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Investment theme · updated October 19, 2026

Payments and fintech stocks: Visa, Mastercard, prices and rankings

The theme covers card networks, companies that process payments in stores and online, and digital banks. Card networks take a small fee on every payment, so revenue grows with consumer spending and with inflation.

We track 13 companies in payments and fintech. Today 0 of 13 are up, and the theme is -1.23% on a market-cap-weighted basis. The median 1-year return is -17%.

Companies13
Today's move-1.23%
1-year return-17%
Median P/E25.4
Median dividend1.29%
Total market cap1.51 T $

The largest companies in payments and fintech

The top 10 companies on each measure.

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#CompanyPriceToday1 yearMarket capP/EDividend
1Visa Inc. Class AV · Financials$323.00-0.64%-12%624.3 B $28.10.82%
2Mastercard IncMA · Financials$489.10-1.24%-17%428.9 B $27.60.71%
3American Express CompanyAXP · Financials$313.30-1.58%+6%213.8 B $19.11.22%
4Nu Holdings LtdNU · Financials$11.62-2.19%-3%57.1 B $17.9-
5Block, IncXYZ · Technology$66.63-2.43%+3%39.8 B $49.3-
6PayPal Holdings IncPYPL · Financials$40.70-1.83%-45%35.9 B $7.11.36%
7Affirm Holdings IncAFRM · Financials$62.81-3.53%+3%21.9 B $57.2-
8SoFi Technologies Inc.SOFI · Financials$15.87-3.64%+10%20.4 B $35.3-
9Fidelity National Information Services IncFIS · Technology$38.97-2.53%-52%20.1 B $7.54.20%
10Global Payments IncGPN · Industrials$62.47-2.10%-22%17.1 B $23.21.57%

Today's biggest gainers and losers in payments and fintech

The biggest gains and losses in the latest session, among companies worth more than $2 billion.

All stocks in payments and fintech

Sorted by market cap, 10 per page. Each one has its own page with the full analysis.

Some prices may be from the previous session close, depending on the exchange where the company trades.

How we pick the companies in a theme

Each list is put together by hand, from companies that earn a large share of their revenue from the theme or lead it. We review it as the market changes. Only companies we analyze appear on the page.

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Frequently asked questions about stocks in payments and fintech

What are the largest companies in payments and fintech?

By market capitalization, the largest are Visa Inc. Class A, Mastercard Inc and American Express Company.

How have stocks in payments and fintech performed over the past year?

The median 1-year return is -17%. Today 0 of 13 companies are up, and the theme is -1.23% on a market-cap-weighted basis.

What dividends do companies in payments and fintech pay?

6 of the 13 companies pay a dividend, with a median yield of 1.29%. The highest yield belongs to Fidelity National Information Services Inc, at 4.20% a year.

How do you invest in stocks in payments and fintech?

Through an account with a regulated broker: buy the companies you choose or a thematic ETF that holds many of them. Popular themes can swing hard, so it pays not to put all your money in one place.

The data on this page is for information only and is not investment advice. Prices may be delayed.