What Happened?
Shares of financial technology provider Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT) jumped 2.6% in the afternoon session after the company made a push into credit card issuing and flexible payment products with its acquisition of CoreCard. The deal combined Euronet's established payments infrastructure with CoreCard's modern, API-driven processing platform. CoreCard served major clients including Goldman Sachs, American Express, and Apple, notably handling billions of transactions for the highly successful Apple Card program. This move positioned Euronet to capitalize on the growing demand for flexible payments, such as the "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) market. The BNPL sector was estimated to reach a value of US$560 billion by the end of 2025, reflecting a significant shift in consumer credit demand.
After the initial pop the shares cooled down to $76.70, up 3.5% from previous close.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
Euronet Worldwide’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 8 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful, although it might not be something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 19 days ago when the stock gained 3.8% on the news that investors grew more optimistic about a potential Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December. The positive sentiment was fueled by comments from New York Fed President John Williams, a voting member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee, who stated the central bank could cut rates "in the near term" without jeopardizing its inflation targets. Following his remarks, market expectations for a rate cut in December shifted significantly. According to the CME FedWatch Tool, the probability of a December rate reduction surged from a 37% chance earlier in the day to 70%. While lower rates can compress bank profit margins, investors often view them as a catalyst for broader economic activity, potentially boosting loan demand and reducing the risk of defaults.
Euronet Worldwide is down 24.1% since the beginning of the year, and at $76.70 per share, it is trading 32% below its 52-week high of $112.74 from June 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Euronet Worldwide’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $573.90.
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