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Visa's Plaid takeover faces antitrust scrutiny - WSJ

The US Justice Department could sue to block Visa's $5.3 billion acquisition of bank data sharing startup Plaid over competition concerns, according to the Wall Street Journal.

27 October 2020

Company announcement/startups

SMEs in Singapore ready for switch to digital banks

Eighty-eight per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore would consider switching some services to digital banks, according to a 2020 Visa Study on Digital Banking and SMEs in Singapore.

27 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

TransferGo partners with Visa to bring global real-time transfers to users

TransferGo, one of the world’s fastest growing money transfer companies, today partners with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to bring real-time international money transfers to consumers’ bank cards.

21 October 2020

Company announcement

I2c joins Visa Fast track programme

i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology today announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program as a new enablement partner in the US, Canada and CEMEA region, speeding up the process of integrating with Visa and allowing fintechs to more easily leverage the reach, capabilities, and security that Visa’s global payment network offers.

21 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Visa reports 500 million additional touch-free payments as conactless limits rise

Visa today announced that it has processed more than half a billion additional touch-free payments, where previously consumers would have needed to use a PIN pad, since contactless limits were increased in more than 29 countries across Europe.

20 October 2020

News/payments

UK retailers attack Visa and Mastercard over card fees

Retailer lobby group are calling on the UK Government to crack down on the fees charged by Visa and Mastercard as more consumers switch from cash to cards.

20 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Visa certifies MyPinPad's Tap to Phone product

Visa has granted Visa Ready certification for MYPINPAD’s Tap to Phone mPOS solution, with optional PIN capture for Android devices running Android version 8 and higher.

20 October 2020

News/payments

Visa invests in GPS

Visa has invested in Global Processing Services, the payment processor behind a host of challenger bank startups, including Revolut and Starling.

19 October 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Crypto startup Ternio joins Visa Fast Track programme

The global fintech platform Ternio, announced today that it has joined Visa's Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency focused enablement partner.

14 October 2020

News/payments

Visa connects with Stripe for B2B payments

Visa has struck a deal with Stripe to enable buyers on Visa Payables Automation to pay suppliers who are unable to accept digital payments through the use of a virtual Visa card.

08 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Razer Fintech and Visa issue virtual pre-paid card

Razer Fintech, the financial technology arm of leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, Razer Inc. has collaborated with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to unveil a brand-new Visa prepaid solution – the Razer Card.

06 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Fime lab recives accreditation from Visa for POS and tap-to-phone testing

Payments testing and consultancy expert, FIME has been qualified to deliver Visa Contactless Payment Specifications (VCPS) Level 2 terminal testing at its San Jose lab.

01 October 2020