Mastercard CEO: The $15.6 Trillion Threat Most Investors Are Ignoring

By 2030, cyber fraud is projected to cause $15.6 trillion in damage — enough to make it the third largest economy in the world. So how does the company processing 180 billion transactions a year stay ahead of it? Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner sits down with Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach on the day of Mastercard's second quarter earnings to break down how the world's most powerful payment network actually works, why cybersecurity has become Mastercard's fastest growing business, and what the rise of stablecoins really means for everyday investors — threat or opportunity.

Host: Tom Gardner

Guest: Michael Miebach

Producers: Bart Shannon, Lauren Budabin

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