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Visa to run auction for football NFTs

Visa is inviting football fans to bid for NFTs inspired by iconic World Cup goals as part of its sponsorship of the global soccer tournament.

02 November 2022

Company announcement/startups

Karta.io joins Visa Fintech Fast Track programme

US startup Karta.io, the financial OS for e-commerce teams, today announced that it joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program.

01 November 2022

News/crypto

Visa files metaverse and NFT trademark applications

Visa has filed two trademark applications related to the metaverse, non-fungible tokens and digital currency wallets.

01 November 2022

Company announcement/payments

Visa opens Saudi Arabian innovation centre

Visa (NYSE: V), the world's leader in digital payments, today announced plans to open a state-of-the art Innovation Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Future Investment Initiative.

27 October 2022

News/payments

Merchants face two-year wait for conclusion of UK market reviews into Visa and Mastercard fees

The Payment Systems Regulator says merchants may have to wait a further two years before it concludes its market reviews into Mastercard and Visa card fees.

27 October 2022

Company announcement/inclusion

Visa and Brankas unveil open finance products

Brankas, a leading Open Finance technology provider, has today announced that it has gone live with Visa to unveil a new Open Finance solution to increase financial inclusion across Southeast Asia, citing TrustDecision (Tongdun) and IziData as two of the pilot customers already using the joint solutions.

27 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

Visa Direct integrates with Thunes

Visa (NYSE: V) is partnering with Thunes to help individuals and small businesses move money internationally to 78 digital wallet providers, reaching 1.5 billion digital wallets across 44 countries and territories.

19 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

Visa Installments gains momentum in Canada

Today, Visa has announced new collaborations across the payment ecosystem, to bring Installments enabled by Visa to more eligible credit cardholders.

18 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

Visa targets the creator economy

Creators are driving a revolution in digital commerce and culture – producing content that entertains, engages, and educates online communities in powerful new ways.

13 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

Remitly makes Visa Direct platform available to customers in Canada

Remitly Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELY) (“Remitly”), a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, today announced the expansion of its relationship with Visa by making Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform, available to Remitly customers in Canada.[1]

13 October 2022

News/payments

Sibos 2022: Blockchain is still the ‘Holy Grail’ for data – JP Morgan

JP Morgan is celebrating the success of its blockchain application Confirm this week, following announcements that Deutsche Bank and Visa have been brought on board as key partners.

12 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

Wildfire Systems to power loyalty and rewards programme for Visa issuers

Wildfire Systems today announced it has partnered with Visa, the world leader in digital payments, to launch the new Visa Affiliate Marketing Solutions (VAMS) program.

11 October 2022