Click to Pay e-commerce solution launched by Amex, Mastercard, Visa
Card schemes aim to reduce online payments friction in US.
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Visa invests in Southeast Asia’s payments platform Gojek
The two companies will also collaborate on cashless payments solutions.
Visa eyes up Nets
Sources say Visa may acquire parts of the Nordic fintech.
Visa acquires POS payment gateway Payworks
The integrated platform will unify the online and in-store payments experience.
Payments platform Finix raises $17.5m in Series A round
The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures.
Top fintech stories this week – 12 July 2019
N26 has superhero-landed in the US, new hip bank in Spain, and more!
Visa and PayPal’s new deal
While the US service is powered via a partnership with JPMorgan Chase, PayPal’s Instant Transfer in Canada is powered by Visa’s push payments system, Visa Direct.
ConnexPay raises $7m Series A round
The travel payment start-up will use the funds to continue developing its tech.
Visa acquires chargebacks tech firm Verifi
To combine Visa’s anti-fraud tech with Verifi’s solutions.
Visa expands token and ticketing services with Rambus’ portfolio
Visa will develop its tokenisation services to support commerce.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 18 June 2019
This week, the FCA makes a return with pro-consumer rules!
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 11 June 2019
This week, news about JP Morgan’s Chase, Visa, and more!
Visa forms strategic partnership with Western Union
The new collaboration will modernise global money movements for expedited cross-border money transfers.
Firms collaborate on new platform ‒ b.yond
Businesses can test propositions with a limited number of cards and wallet accounts
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 13 May 2019
This week, blockchain and crypto by big names like Facebook and Microsoft, among other news!
Bankable gets investment from new partner Visa
Bankable will allow firms deploy to digital banking and payment services quickly.
FIS links up with Visa
A new tool for the FIS clients to process high-value corporate, cross-border payments.
Bento for Business partners with Visa
The Visa card replaces the company’s Mastercard prepaid card.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 25 March 2019
FIS acquires Worldpay, PSD2, Tandem, and other news!
PayActiv and Visa get in early for wages
The paytech pals will help US workers access earned wages earlier.
Visa to acquire Earthport for £198m
Struggling payments firm finds the deal “very attractive”.
Visa brandishes Shieldpay for safe P2P payments
Getting clever for cards on peer-to-peer marketplaces.
Visa and Billtrust team to digitise US B2B payments with Business Payments Network
Visa and Billtrust have joined forces to develop Billtrust’s Business Payments Network (BPN).
Visa step closer to B2B Connect launch, onboards new partners
IBM, Hyperledger and Bottomline are among Visa’s new partners for B2B Connect.
Visa and MoneyGram team up for cross-border payments
Will use Visa Direct, its real-time push payments platform.
The impact of the new Visa Claims Resolution
Visa has just changed how it addresses the process for disputes on transactions, i.e. chargebacks.
Top fintech stories this week – 22 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Visa Canada puts finishing touch on Finn AI’s chatbot banking
“Where is the closest ATM?” or “Please cancel my card”.
Amazon eyes PayPal’s crown with Alexa payments platform
E-commerce titan could be taking on Visa, Mastercard and PayPal.
Uber gives drivers a lift with Visa Debit Card
But it also faces tax problems in Denmark.
Coinbase customers bugged by overcharging caper
And a blame game with Visa begins.
Visa buys payments firm Fraedom
Fraedom has been a Visa partner for nearly ten years.
Visa pilots new biometric payment card
With Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus for a new EMV dual-interface card.
Startupbootcamp launches Scale innovation programme for start-ups
Startupbootcamp has unveiled the launch of Startupbootcamp Scale, an innovation programme for growth stage start-ups in emerging markets.
Payments round-up: 4 December 2017
Betas, big numbers and the big match. Our latest payments round-up features Emma Technologies, Yolt, and Visa and the football World Cup in 2018.
Spafinder Improves Gifting Options ahead of Holidays
Spafinder, a marketing, gifting, incentives and rewards brand owned by Blackhawk Network, has unveiled new gift card technology, expanded distribution and additional partner services to make giving the gift of spa and beauty experiences easier for consumers and businesses.
Earnings Roundup: Amex, BofA, Blackhawk, Visa
It was a busy week for second- and fiscal third-quarter earnings reports, with American Express, Bank of America and Visa all beating Wall Street expectations, and Blackhawk Network, which also beat analyst predictions, talking international growth, double-digit digital gift card sales and new partner Target set to roll out in Q3.
mVisa Takes on M-PESA with Free Domestic Mobile Money Transfers
Move over M-PESA, customers of a Visa-led bank partnership in Kenya will be able to send money to each other domestically without paying transaction fees using mVisa, and the payments network has added additional in-store merchant acceptance for the QR-code-based payment method.
Investment Roundup: Visa Buys Stake in Klarna; Revolut, Tango Land Financing
Investors continue to show strong interest in fintech-based payments services providers, as Visa acquires an equity share in fast-growing Swedish e-commerce specialist Klarna, and startups Revolut and Tango Card land significant financing rounds.
Payscout Launches Virtual Reality Commerce with Visa’s Help
Retail payments have taken another step into the future. Payment processor Payscout has launched a virtual reality system that employs Visa Checkout and enables consumers to examine products before ordering them for delivery to shoppers’ homes.
