Visa

1679 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 10 Nov 2025

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Visa introduces APIs for digital-first payment experiences

Visa has unveiled a platform with a set of beta APIs and development tools that help issuers and issuer processors build and test digital payment products.

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Visa backs Branch for mobile-based lending in developing markets

Branch International, a San Francisco-based startup that uses mobile phones to offer loans to people without bank accounts in developing countries, has closed a $170 million Series C funding round led by Foundation Capital and Visa, which is also backing the firm through a strategic partnership.

Bento for Business adds Visa debit cards to product portfolio

Bento for Business, a leading provider of B2B payment solutions, today announced a new payment solution with Visa to transform how small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) manage and optimize their most critical asset, cash.

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CMA probes Earthport takeover by Visa

The CMA is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Visa International Service Association of Earthport plc.

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Remitly taps Visa to let users send cross-border payments to debit cards

US mobile money transfer outfit Remitly has teamed up with Visa to let Americans send funds to debit cards across borders.

Visa builds Crypto Team

Visa is quietly building a 'Crypto Team' to execute the card scheme's strategy for the cryptocurrency world.

NatWest pilots biometric payment card

UK bank NatWest is piloting in-card biometric technology that lets customers verify point-of-sale transactions with their fingerprints.

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Mastercard drops Earthport bid; turns attentions to Transfast

Visa appears to have won the bidding war for cross-border payments firm Earthport after rival Mastercard dropped its bid and instead struck a deal to buy another money transfer network, Transfast, for an undisclosed amount.

Visa offers wages on demand to PayActiv payroll partners

Today, Visa (NYSE: V) and PayActiv announced a new agreement that enables real-time1 access to earned wages disbursed by PayActiv.

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Bank of England takes action over Visa outage

The Bank of England is to take supervisory action against Visa following a widespread outage last year that disrupted payments for millions of shoppers across Europe.

Kroger extends Visa ban

Kroger, the United States' largest supermarket chain by revenue, is extending a ban on Visa credit cards to its Smith's Food and Drug Stores division in protest at "excessive" interchange fees.

Visa and Planeta ease the shift to contactless payments for transit operators

Today, Visa (NYSE: V) and Planeta Informatica announced the launch of new technology that enables public transit operators worldwide to implement contactless payments faster and easier than ever, and for a much lower cost.