Tagged: visa

June 8, 2020 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-headquartered Vivid Money, a digital banking service provider that’s supported by Russia’s Tinkoff Bank, launched on June 8, 2020 through a partnership with solarisBank and payments giant Visa. Vivid Money says it’s the first mobile-based, full-service banking solution, providing cashback incentives, sub-accounts in major foreign… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies can be difficult to spend because most merchants still do not accept them. The Switzerland-based firm, Eidoo, is planning to help consumers easily spend virtual currencies by launching a Visa crypto debit card that will use regulated or compliant… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 1:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian Fintech firm Zaggle has teamed up with Visa in order to support various payments solutions for SMEs. Both companies will work cooperatively to develop solutions for startups and SMEs that will help them improve their overall productivity and efficiency. Businesses will be able to… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoodData, an established global analytics firm, confirmed on May 20, 2020 that it had formed a partnership with digital payments giant Visa (NYSE:V). As noted in a press release, Visa Ventures has made a strategic investment into GoodData’s operations. Visa plans to continue supporting access… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Plaid has announced the launch of “Plaid Exchange,” an open banking platform for financial institutions. The company states that the API solution for all financial institutions will help propel the industry closer to a fully digital future. Plaid says the launch comes at a… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 1:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Visa (NYSE:V) is going deeper into crypto it seems. Yesterday, a patent application by Visa was published on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) website for a “digital fiat currency.” Initially filed in November 2019, the document outlines the process Visa envisions to… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Oxygen, a digital banking platform focused on serving freelancers, gig economy workers, and SMEs, has introduced a virtual banking solution that has been built to offer flexible financial services to millions of US professionals who have multiple income streams, contract work, or freelance working arrangements…. Read More

May 7, 2020 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announce on Thursday its continued support of the global Fintech community, having grown the Fast Track program to over 140 Fintechs. Visa reported that Since expanding globally in mid-2019, the Fast Track program has grown 280%. The program allows both new and… Read More

May 6, 2020 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Nium revealed on May 5, 2020 that it had managed to secure a new round of equity funding. The company’s round received contributions from new investors BRI Inventures, the corporate venture division of Bank BRI of Indonesia, and payments giant Visa. Nium’s latest… Read More

May 4, 2020 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Safaricom, a Kenya-based telecom company and operator of M-Pesa, announced last week it has formed a new partnership with Visa (NYSE: V) to enable the development of products that will support digital payments for M-PESA customers. M-Pesa is a mobile banking service that allows users… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin Association, which is focused on the development and promotion of Bitcoin “Satoshi Vision” (SV) (a controversial Bitcoin Cash (BCH) fork whose developers and community claim that their project is the “real” Bitcoin or how its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, intended it to be), claims… Read More

April 27, 2020 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockCard by Ternio allows people to buy anything they want with cryptocurrency thus making crypto more bankable, usable and, well, practical. Ternio is in the midst of a crowdfunding round on Republic as it seeks to raise additional growth capital and expand its business. Blockcard… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it has joined forces with Visa to be the preferred payment processor for Visa as a way to boost the Visa Fintech Fast Track Program in the Middle East region. According to… Read More

April 13, 2020 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Ontology (ONT), a “high-performance” public blockchain network that aims to provide a “distributed trust” platform, confirmed that the project’s team members recently attended the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) Virtual Roundtable, which was held on April 6, 2020. The event… Read More

April 9, 2020 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fold, a U.S.-based mobile app that allows consumers to earn bitcoin while shopping, announced it has joined Visa’s Fast Track program in order to speed up the process of integrating with the credit card giant. Fold revealed that by joining the program it is now… Read More

April 9, 2020 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Railsbank, an open banking and Regtech solution provider, has secured additional funding with contributions from Visa and Global Brain, a Japanese venture capital firm. In September 2019, Railsbank had acquired $10 million in capital as part of its Series A round. The amount of… Read More

April 1, 2020 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Currencycloud, which facilitates international transactions for several large finance apps, has secured $80 million via an investment round backed by payments giant Visa. Headquartered in the UK, Currencycloud’s main business involves selling payment software to banks and Fintech companies, which they use to… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly 65% of Singapore residents say they would consider working with an all-digital bank, according to the recently published Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Study. The study reveals that 84% of Singapore-based respondents said that they’d be willing to use virtual banking services offered by an… Read More

March 19, 2020 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based CoinZoom, a regulated digital asset exchange, has announced the official launch of its crypto trading platform and its company Visa card. Users will now be able to purchase, sell, and spend a wide range of cryptocurrencies via CoinZoom’s exchange platform. According to a press… Read More

March 16, 2020 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Monday it is officially shipping MCO Visa debit cards to the UK. The platform reported that the MCO Visa Card range features metal cards with no annual or monthly fees, up to 5 percent cryptocurrency cashback on everyday… Read More