Visa stock dips after UK fee-cap ruling as stablecoin push builds into earnings
New York, Jan 15, 2026, 17:59 EST — After-hours Visa Inc shares dipped 0.4% in after-hours trading Thursday, following a UK court ruling against Visa, Mastercard, and British fintech Revolut. Judge John Cavanagh upheld the Payments Systems Regulator’s authority to cap cross-border card fees, citing concerns that interchange fees were “unduly high.” David Geale, PSR managing director, said the judgment “confirms our powers to ensure card payment costs are fair for UK businesses and consumers.” Visa, meanwhile, cautioned that such caps could “negatively impact the value people and businesses receive” from card payments.