, commercial and money movement solutions, and consumer payments.</li></ul>

Visa's first-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2026 reflect a robust overall performance with continued expansion and innovation across its portfolio.The company reported a 15% increase in net revenue year-over-year, reaching $10.9 billion, and a 15% jump in earnings per share, alongside a solid growth in payments volume.Revenue growth was driven by strong performances in value-added services, commercial and money movement solutions, and consumer payments.

Visa and Stablecoins: Is 24/7 Crypto Settlement the Next Big Payments Breakthrough?

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<ul><li>Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a landmark settlement that could end a decades-long legal standoff with U.S. merchants over credit card processing fees.</li><li>Filed in the Eastern District Court of New York, the settlement would cut interchange fees—typically between 2% and 2.5%—by 0.1 percentage points for five years and allow merchants more freedom in rejecting high-fee rewards cards.</li><li>If approved by the court, the settlement would end litigation dating back to 2005, resolving antitrust claims from merchants about the networks' "honor-all-cards" rules and alleged anti-competitive practices.</li></ul>

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a landmark settlement that could end a decades-long legal standoff with U.S. merchants over credit card processing fees.Filed in the Eastern District Court of New York, the settlement would cut interchange fees—typically between 2% and 2.5%—by 0.1 percentage points for five years and allow merchants more freedom in rejecting high-fee rewards cards.If approved by the court, the settlement would end litigation dating back to 2005, resolving antitrust claims from merchants about the networks' "honor-all-cards" rules and alleged anti-competitive practices.

Visa’s Fee Shake-Up Could Crush Credit Card Points Programs; What's The Impact?

<ul><li>Visa Inc. reported strong financial performance for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2025, illustrating a robust growth trajectory across its various business segments.</li><li>The company announced a 12% year-over-year increase in net revenue for the fourth quarter, reaching $10.7 billion, and an EPS growth of 10%.</li><li>Full-year net revenue rose by 11% with a parallel EPS increase of 14%, underlining Visa's effective management and operational strategies.</li></ul>

Visa Inc. reported strong financial performance for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2025, illustrating a robust growth trajectory across its various business segments.The company announced a 12% year-over-year increase in net revenue for the fourth quarter, reaching $10.7 billion, and an EPS growth of 10%.Full-year net revenue rose by 11% with a parallel EPS increase of 14%, underlining Visa's effective management and operational strategies.

Visa Inc. Takes on Stablecoins: Is This the Future of Cross-Border Payments?

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Visa Inc. operates a retail electronic payments network and manages global financial services.  The Company also offers global commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses and government entities.

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Can Visa Convert 200% Stablecoin Growth Into Mainstream Payment Infrastructure Before Rivals Tighten?

Visa delivered a strong fiscal second quarter, with net revenue increasing 17% year-over-year to $11.2 billion and EPS rising 20%. Payments volume...

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Visa’s $10B Argentina Power Play? Hidden Synergies Investors Can’t Ignore!

In a move that underscores its ambition to deepen its infrastructure footprint beyond traditional card rails, Visa has agreed to acquire...

Baptista Research

Visa and Stablecoins: Is 24/7 Crypto Settlement the Next Big Payments Breakthrough?

Visa's first-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2026 reflect a robust overall performance with continued expansion and innovation across its...

Baptista Research

Visa’s Fee Shake-Up Could Crush Credit Card Points Programs; What's The Impact?

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a landmark settlement that could end a decades-long legal standoff with U.S. merchants over credit card...

Baptista Research

Visa Inc. Takes on Stablecoins: Is This the Future of Cross-Border Payments?

Visa Inc. reported strong financial performance for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2025, illustrating a robust growth trajectory across...

Baptista Research

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