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Visa Falling Behind MasterCard Internationally

When you're overseas, it's MasterCard that's everywhere you want to be.

By Travis Hoium – May 10, 2013 at 1:58PM EST

Visa (V 0.68%) is the big card company in the U.S., but MasterCard (MA 0.46%) is the fastest growing overseas. Erin Miller sat down with Travis Hoium to see why he thinks MasterCard can outperform Visa, and why buying both stocks may be the right strategy for investors.

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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Stocks Mentioned

Mastercard Stock Quote
Mastercard
NYSE: MA
$522.26
(-0.46%)-$2.40
Visa Stock Quote
Visa
NYSE: V
$317.63
(-0.68%)-$2.17

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