That’s better than Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., the world’s biggest payment networks, which came under pressure this year as Congress put caps on debit-card “swipe” fees charged to merchants.

美国运通的业绩好于Visa和MasterCard，作为全球最大的支付系统，因美国国会针对向商家收取的借记卡刷卡手续费的封顶政策，Visa和MasterCard面临压力。

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In the Global Payments situation, the real loss could be for Visa Inc.

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However, PayPal, will face tough competition from other card companies such as Visa Inc.

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That could make it an alternative to programs offered by such companies as Visa Inc.

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