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Visa invests in analytics outfit GoodData

Visa has made an investment in, and formed a strategic partnership with, analytics company GoodData. Details of the investment, made through Visa Ventures, were not disclosed.

21 May 2020

Company announcement/payments

Visa Foundation names grantees to support Covid-19 recovery in Europe

Today the Visa Foundation announced $8.8 million in grants from the Visa Foundation’s $10 million COVID-19 emergency relief fund to support leading humanitarian assistance and disaster relief organisations globally.

15 May 2020

Company announcement/security

Visa Token service gains 28 new partners

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced that 28 new partners will be joining Visa Token Service as credential-on-file (COF) token requestors.

13 May 2020

Company announcement/startups

Visa boasts of fintech Fast Track success

Fintechs are a central part of the global payments ecosystem, and amidst COVID-19 have launched further into the spotlight, reporting sizable upticks in the usage of their apps1, as more people manage their money from their personal devices.

07 May 2020

Company announcement/payments

Currencycloud strikes deal with Carta Worldwide

Carta Worldwide, an innovator in digital transaction processing, and Currencycloud, the leader in providing embedded B2B cross-border solutions for platforms of the future, have partnered to bring increased transparency, real-time foreign exchange at the point of sale, and an enhanced customer experience to international card transactions.

07 May 2020

Company announcement/payments

Conferma adds virtual Visa cards to mobile payments app

Fintech leader Conferma Pay has teamed up with Visa to integrate Visa virtual cards in the Conferma Pay mobile app.

06 May 2020

News/payments

Visa and Bank BRI invest in Nium

Visa and BRI Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Bank BRI of Indonesia, have invested an undisclosed amount in cross-border money transfer operator Nium.

06 May 2020

Company announcement/payments

Safaricom and Visa join forces

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM), Kenya’s largest mobile operator and Visa (NYSE: V), the global leader in digital payments have today announced a partnership that will enable the development of products that will support digital payments for M-PESA customers.

30 April 2020

Company announcement/payments

Visa supports move in UAE to increase PIN-free contactless transaction limits

Visa (NYSE: V) today announced that it welcomes the UAE Central Bank’s move to increase the Card Verification Method (CVM) limit for contactless transactions in UAE to AED 500 (from AED 300).

29 April 2020

Company announcement/startups

Wirecard to be preferred payment processor for Visa Fast Track programme

Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, today announced they have signed an agreement to be the preferred payment processor for Visa to bolster the Visa Fintech Fast Track Program in the Middle East region.

20 April 2020

Company announcement/payments

KyckGlobal and Visa forge push payments collaboration

KyckGlobal announced a collaboration with Visa to expand the availability of 'push payments' in the U.S. commercial sector.

15 April 2020

News/crypto

Fold launches Visa card with bitcoin rewards

Crytpo startup Fold has struck a deal with Visa to launch a card that lets users earn bitcoin when they spend.

14 April 2020