Key Points Stablecoins enable faster and cheaper transactions than wire networks. Visa and Mastercard are embracing stablecoins rather than competing against them, but that strategy could compress their near-term margins. 10 stocks we like better than Visa › Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) , the world's two largest card payment companies, have both delivered multibagger gains since their IPOs. Visa, which went public at a split-adjusted price of $11 in 2008, trades at nearly $370 per share. Mastercard, which went public at a split-adjusted price of $3.90 in 2006, has surged to more than $560 per share. Visa and Mastercard don't issue any cards of their own.
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