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Air Canada to offer buy now, pay later bookings with Visa Installments

As consumer interest in 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (BNPL) continues to grow, Visa announced today its intention to collaborate with Air Canada, the flag carrier and Canada's largest airline, to facilitate the offering of Visa Installment Solution to eligible credit cardholders, giving Canadian travelers more choice and flexibility over how they pay for their airline purchases.

05 April 2022

News/payments

Visa cardholders score discounts on Covid-19 testing

Visa has announced a partnership with Collinson, a travel experience and medical assistance provider, to deliver a range of discounted pre-travel Covid-19 testing to Visa cardholders.

01 April 2022

News/crypto

Visa launches NFT programme

Visa has launched a programme to help digital-first artists grow their businesses through non-fungible tokens.

31 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Payfare and Visa expand US relationship

Payfare Inc. (TSX: PAY), a leading fintech powering instant payout and digital banking solutions for the gig workforce, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with Visa in the U.S.

29 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Visa partners i2c for fintech processing in Mena

I2C Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with Visa, the world's leader in digital payments, as fintech processor in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.

29 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Visa Canada and DoorDash deliver real-time payments via Stripe

Today, Visa announced a new offering with DoorDash, a leading last-mile logistics platform, to help enable faster payouts to eligible Dashers across Canada.

23 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

CloudPay taps Visa for direct to card salary disbursements

Leading global employee pay provider CloudPay today announced a new partnership with Visa to reduce payroll payment cycles that typically take 2-3 days through banking systems, down to seconds.

15 March 2022

News/crypto

NextGen Nordics: Green bitcoin mining farm planned in Sweden

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of all the top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

11 March 2022

Company announcement/inclusion

Credit Libanais, Codebase and Visa team up for eKYC mobile app for virtual prepaid cards

Credit Libanais has partnered with VISA, the world leader in digital payments, and Codebase Technologies to develop a frictionless, omni-channel onboarding experience for customers looking to acquire virtual prepaid cards. This initiative comes at a time when over 6 million Lebanese are struggling from utilizing their debit and credit cards for purchases made abroad and online.

11 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

Visa completes acquisition of Tink

Visa (NYSE: V) today announced it has completed its acquisition of Tink – an open banking platform that enables financial institutions, fintechs and merchants to build financial products and services and move money.

10 March 2022

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Merchants bid to block looming interchange fee hikes

The Merchants Payments Coalition is calling on US politicians to block Visa and Mastercard interchange fee hikes that are set to take effect in April.

08 March 2022

Company announcement/payments

BankiFi join Visa Fintech Partner Connect programme

BankiFi, the Manchester-based tech company on a mission to put banks at the heart of business has announced today that it has joined Visa Fintech Partner Connect in Europe – a programme that helps Visa`s clients deliver the next generation of digital banking solutions.

08 March 2022