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Competition and Market Share

VISA INC. · 2026-08-28 · Importance 37 · Surprise 42 · In source text

Eighteen NFL teams are switching their fan credit-card partnerships from Visa to American Express. American Express replaced Visa as the NFL’s official payments partner, ending Visa’s three-decade association with the league. The change represents a loss of 18 team-affiliated card partnerships for Visa, although the reports do not quantify revenue or earnings impact.

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revenuenegativecommitted—American Express replaced Visa as the NFL's official payments partner, ending Visa's three-decade-long association with the league.