Trumps reciprocal tariffs caused a massive blow to equity markets, following a pressured period of escalating trade wars. Retaliatory measures can further heavily damage market confidence, as seen Friday when China announced their 34% tarrif of US goods. International trade policies have never moved this erratic and untransparant, with uncertainty and volatility being the baseline for now. In this report we highlight the key stocks in our coverage relevant to this discussion.
In this April 2025 update of the KBC Securities' Dynamic Top Pick List, we are removing Gimv and adding Adyen. Since adding Gimv to the Dynamic Top Pick List in mid-December 2024, Gimv's performance has remained flat. However, month-to-date, it has increased by nearly 7%, while the indices have all declined. Given the backdrop of a tariff war brewing, we think it's time to remove Gimv from the Dynamic Top Pick List as medium-sized businesses are more likely to feel the pinch of lower demand and...
The 2H24 results provided additional comfort on the North American digital volumes, underlining the total cost of ownership benefit of the Adyen platform and demonstrating the more limited bottom line impact of large volatile merchants like Cash App and eBay. We believe the positive sentiment is warranted, despite being eroded now by the recent Trump Tariffs sell-off. Finetuning our model, including an increase of the financial income on the large cash position, leads to a new TP of €1.750; reit...
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X announced last week it was partnering with Visa to develop a real-time payment system in the US. Through Visa Direct, X Money Account will support an in-platform digital wallet and peer-to-peer payments connected to users’ debit cards, with an option to transfer funds to a bank account.
PayPal reported another solid quarter, coming in ahead of expectations: 4% at transaction margin $ and 6% at non-GAAP EPS. Guidance for FY 25 suggests a small uplift to TM$ and EPS for the street though the bears seem (still) very focused on branded TPV growth.
Starting at the end of last year and continuing into the weeks leading up to the new U.S. presidential administration, there has been what seems like a flurry of settlements and other regulatory actions targeting payments and fintech companies.
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