NEW YORK, Feb 20, 2026, 15:44 (EST) — Regular session on tap.

• Visa shares picked up roughly 0.8% during afternoon hours.
• Visa reached an agreement to acquire Argentina-based payments firms Prisma and Newpay from Advent.
• Visa’s proposed acquisition of Prosa hit a wall after Mexico’s antitrust regulator shot it down, according to Bloomberg News.

Visa Inc climbed $2.49 to $321.42, up 0.8%, late Friday afternoon.

Visa is set to acquire Argentina’s Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay from Advent International, locking in issuer processing, real-time payments, and ATM capabilities in the region. CEO Ryan McInerney described the deal as “an important step” for Visa’s operations in Argentina. Gabriela…