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Visa explores offline exchange of digital currencies

Visa has published a technical paper that outlines a novel approach for offline point-to-point payments between two devices, touting it as a means for central banks to replicate the physical exchange of cash using digital currencies.

18 December 2020

News/startups

An AI proposition is now 'table stakes' for fintech startups

An offering that harnesses AI is now the minimum expectation of a fintech startup, according to Ben Davey, chief executive officer of Barclays Ventures.

11 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

VanillaGift launches Visa gift cards on mobile wallets

InComm Payments, a global leading payments technology company, today announced it has launched an enhanced customer experience for VanillaGift.com by offering custom gift card options and integrating Vanilla Visa® Gift Cards on select mobile wallets, marking it as the first open-loop Visa gift card to do so.

08 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Snowdrop Solutions extends Visa partnership throughout Asia Pacific

Snowdrop Solutions Ltd. today unveiled a partnership with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to provide innovative location-enriched services to banks and financial services firms throughout the Asia Pacific region, enabling millions of consumers to better see and understand where they spend their money.

07 December 2020

News/payments

Visa Apac accelerator programme invites fintechs to join inaugural cohort

Visa is encouraging fintech startups across the Asia Pacific region to apply for one of six places in its new Accelerator Program, launching today.

03 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Velo Labs, Lightnet Group and Visa collaborate on payments provisioning in Asia

Velo Labs Technology Ltd. (Velo Labs) has announced a collaboration with Lightnet Pte. Ltd. (Lightnet Group) and Visa Worldwide Pte. Limited (Visa) to jointly develop payment solutions in Asia.

30 November 2020

Company announcement

Razorpay issues first corporate credit cards

Razorpay, the newest FinTech Unicorn and India’s leading full-stack financial solutions company, and Visa (NYSE: V), the global leader in payments technology, today announced the launch of RazorpayX Corporate Cards.

26 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

Visa closes YellowPepper acquisition

Today, Visa (NYSE: V) announced that it has completed the acquisition of YellowPepper, a fintech pioneer with proprietary technology and partnerships supporting leading financial institutions and startups in Latin America and the Caribbean.

23 November 2020

News/payments

Visa bids to digitise B2B payments with virtual card

Visa has joined forces with Conferma Pay to launch a suite of B2B payment solutions to help improve cashflow for businesses and eliminate manual processes.

23 November 2020

News/payments

Super Bowl goes cash free

For the first time, this season's Super Bowl will be cashless after the NFL and partner Visa decided to accelerate the move to contactless payments because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

20 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

Visa expands Fast Track programme across Europe

The way Europeans pay and get paid is changing rapidly as consumers and merchants across the region embrace contactless, mobile and online payments for their everyday purchases.

18 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

Codat partners with Visa to give European banks access to SME financial data

Codat – a London-based technology company that connects the internal systems of small businesses to banks, fintechs and other financial institutions, allowing business data to flow back and forth in real time – has formed a strategic partnership with Visa.

18 November 2020