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Company announcement/startups

CaixaBank, Visa, Global Payments and Worldline select eight startups for accelerator

The international innovation initiative Zone2boost has ended its second year of activity with eight new start-ups joining its acceleration programme.

15 February 2022

Company announcement/payments

Bulgarian challenger TBI joins Visa Fast Track programme

When it comes to personal finances, today’s consumers are looking not only for increased convenience and flexibility but also for more tailored services.

10 February 2022

Company announcement/payments

Frost becomes a principal member of the Visa network

E-money institution Frost has become a principal member of Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to further its mission of helping working professionals conquer their finances.

08 February 2022

Company announcement/payments

Ascenda and Visa team to drive cross-border payments in China

Ascenda and Visa (NYSE: V) today launched a brand-new customer engagement program to capture cross-border transactions and further cultivate cardholder loyalty.

08 February 2022

Company announcement/payments

Sokin forms Apac pact with Visa

Sokin, the next generation payments provider, has partnered with Visa as the London-based fintech prepares to roll-out its inclusive Global Currency Account and debit cards across Asia Pacific.

07 February 2022

Company announcement/payments

LuLu Money collaborates with Network International to enable Visa debit card holders to remit money

LuLu International Exchange – one of the leading payment service providers in the UAE, has entered a strategic collaboration with Network International – the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), and global payments technology leader, Visa, to enable users to remit digitally on the LuLu Money payments app using Visa debit cards.

07 February 2022

Company announcement/sustainable

Visa calls for widespread industry standard for payment acceptance at EV charging points

Visa (NYSE: V) is today launching a call to standardise the systems for seamless, interoperable payments in electric vehicle (EV) charging points across Europe.

02 February 2022

News/payments

Visa partners with Pagaya to to help issuers expand access to credit

Visa has formed a strategic relationship with AI fintech Pagaya to enable its merchant and issuing bank partners to expand access to credit.

25 January 2022

News/payments

Amazon suspends ban on Visa payments

Amazon has deferred its plan to stop customers using Visa credit cards at the last minute, says the Independent.

17 January 2022

News/payments

Curve promises Amazon Visa ban hack

As Amazon UK stops accepting Visa credit cards from later this week, fintech Curve says it has a "hack" that will enable shoppers to still make payments with the banned cards.

17 January 2022

News/crypto

Disagreement among Lords: A busy week for digital currency

We knew policymakers and financial leaders would be at their battle stations come 2022, and the updates rolling in across the crypto, CBDC and stablecoin fronts are coming thick and fast. We’ve rounded up the key updates from the private and public sector to make headlines this week:

14 January 2022

Company announcement/cloud

Visa bigs up Acceptance Cloud for payments

Today Visa (NYSE: V) announced a new platform, Visa Acceptance Cloud (VAC), set to revolutionize the way businesses accept payments from their customers.

13 January 2022