Digital payments is a hot industry. Even as e-commerce, which requires digital payments, is decelerating as a portion of total retail sales, consumers continue to use digital means at physical stores through tools like mobile payments. 

There are many small fintech companies cropping up to improve digital payments technology and grab a piece of this growing pie. Some of them get acquired by the large companies, like PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and (NYSE: V). Both of these companies provide various digital payments tools for merchants and shoppers, and they've both beefed up over the past few years to remain top contenders in the industry. Which is the better buy right now?

PayPal and Visa have different core businesses and work together. But their total businesses seem more alike today than ever before.

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