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Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Abstract] |
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates | Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates The Company maintains investments in various affiliates that are accounted for as equity method investments, the most significant of which are related to the Company’s merchant alliances. The Company’s share of net income or loss from these investments is reported within income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates and the related tax expense or benefit is reported within the income tax provision in the consolidated statements of income. The Company reviews its equity method investments each reporting period for indications of an other-than-temporary decline in value, including any significant changes in business relationships with merchant alliances. A decline in value of an equity method investment determined to be other-than-temporary is recorded as a current-period impairment charge within income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated statements of income. Merchant Alliances The Company maintains ownership interests in certain merchant alliances, which combine the processing capabilities and management expertise of the Company with the visibility and distribution channel of a financial institution. A merchant alliance acquires credit and debit card transactions from merchants. The formation of these alliances generally involves the Company and the financial institution contributing contracts with merchants to the alliance and a cash payment from one owner of the alliance to the other to achieve the desired ownership percentage for each. The Company and the financial institution enter into a long-term processing service agreement, which governs the Company’s provision of transaction processing services to the alliance. Fees charged to merchant alliances, based on contractual pricing, are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income primarily as processing and services revenue, and totaled $20 million and $19 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $38 million and $51 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The Company’s investment in its merchant alliances was $720 million and $736 million at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and is reported within investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company maintained a 40% ownership interest in the Wells Fargo Merchant Services merchant alliance (“WFMS”), which was accounted for as an equity method investment. The Company acquired its ownership, at fair value, in WFMS through its 2019 acquisition of First Data Corporation. In 2024, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association provided the Company with a notice of non-renewal for WFMS and upon the expiration of the joint venture in April 2025, the Company received a cash payment of $453 million. Other Equity Method Investments The Company maintains noncontrolling ownership interests in Sagent M&C, LLC and defi SOLUTIONS Group, LLC (collectively the “Lending Joint Ventures”), which are accounted for under the equity method. The Company’s net investment in the Lending Joint Ventures was $90 million and $88 million at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and is reported within investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has guaranteed the debt of the Lending Joint Ventures and does not anticipate that the Lending Joint Ventures will fail to fulfill their debt obligations (see Note 8). In addition, the Company maintains other strategic investments accounted for under the equity method. The Company’s aggregate investments in such entities was $215 million and $208 million at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and is reported within investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the consolidated balance sheets. Other Equity Investments The Company also maintains investments, over which it does not have significant influence, in various equity securities without a readily determinable fair value. Such investments totaled $108 million and $126 million at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and are primarily included within other long-term assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company reviews these investments each reporting period to determine whether an impairment or observable price change for the investment has occurred. To the extent such events or changes occur, the Company evaluates the fair value compared to its cost basis in the investment. Gains or losses from a sale of these investments or a change in fair value are included within other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of income for the period. Adjustments made for observable price changes to the values recorded for certain equity securities and net gains or losses from sales of equity securities were not significant during each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

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