MasterCard (MA +1.88%) and Visa (V +1.96%) are usually viewed as the crown-jewels when it comes to electronic payments, but does American Express (AXP +0.00%) deserve more credit than its getting?

In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson look at the three companies and give their opinion.