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January 30, 2025 @ 5:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vietnamese Visa credit cardholders will soon be able to enjoy real-time installment offers at popular merchants in South Korea, thanks to a new partnership between Visa (NYSE: V) and DealMe. This innovative payment solution is expected to enhance the overall shopping experience for Vietnamese travelers… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

X (formerly Twitter) has long been expected to move into the Fintech sector. Today, we have an announcement from X CEO Linda Yaccarino on a partnership with Visa (NYSE:V) to enable peer-to-peer payments. Via X, Yaccarino shared that the “Everything  App” (IE X) will work… Read More

January 25, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Moniepoint, a Nigerian business payments and banking services platform, has secured an investment from Visa. Founded in 2015 by Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike, Moniepoint (formerly known as TeamApt) has targeted Nigeria’s network of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), offering a suite of services including… Read More

January 7, 2025 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Doha Bank in Qatar has officially introduced Visa Commercial Pay. Doha Bank, which claims to be one of the largest private commercial banks in Qatar is reportedly set to become the first banking platform in the market to  launch Visa Commercial Pay (VCP) and the… Read More

December 30, 2024 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a global enabler of digital payments, announced its first Retail Spend Monitor from Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA). This year, Visa’s preliminary insights indicate that the “overall holiday retail spend in the U.S. increased 4.8% year over year.” This is across all forms… Read More

December 23, 2024 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced it has completed its acquisition of Featurespace, a developer of real-time artificial intelligence (AI) payments protection tech that prevents and mitigates payments fraud and financial crime risks. This will bolster Visa’s fraud protection capabilities and enhance security. Visa will now reportedly… Read More

December 20, 2024 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, the fiat-payment gateway, achieved a key milestone by having  successfully registered under Visa’s Ramp Provider Program. This registration, made possible via its partnership with Worldpay, marks a new development in Alchemy Pay’s mission to bridge the gap “between traditional finance and the crypto… Read More

December 17, 2024 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) says that with Visa Direct, funds transferred to U.S. bank accounts will be available within 1 minute or less starting in April 2025. Consumers, businesses, and governments can use Visa Direct to deposit funds to bank accounts linked to eligible debit cards in… Read More

November 16, 2024 @ 4:13 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Global card payment processor Visa (NYSE:V)has made strategic investments in four African startups—Ghana’s Oze, Nigeria’s Orda, and Kenya’s WorkPay and OkHi—following their participation in the company’s Africa Fintech Accelerator program. The initiative, launched in 2023, is part of Visa’s broader commitment to invest $1 billion… Read More

November 13, 2024 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (V: NYSE) flexible credential is going global by transforming the traditional payment card for a digital future. First in the United States, Visa Flexible Credential will reportedly roll out with the Affirm Card, a debit card that allows eligible consumers to buy now and… Read More

November 11, 2024 @ 1:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tencent announced a partnership with Visa (NYSE: V) to introduce its palm recognition technology for digital payments in international markets. The service will first be rolled out in Singapore, where Visa cardholders from participating banks, including DBS, OCBC, and UOB, will be “part of the… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 10:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SentBe, a Korean global FX total solutions provider, partnered with Visa to implement Visa Direct’s card transfer service, which allows for real-time overseas payment through Visa’s global payment network. SentBe is the first in the Korean fintech industry to implement a Visa Direct card transfer… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), an enabler of digital payments, announced a partnership with digital assets firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). This partnership adds convenience and new services for Coinbase customers across the US and EU, including “real-time,” reliable, and “secure” money movement. By integrating with the Visa Direct… Read More

October 28, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

FV Bank, in partnership with Visa, has announced at Money 20/20 the launch of its new debit cards and corporate expense cards. Available to both U.S. and international customers and businesses, the debit and corporate expense cards can be used worldwide, providing individuals and companies… Read More

October 27, 2024 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a firm focused on digital payments, announced it is working jointly with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve access to digital government systems. Following the launch of USAID’s Digital Policy, Visa and USAID will work together to develop… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Criminals appear to be reverting to old-school tactics but with certain new twists, according to payments company Visa’s (NYSE: V) State of Scams Report. The latest Visa Threats Report highlights “emerging” scams targeting consumers, merchants and financial institutions. Ahead of Money20/20 US, Visa, a global… Read More

October 21, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Unity Wallet (formerly Savl) COO James Toledano believes DeFi has the potential to break Visa’s and Mastercard’s dominance of European payment rails, while also allowing Europe to at least partially free itself from depending on American payment rails. Savi is a self-custodial crypto and Web3 wallet… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 8:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, OwlTing Group, a global blockchain Fintech company, announced plans to implement Visa Direct solutions under a global agreement with Visa to provide real-time cross-border payments for individual and business customers. This agreement allows OwlTing to potentially reach more than 8.5 billion endpoints in… Read More

October 4, 2024 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) is a product that is designed to help banking service providers issue fiat-backed tokens. BBVA will reportedly be using VTAP in order to create digital tokens on the public Ethereum (ETH) blockchain with expected live pilots in 2025. Visa (NYSE:… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 1:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week Visa (NYSE: V) 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 payment fraud and financial crime risks. Visa said the acquisition of Featurespace will complement and… Read More