Women in the Asia-Pacific region are feeling slightly more empowered as the socio-economic gap with men narrows, according to a MasterCard survey ahead of International Women's Day next week. The poll of women in 14 economies across the region including China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New ...

Analyst: Prepaid cards to boost Visa, MasterCard profitAn analyst raised his profit estimates for Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. for 2010 and 2011 on Tuesday, saying the increasing use of prepaid cards will boost profitability. William Blair & Co. analyst David Long said the two major payment processing companies are ...

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Discover Financial Services <DFS.N> paid Morgan Stanley <MS.N> $775 million to settle claims related to sharing proceeds from an antitrust suit against credit card networks Visa Inc <V.N ...

<div id="subtitle">Rise of debit cards, waning credit card use highlights fourth quarter from MasterCard, Visa</div><div><p>Shoppers still reach for plastic at the checkout, but the card they grab most often these days is a debit card, not ...