03 Mar 25 @ 16:11
Visa says that Tap to Phone – a technology that turns a smartphone into a point-of-sale (POS) device – has experienced a 200% increase globally over the past year, supporting... read more
24 Feb 25 @ 09:31
Visa has long been a trusted name in payments, known for its security, ease of use and global reach. For millions of players worldwide, it is the go-to payment method... read more
18 Feb 25 @ 16:38
Visa has expanded its ‘Tap to Add Card’ feature in Ukraine, Georgia and South Africa, enabling cardholders to add their contactless Visa cards to digital wallets by simply tapping their... read more
04 Feb 25 @ 17:58
As has been noted in recent articles, the cross-border payments landscape is evolving rapidly, with digital transactions driving unprecedented growth in international commerce, travel and remittances. Now Visa is getting... read more
31 Jan 25 @ 14:47
Visa and Mastercard have kicked off 2024 with better-than-expected earnings, underscoring the resilience of global consumer spending – despite what the current sentiment feels like. Despite concerns over higher interest... read more
28 Jan 25 @ 18:16
Elon Musk’s ambitious vision for X as a Super App is taking another significant step towards X Money. The social network has announced a strategic partnership with Visa to introduce... read more
13 Dec 24 @ 10:48
Visa has announced that with Visa Direct, funds transferred to US bank accounts will be available within 1 minute or less starting in April 2025. Consumers, businesses and governments can... read more
12 Nov 24 @ 08:21
SentBe, a global FX total solutions provider in Korea, has partnered with Visa and implemented Visa Direct card transfer services, which allows real-time overseas payment through Visa’s global payment network.... read more
08 Nov 24 @ 13:43
EU antitrust regulators are scrutinising Visa and Mastercard’s Scheme Fee structures as they investigate whether these charges pose an undue burden on European retailers. With a detailed set of questionnaires... read more
07 Nov 24 @ 17:33
Visa has announced new collaborations with QR payment providers across the Asia Pacific region, marking a significant move toward enhancing integrated, cross-border digital payments. Through these partnerships, Visa will enable... read more
01 Nov 24 @ 13:51
Visa and Mastercard have both reported strong earnings for their recent quarters, showcasing the resilience of digital payment platforms amid a rising demand for cashless transactions. Visa’s fiscal Q4 earnings... read more
01 Nov 24 @ 13:21
Visa has announced new capabilities that enable provisioned virtual card push-to-wallet experiences. Users can now push virtual cards to mobile wallet ecosystems including Apple Pay and Google Pay, with control... read more
10 Oct 24 @ 10:05
Visa is gearing up for the 2025 launch of its A2A payments (Account-to-Account) in the UK, marking a significant advancement in its involvement in the country’s payments landscape. With the predicted... read more
07 Oct 24 @ 16:32
Visa is under increasing legal scrutiny as a new antitrust lawsuit filed by US merchants joins a wave of legal challenges facing the payment card giant. The latest lawsuit, filed... read more
27 Sep 24 @ 09:10
Visa has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Featurespace, a developer of real-time artificial intelligence (AI) payments protection technology that prevents and mitigates payments fraud and financial... read more
25 Sep 24 @ 09:15
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a significant antitrust lawsuit against Visa, accusing the payments giant of leveraging its dominance in the debit payments market to stifle competition... read more
20 Sep 24 @ 12:32
dtcpay, a digital payments solutions provider, and Visa have announced a partnership agreement to drive digital payments in Singapore. The partnership aims to integrate dtcpay’s digital payments capabilities with Visa’s... read more
04 Sep 24 @ 09:56
Mastercard and Visa are facing collective lawsuits in the UK, over historical overcharging claims on multilateral interchange fees, with claims surpassing £4 billion. The Competition Appeal Tribunal has approved the... read more
30 Jul 24 @ 12:42
In June 2024, Visa Consulting & Analytics partnered with Tink to launch a new report: Commercialising Open Finance: The state of play, the direction of travel, and best practices from... read more
31 May 24 @ 14:53
At the recent annual Visa Payments Forum in San Francisco, Visa unveiled a suite of new products and services that will revolutionise the card and address the future needs of... read more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:53
Six major banks have joined forces to establish principles for trusted agentic commerce, warning that the rapid adoption of AI shopping agents could outpace exi... more
27 Sep 26 @ 18:52
Seven major UK financial institutions have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenised sterling deposits, marking an important step in Britai... more
20 Oct 26 @ 09:06
Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more