04:39 AM EDT, 03/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Mastercard ( MA ) is trying to sell the real-time payments company it acquired from Denmark's Nets Group in 2019 for $3.2 billion likely at a lower price than what it paid, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The credit card company has approached investment bankers to arrange a sale of the business to private equity firms, the report said.

Mastercard ( MA ) may receive a "far lower" amount than the original acquisition price, the report said.

Mastercard ( MA ) did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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