Visa Inc
A Visa sign is displayed on the front door of a local business, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Urbandale, Iowa. Visa Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter profits fell 2% from a year earlier, as the company dealt with a slowdown across its payment network due to the global pandemic. The payment processing giant said Tuesday, April 27, 2021 that it earned $3.03 billion in its second quarter ended March 31, or $1.38 a share, down from $3.08 billion in the same period a year ago. Due to Visa buying back its own stock, the company's earnings per share last year was also $1.38. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Visa 2Q profits fall 2%, as economic slowdown hits payments

By Ken Sweet Apr. 27, 2021 04:50 PM EDT

FILE - This Aug. 11, 2019, file photo shows a Visa logo on a credit card in New Orleans. Travel credit card protections can be useful when the unexpected derails vacation plans, but they are especially handy in the uncertainty of a pandemic. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Millennial Money: How my travel credit card saved me $1,388

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Startup cards can help build credit even in tough times

By Melissa Lambarena Of Nerdwallet Apr. 07, 2021 11:00 AM EDT
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A man wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board at a securities firm Friday, March 19, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Friday after rising U.S. bond yields pulled stocks lower, dampening enthusiasm driven by the Federal Reserve's promise of low interest rates. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Wall Street closing lower; bank stocks fall

By Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga Mar. 19, 2021 01:37 AM EDT

FILE- In this April 23, 2018, file photo, the logo for Visa appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Visa Inc. said Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, that its fiscal fourth quarter profits dropped 29% due to fewer dollars crossing on its namesake payment network while the world was in the grips of a pandemic-caused recession. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Visa 4Q profits plunge as pandemic slows payments worldwide

By Ken Sweet Oct. 28, 2020 05:15 PM EDT

FILE- In this April 23, 2018, file photo, the logo for Visa appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Visa Inc. said its fiscal third quarter profit fell by 23% from a year ago, undercut by the world’s consumers and businesses dramatically slowing their spending as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Visa's profits shrink as virus stops consumers from spending

By Ken Sweet Jul. 28, 2020 05:10 PM EDT