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Stripe and Visa invest in Nigerian payments startup Paystack

Paystack, Nigeria's answer to Stripe, has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Stripe and joined by Visa, Tencent and Y Combinator.

28 August 2018

News

TSB delays switch from Visa to Mastercard - FT

TSB's disastrous IT migration in April continues to have repercussions, with the British bank now postponing plans to move all of its customers from Visa to Mastercard debit cards, according to the Financial Times.

27 August 2018

Company announcement

Visa invests in Japan's Paidy

Today, Paidy Inc. (“Paidy”), an instantly-issued post-pay credit provider, announced an investment from Visa (NYSE: V) as part of the company’s Series C funding.

24 August 2018

Company announcement

Card schemes cut interchange fees in Canada

Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that the Government has helped secure new, separate and voluntary commitments from three payment card networks that will lead to lower costs for small and medium-sized businesses.

10 August 2018

News

Visa invests in B2B financing outfit Behalf

Visa has invested in Israel-based point-of-sale financing provider Behalf, tapping in to a growing trend to provide working capital for small merchants and on-demand purchase financing through the checkout.

08 August 2018

News

US retailer Kroger considers extended Visa credit card ban

Having banned Visa credit cards at its Foods Co. stores over interchange fees, US retail giant Kroger has warned that it could extend the policy to more locations.

07 August 2018

Company announcement

Visa and Branch form micro-credit partnership

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and international mobile financial services firm Branch have announced a partnership under which Branch will offer custom financing to merchants who accept payment via Visa (Visa on mobile or Card).

06 August 2018

Company announcement

Novae releases mobile-first, white-label loyalty platform for banks

Global FinTech and InsurTech disruptor novae has launched novaeplatform, a user-centric, universal, cross-border, all-digital, mobile-first, white-label loyalty platform for banks that enables consumers to redeem points anytime, anywhere (online, in-store and while traveling), from any device (mobile, desktop or wearable) and using any payment method (credit, debit, points or split payment).

02 August 2018

Company announcement

Sabre and Visa ally for travel payments

Visa is excited to announce a strategic global partnership with Sabre, the leading technology provider to the travel industry. Sabre will utilize CyberSource, Visa’s payment management platform, to bring an integrated travel reservation and fraud management solution to airlines, hotels, travel agencies and other travel organizations worldwide.

31 July 2018

Company announcement

Air Canada, TD, CIBC and Visa to buy Aimia Aeroplan loyalty biz

Air Canada, The Toronto-Dominion Bank ("TD"), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC"), and Visa Canada Corporation ("Visa"), on behalf of a corporation to be formed, have made a proposal to Aimia Inc. ("Aimia") to acquire its Aeroplan loyalty business (including approximately $2 billion of Aeroplan points liability at March 31, 2018) for $250 million in cash (the "Proposed Transaction"), representing a total purchase price of approximately $2.25 billion.

25 July 2018

Company announcement

Moneygram taps Visa push payments platform for cross-border remittances

Visa (NYSE:V) and MoneyGram today announced a strategic agreement that will modernize and digitize the process of sending and receiving money overseas.

24 July 2018

Company announcement

Visa picks 12 finalists for Sub-Saharan startup contest

Leading fintech companies from the dynamic Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) technology startup community have made it to the finals of Visa’s Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation program that tasks start-ups to solve commerce challenges of tomorrow, further enhance their own product propositions and provide visionary solutions for Visa’s vast network of partners.

20 July 2018