27 Jun 17 @ 09:54

Visa and Klarna announced they have reached an agreement for Visa to invest in Klarna, and intend to develop a future strategic partnership. Klarna is one of Europe’s fastest growing... read more

13 Jun 17 @ 14:00

In recent Sanford Bernstein interview, Visa CEO Al Kelly, explained a number of opportunities and challenges facing the company, from Visa Europe to China and increasing digital payments. Kelly says in... read more

31 May 17 @ 10:53

Apple and Visa have been hit with an Apple Pay patent infringement lawsuit by Universal Secure Registry (USR), a small US company, that alleges their mobile-payment partnership infringes four of its patents. In a... read more

30 May 17 @ 11:21

Visa announced enhancements to its Verified by Visa service, designed to make online purchases more secure by helping ensure payments are made by the rightful owner of the Visa account.... read more

16 May 17 @ 13:29

Samsung Pay has launched in the UK. Visa account holders can now use their compatible Samsung smartphones for purchases worldwide. Visa’s tokenisation service enables cardholders to add their Visa credit and... read more

16 May 17 @ 10:17

Visa has launched its online payment method, Visa Checkout in the UK, with travel company lastminute.com, the first domestic merchant to offer the payments platform. According to Visa, Visa Checkout allows... read more

15 May 17 @ 11:41

According to new research the number of payment cards in issue in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) increased by 13% to 611 million in 2015, making it the world’s fastest... read more

21 Feb 17 @ 10:46

Visa says that, by the end of this year, more than 12 European countries are adopting the Visa Token Service, a new technology that makes mobile and online payments more... read more

20 Feb 17 @ 16:45

National Payments Corporation of India which owns Rupay and Visa and Mastercard have launched the BharatQR – an app-based ‘scan and pay’ solution for small shops. This is the first time in the... read more

08 Jan 17 @ 15:39

Walmart and Visa have ended an acrimonious and public battle over interchange fees that saw the Walmart refuse to accept Visa credit cards in its northern Ontario and Manitoba stores.... read more

15 Dec 16 @ 16:08

Mastercard and Visa have committed to accelerating the adoption of an open digital wallet, the card networks announced their agreement to allow each network to request tokenized credentials from the... read more

02 Dec 16 @ 09:05

Visa announced an agreement to acquire CardinalCommerce, a leader in e-commerce payment authentication. The acquisition will enable more secure, seamless payments, whether made through a browser, mobile app, or connected... read more

24 Nov 16 @ 15:23

Visa and Mastercard, are are sensing an opportunity and hoping to see a seismic switch to digital transactions after years of waiting post India’s sudden withdrawal of its most widely... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 09:23

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has brought forward proposals for how it will implement what is called strong customer authentication (SCA). Visa has warned that new European rules on e-commerce... read more

14 Sep 16 @ 13:49

Visa will introduced a mobile money service to enable cashless transactions in Kenya, where the majority of wireless payments are transacted through Safaricoms M-Pesa. The mVisa app will initially facilitate... read more

02 Aug 16 @ 16:25

Early Warning, a real-time payments provider, has signed an agreement with Visa to enable person-to-person (P2P) payments on its clearXchange network using US-issued debit cards through the Visa Direct platform, it will... read more

22 Jul 16 @ 11:40

Unlikely partners, PayPal  and Visa, announced a US strategic partnership that will result in an improved and more seamless payment experience for Visa cardholders and will offer greater choice in... read more

19 Jul 16 @ 11:52

Visa says that Visa debit and credit cardholders from French banks Banque Populaire et Caisse d’Epargne (BPCE group) now have access to Apple Pay which launches today. Apple Pay can be used at any... read more

01 Jul 16 @ 16:37

A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement among Visa,MasterCard  and millions of retailers over credit card fees. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals... read more

28 Jun 16 @ 16:48

Kroger is to join Wal-Mart and sue Visa over debit-card PIN transactions, saying the payment network has levied fines against it and threatened to raise fees and cut off its acceptance of... read more