One of the best growth stories of all time is a credit card stock on Josh Brown's list

Cnbc · Aug 06, 2026 · 1555 words · By Josh Brown; Sean Russo; Joshua Brown

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(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — I bought some Bitcoin back in 2017.

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(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — I bought some Bitcoin back in 2017.

Why it matters

To my knowledge, I was the first CNBC regular to be talking about Coinbase and crypto and all of the new instruments that were being created.

Common ground

If you Google, you can find these clips, I'm too busy right now.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this Visa Stock Analysis story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Visa Direct crossed 4 billion transactions, up 21%?
How does this story connect Visa Stock Analysis with Consumer Spending Trends over the next few days?

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence

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Oversimplification 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Visa Direct crossed 4 billion transactions, up 21%.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “With the stock at $368 today, that's a gain of roughly 3,250% (33x!) since the offering.”

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The evidence provides links to stock charts (TradingView, Yahoo Finance) but does not state the current price is $368 or calculate the specific gain percentage.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visa most commonly refers to: Travel visa, a document allowing entry to a foreign country Work visa (work permit), a document granting permission to work in a foreign country Visa Inc., a US multinat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visa Inc. () is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. It facilitates electronic funds transfers worldwide, most commonly through Visa-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A working holiday visa is a residence permit that allows travelers to undertake employment (and sometimes study) in a country that issues the visa to supplement their travel funds. A working holiday v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_holiday_visa

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Claim 3: “Today it trades at a forward 25x earnings, sitting 1% below all time highs.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “Non-GAAP diluted EPS grew 11% to $3.32.”

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While the TradingView source mentions 'EPS up 11%', it does not explicitly state the non-GAAP diluted EPS figure of $3.32. However, the claim is closely aligned with the revenue data in that source. Since the specific number $3.32 isn't in the provided text, it's barely supported, but TradingView is the only source mentioning the 11% growth.

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Claim 5: “The company operates the largest payments network in the world, connecting billions of cards to over 150 million merchant locations”

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Multiple independent sources (Q2 Earnings Outperformers, 3 Reasons Investors Love Visa, and 'I Can’t Stop Buying These 2 Elite Stocks') all confirm Visa connects billions of cards to 150 million merchant locations.

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web search NEUTRAL — Processing over 829 million transactions daily and connecting billions of cards to 150 million merchant locations worldwide, Visa (NYSE:V) operates one of the world's largest electronic payments netwo…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/q2-earning…

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web search NEUTRAL — Why Is Visa a Good Business? Processing over 829 million transactions daily and connecting billions of cards to 150 million merchant locations worldwide, Visa (NYSE:V) operates one of the world's larg…
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/3-reasons-investors-love-v…

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web search NEUTRAL — Visa has access to roughly 150 million merchant locations. That kind of acceptance network is extremely difficult to replicate.And Visa now has around 5.1 billion cards, up approximately 6% year over …
https://www.dividendtalks.com/p/i-cant-stop-buying-these-2-e…

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Claim 6: “Global payments volume crossed $4 trillion in a single quarter for the first time in the company's history, up 10%, with cross-border volume up 12%.”

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One source (24/7 Wall St.) mentions quarterly payments volume pushed past $4 trillion for the first time. Another source mentions cross-border volume was up 13% (slightly different from the claim's 12%).

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Claim 7: “commercial and money movement revenue grew 17%”

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Claim 8: “value-added services revenue grew 34% in constant dollars to $3.8 billion”

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Claim 9: “there was a 4-for-1 split in March 2015”

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One web search result from a social media post (BinarySignalsHQ) mentions a 4-for-1 stock split announcement in February 2015. Other results discuss different companies or general visa policies.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The visa policy of the Schengen Area is a component within the wider area of freedom, security and justice policy of the European Union. It applies to the Schengen Area and Cyprus, but not to EU membe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Schengen_Ar…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visa requirements for Indian Citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other countries placed on citizens of India. As of 2026, Indian citizens has access to 27 visa-free, 4…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Indian_c…

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Claim 10: “It was the largest U.S. IPO ever at the time, raising $17.9 billion.”

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The provided evidence contains general information about Visa and IPOs, but does not mention the amount raised ($17.9 billion) or its status as the largest U.S. IPO at the time.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail investors. An IPO is typically underwr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of unicorn startup companies: In finance, a unicorn is a privately held startup company with a current valuation of US$1 billion or more. Notable lists of unicorn companies are maintain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unicorn_startup_compan…

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Claim 11: “Visa was 21% off its highs as recently as March”

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Claim 12: “CEO Ryan McInerney opened with 72 billion processed transactions in the quarter, up 10% year over year”

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A single source (24/7 Wall St.) mentions Visa processed 72 billion transactions and pushed volume past $4 trillion, but it does not explicitly mention CEO Ryan McInerney or the 10% year-over-year growth in that specific sentence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A travel visa (from Latin charta visa 'paper that has been seen'; also known as visa stamp) is a conditional authorization granted by a polity to a foreigner that allows them to enter, remain within,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_visa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visitors to Japan must obtain a visa from one of the Japanese diplomatic missions unless they are citizens from one of the visa-exempt countries or transit within 72 hours.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Japan

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Claim 13: “Net revenue came in at $11.6 billion, up 14% year-over-year”

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Two independent sources confirm net revenue of $11.6 billion and a 14% year-over-year increase.

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web search NEUTRAL — Net revenue grew 14% year-over-year to $11.6B, with EPS up 11% and strong gains in payments volume, cross-border activity, and value-added services.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NYSE-V/

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web search NEUTRAL — Concrete Segment Revenue -- 11.2% decrease year over year, reflecting an 18.6% decline in volumes following the completion of large-scale infrastructure projects. Aggregates Segment Revenue -- 10.3% d…
https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/14/lo…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to Fortune, the six billionaires who left would have accounted for roughly twenty-seven billion dollars of the measure's projected hundred-billion-dollar haul, with Page and Brin alone repre…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cL2_LjI-w8

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Claim 14: “U.S. payments volume grew 10%”

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One source (Visa and Mastercard Have Both Reported) mentions a 10% jump in total payments volume (TPV), though it doesn't specify if this was exclusively U.S. volume or global.

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web search NEUTRAL — Visa reported net revenue of $11.6 billion during its third quarter of fiscal 2026, which was 14% higher year over year. This was driven by a 10% jump in total payments volume (TPV). Cross-border volu…
https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/08/12/visa-mastercard-pa…

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web search NEUTRAL — View live Visa Inc. chart to track its stock's price action. Find market predictions, V financials and market news.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NYSE-V/

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web search NEUTRAL — Apply For a Nonimmigrant Visa. Drop down arrow for ToolTip Language panel.The first step in applying for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa is to complete your application. It takes approximately 90 minutes to …
https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/

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Claim 15: “If you bought Visa on the IPO — March 19, 2008 — you paid $44 per share.”

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The provided evidence includes general Wikipedia entries for Visa and IPOs, but none of the sources specify the IPO date of March 19, 2008, or the price of $44 per share.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The technology company Facebook, Inc., now known as Meta Platforms, held its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, May 18, 2012, with shares trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FB. The IPO wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering_of_Fac…

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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.