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Forget bitcoin, card firms should embrace stablecoin payments - Gartner

Research house Gartner has poured cold water on Visa's recent move to support bitcoin trading on its network, arguing that the real revolution in payments would see centralised financial companies support stablecoin transactions on blockchains.

08 February 2021

News/crypto

Visa partners neobank on crypto API pilot

Visa has teamed up with First Boulevard, a neobank focused on the Black community, for the first pilot of its new suite of crypto APIs, which will enable customers to purchase, custody and trade digital assets.

03 February 2021

Company announcement/payments

Pliant and Visa 'Infinite Business' card in Germany

Visa (NYSE: V) is launching the first Visa Infinite Business credit card in Europe onto the German market together with FinTech pliant.

03 February 2021

Company announcement/payments

Visa introduces VisaNet +AI

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced VisaNet +AI, a suite of AI-powered services that address long-standing challenges and pain points for banks, merchants and consumers—including delays and confusion with managing account balances and the unpredictability of daily settlement for financial institutions.

02 February 2021

Company announcement/payments

BPC extends its regional partnership with Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program

Global paytech provider BPC today announced that it has extended its membership with Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program to APAC, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

02 February 2021

News/crypto

Visa prepares for crypto future

Visa CEO Alfred Kelly says the card scheme is preparing its payments network to handle a full range of cryptocurrency assets.

01 February 2021

News/cloud

TransferWise taps new Visa cloud tech for global card programme

TransferWise is expanding its debit card programme into dozens of new markets after inking a worldwide deal with Visa that will see the money transfer firm connect to the card giant's global processing network via the cloud.

27 January 2021

News/startups

Visa joins Caixabank, Global Payments and Worldline startup programme

Visa has joined Zone2boost, an investment startup programme created by CaixaBank, Global Payments and Worldline.

25 January 2021

Company announcement/payments

MoneyGram extends Visa debit card deposit service across Europe

MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, today announced the expansion of its Visa debit card deposit service across Europe.

22 January 2021

News/payments

Visa joins €15.5 million raise for Minna Technologies

Swedish subscription managemen app Minna Technologies has raised €15.5 million in Series B fundraising led by Element Ventures, with support from MiddleGame Ventures, Nineyards Equity and Visa.

14 January 2021

News/regulation

Visa and Plaid terminate blockbuster merger

Visa and Plaid have terminated their merger agreement after the US Justice Department filed suit to block the combination over competition concenrns.

13 January 2021

Company announcement/startups

YouTrip signs six-year partner deal with Visa

YouTrip, Singapore's leading multi-currency mobile wallet has announced a six-year partnership with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to accelerate its expansion into the rest of Southeast Asia, starting with Malaysia and Philippines.

06 January 2021