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Wall Street is disappointed that Visa won’t be merging with fintech upstart Plaid, after both companies canceled the deal due to antitrust opposition. But analysts still see plenty of reasons to own Visa (ticker: V) and its chief rival Mastercard (MA), maintaining that the underlying dynamics for the stocks—a global economic recovery, rebound in cross-border travel, and adoption of digital payments—may only be accelerating. Visa’s acquisition of Plaid would have helped the card network maintain its dominance in online debit transactions, adding about a percentage poin...

However, I believe Square and PayPal probably won't lose much sleep over Google's latest efforts. Let's take a look back at Google Pay's evolution, why it's attracting more attention now, and why it probably still can't hurt Square or PayPal. Image source: Getty Images. Tracking Google Pay's growth Google Pay started out as Android Pay, a basic replacement for credit cards, in 2015. But in 2018, Google merged Android Pay with its mobile wallet, Google Wallet, to create Google Pay -- which also offered deeper integration with third-party apps and websites. The latest redesign adds new personal...