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September 23, 2025 @ 10:25 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As socially focused apps and services race to adapt to lower thresholds under Visa’s VAMP, BrightCheck is helping them reduce chargebacks through a combination of social verification and payment security. Founder and CEO Scott Bright said it’s a combination that can help companies in many… Read More

September 22, 2025 @ 6:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fraud prevention platform Ravelin urges merchants to take immediate action on Visa’s updated VAMP (Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program). It warns that failure to minimize fraud will mean incurring significant, recurring fees, and even losing the ability to accept Visa payments. VAMP enforcement begins on Oct. 1…. Read More

September 18, 2025 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, a key player enabling fiat-crypto payment solutions, has unveiled its innovative fiat-to-Real World Assets (RWA) platform. Launched this month, this platform integrates seamlessly with Visa, Mastercard, and Backed’s xStocks, enabling users worldwide to invest in tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs using everyday fiat… Read More

August 28, 2025 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) has made the significant decision to shutter its U.S. open banking unit, as reported by Bloomberg. The move comes as the open banking ecosystem in the United States faces mounting challenges, including regulatory ambiguity and evolving strategies by banks to monetize customer… Read More

August 25, 2025 @ 6:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Zum Rails – an instant payments ecosystem and embedded finance provider, has launched its new suite of Mastercard–powered prepaid card programs across most of Canada, save for British Columbia.   These reloadable cards will enable businesses to offer expense management, wage access, consumer rewards, and… Read More

August 20, 2025 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

This week, Wyoming announced that it would issue a dollar-based stablecoin (FRNT), benefiting from the recent passage of federal stablecoin legislation (the GENIUS Act) and existing rules in the state, the Wyoming Stable Token Act. The announcement was made at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium. As… Read More

August 16, 2025 @ 5:50 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Wirex, a Web3 money app, announced that it is supporting EURC settlements through Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of blockchain-based payments in Europe. Following the successful completion of a testing phase, Wirex is now live with EURC… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a global enabler of digital payments, announced an advancement for Fleet Operators. With the addition of Google Pay tokenization and push-to-wallet, Visa addresses the “challenge of fleet data tags being tied solely to the plastic card chip.” Now, fleet data tags can… Read More

August 1, 2025 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The stablecoin ecosystem is expanding, and Visa (NYSE:V) wants to be at the forefront of its development. As global interest in stablecoins takes center stage, Visa is building on its role in the space and enabling support for more stablecoins and more blockchains to “facilitate… Read More

July 20, 2025 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are once again under legal scrutiny, facing a fresh multi-billion-pound class action lawsuit. The case, lodged in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal, accuses the two companies of imposing excessive interchange fees, which are alleged to violate competition laws. This… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ICBA Payments, a subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), announced the renewal of its four-decade relationship with Visa. Together, the organizations are deepening their efforts “to equip local financial institutions with the modern payment tools and support they need to grow and… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 1:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE:V), the enabler of digital payments, is fighting back as scammers harness the power of artificial intelligence to target New Zealanders by using AI to combat AI. Launching its latest Security Roadmap for New Zealand, the bold three-year strategy aims to “protect consumers and businesses… Read More

June 29, 2025 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key decision, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that the multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) charged by Visa and Mastercard to retailers violate European competition law. This ruling, delivered in June 2025, marks a significant moment in the ongoing scrutiny of payment… Read More

June 29, 2025 @ 12:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS) is expanding its partnership with Visa to arm financial institutions with turnkey access to new payments capabilities. Regional and community banks that join FIS’ technology ecosystem will gain access to new payments products and services that can help grow revenues, retain customers, and… Read More

June 24, 2025 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments software firm RS2 says it will collaborate with Visa to offer an end-to-end acceptance infrastructure. According to a statement distributed by RS2, the partnership will combine Visa’s front service with RS2’s back-end platform. The goal is to enable merchants, banks, Fintechs, etc., to tap… Read More

June 9, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, a London-based ad-enabled Fintech, has announced a multi-year partnership with Visa. The new card will be available as of September. This deal aims to drive growth by paving the way “for innovative new products and enabling the launch of the company’s first-ever physical payments card,… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments and commerce network, unveiled the pilot launch of Klarna Card: a debit product combined with access to built-in flexible payment options, powered by Visa Flexible Credential and issued by WebBank. Unlike traditional credit cards that can see consumers incur additional debt… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE:V), a global enabler of digital payments, announced Visa Commercial Integrated Partners, a new program designed to improve connectivity “between fintechs and Visa Commercial products through its commercial platform.” Visa will make available advanced APIs to “embed Visa products in a business partners’ applications… Read More

May 27, 2025 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Fintech Altery Ltd has announced its new status as a principal member of Visa (NYSE: V). This achievement marks a pivotal moment for the company, reinforcing its position as a key player in the ecosystem of digital payments and financial services. The announcement highlights… Read More

May 26, 2025 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle S.A., the technology-led payments bank, announced a strategic partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments. The partnership provides Visa Direct with access “to Banking Circle’s extensive local clearing rails across the world, further strengthening the business’s global payment reach for its… Read More