Tagged: visa

April 20, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced on Thursday it has joined forces with financial platform Wave to create a new, limited release payments solution that aims to transform the way small businesses manage their cash flow and provide merchants quicker access to funds. According to the duo, Wave’s… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on Wednesday the launch of its Visa debit card in the UK. According to Coinbase, the debit card allows customers to spend crypto as effortlessly as the money in their bank. The card’s description reads: “Coinbase Card is powered by customers’… Read More

April 10, 2019 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital banking platform 2gether announced on Wednesday users will be able to use 2gether’s prepaid Visa card in any of the 19 eurozone countries. The company revealed: “2gether’s prepaid Visa card allows users to convert cryptocurrency to euros, and to spend those euros anywhere Visa… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 9:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based independent mobile remittance company Remitly announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Visa to enhance its cross-border money transfer service.  Working together, Remitly and Visa are planning to provide the ability to send funds from the U.S. to eligible Visa debit cards across borders,… Read More

March 14, 2019 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tokenise, a UK based security token offering platform which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, has announced the issuance of their first STO – KABN.  The company is a Gibraltar based financial service platform that is developing a suite of financial service products. These… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced on Thursday it has teamed up with PayActiv to enable real-time access to earned wages disbursed. According to the duo, the demand for instant access to earned funds has now extended to traditional batch payroll and PayActiv’s partner businesses may now… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa announced on Wednesday it is now seeking all women entrepreneurs for its first Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women’s Global Edition. The credit card giant revealed the global program invites women entrepreneurs from around the world to tackle FinTech and Social Impact challenges for a chance… Read More

January 21, 2019 @ 7:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it has partnered with Chinese currency exchanger United Money to issue a multi-currency Visa card.  Wirecard reported that the card, Travel Cashcard, is an ideal alternative to traveler’s checks and cash. The card is notably… Read More

January 19, 2019 @ 1:19 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Visa Will Establish Asia’s Second Innovation Center in Beijing It is always not easy for payment Giant Visa to enter the Chinese market. Yet, it still does not give up. According to Yu Xueli, president of Visa (Greater China), Visa is planning to set up… Read More

January 15, 2019 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa announced on Tuesday the launch of its new global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, to champion women-owned small businesses everywhere. Through the initiative, women small business owners are able to build, sustain, and advance their businesses. According to Visa, She’s Next, will be supported… Read More

December 28, 2018 @ 9:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial service giant, Visa, is reportedly set to acquire Earthport, a UK-based cross-border payment service specifically for banks and businesses. The company reported through its service, clients are able to manage payments to almost any bank account in the world, as well as reduce cost and… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Fintech Shieldpay has formed a partnership with Visa (NYSE: V) to provide card payments across peer to peer marketplaces and classified ad sites. Shieldpay said the partnership will open up the use of debit and credit cards to the £120 billion classified industry. Shieldpay reported… Read More

December 14, 2018 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Ingo Money announced on Thursday the launch of its new feature, Into Money QuickConnect. According to the company, Ingo Money Connect is a turnkey solution that allows any company issuing disbursement to customers to offer push-to-card payments through Visa Direct. It was revealed:… Read More

November 14, 2018 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after announcing its contactless debit card access to 15,000 ATMs nationwide, financial services giant Chase announced the launch of its new contactless Visa credit cards. The company reported that starting at the end of this year, customers will receive new contactless… Read More

November 5, 2018 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) and Billtrust announced on Monday they are collaborating for the Billtrust Business Payments Network (BPN), which is designed to streamline the delivery of electronic B2B payments to suppliers. According to the duo, BPN provides a transparent registry of suppliers who accept digital payments,… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 9:23 am By Leyla Mammadova  |  

Modern card issuing platform Marqeta announced its expansion into European market. In cooperation with its strategic partner Visa, Marqeta is now issuing cards and transacting in Europe. Marqeta has also opened a new office in London. With this launch, European payment innovators will now have… Read More

October 15, 2018 @ 10:59 am By Cali Haan  |  

Starting in December, all payments sent by Visa users to forex, binary, crypto and ICO brokers will be designated “high risk,” Finance Magnates reports. Mastercard has already been imposing a similar designation since last April, when they extended the chargeback period for payments sent to “high-risk… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa announced earlier this week an agreement with Postmates, an on-demand delivery network, to enable real-time funds disbursement to their entire fleet. This new feature, called Postmates “Instant Deposits,” is facilitated by Stripe’s Instant Payouts feature, running on Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform, and… Read More

August 7, 2018 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit card giant Visa (NYSE: V) announced on Tuesday it has invested and partnership with Israel startup Behalf to support small business growth through easy-to-access capital and financing. The company reported that this partnership and investment is part of its $100 million Visa FinTech Investment Program. Founded in… Read More

July 6, 2018 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Monaco, a payments and cryptocurrency platform, announced on Friday it has rebranded to CRYPTO.com and has unveiled its new MCO Visa Card portfolio along with MCO Private service. The digital currency portal reported that the updated card portfolio will now include three new offerings, which… Read More