Both transaction numbers and gross dollar volume were up for Mastercard (MA, Financial), with net revenue rising 27% this past quarter to $3.6 billion. They have exemplified a strong push for growth in emerging markets with the recent acquisition of Oltio, which resides in South Africa. Acquiring Oltio enables Mastercard to introduce digital payments to even the smallest of local businesses to accelerate growth. In addition, their VocaLink subsidiary continues to drive their “Other Revenues” category, which was up 33% via its real time payments. As cash still makes up 80% of world’s total transactions, many believe Mastercard has plenty of room to grow even as an established company.
From Jeff Auxier (Trades, Portfolio)'s second quarter 2018 shareholder letter.
