Visa, Mastercard Cite Travel Slowdown Impact

Visa, Mastercard cite travel slowdown impact

While the war in Iran is depressing travel and hurting income, the card networks are leaning into stablecoins to drive future revenue growth.

Mastercard Eyes Data From Ventures in Stablecoins And AI

Like other international payments networks, Mastercard Inc. is wrestling with the impact of the conflict in the Middle East while at the same time adjusting to the ripple effects of agentic commerce and digital currency. Early Thursday, the company’s top executives took pains to assure the financial community that they’re dealing with it. “2026 is off to an excellent start,” said Michael Miebach, Mastercard’s chief executive, during a session he…