S&P Affirms Ratings on Visa (V) Amid Move to Acquire Visa Europe; Outlook Remains Stable

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Visa to buy Visa Europe in deal worth as much as $23 billion

November 2, 2015 6:12 AM EST

By Richa Naidu and Sudarshan Varadhan

(Reuters) - Visa Inc (NYSE: V) said on Monday it would buy former subsidiary Visa Europe Ltd for up to $23.3 billion in a deal that will give the world's largest payments network a chance to cut costs over the long term and raise fees in the second-biggest card market.

The price for the long-anticipated deal was higher than many had expected, but ended a period of strategic uncertainty that had dogged Visa in recent months.

Visa Inc and Visa Europe, a cooperative of... More

Visa (V) Misses Q4 EPS by 1c

November 2, 2015 6:07 AM EST

Visa (NYSE: V) reported Q4 EPS of $0.62, $0.01 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.63. Revenue for the quarter came in at $3.6 billion versus the consensus estimate of $3.57 billion.

Visas fiscal fourth quarter was a strong finish to an equally strong fiscal full-year 2015 in terms of revenue and earnings per share growth in the face of a continued challenging global... More