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Visa to acquire Tink for €1.8 billion

Visa is to acquire European Open Banking platform Tink for €1.8 billion, filling a Plaid-shaped hole in its portfolio after a $5.4 billion deal to acquire the US data sharing outfit was scapped following pushback from regulators.

24 June 2021

News/crypto

Visa and PayPal back $300m Blockchain Capital fund

Visa and PayPal have invested in the latest, $300 million, fund from venture capital firm Blockchain Capital.

22 June 2021

News/sustainable

Novus partners Visa for 'impact-driven' digital banking app

Novus, an "impact-driven" startup has teamed up with Visa and Railsbank on a mobile application that rewards users for sustainable purchasing choices.

18 June 2021

News/payments

Visa brings Tap to Phone tech to US

Visa has launched its first Tap to Phone pilot in the United States, providing minority-owned small businesses in Washington with the ability to accept payments with a simple card tap on an Android handset.

17 June 2021

Company announcement/payments

I2c becomes Visa Fast Track member in all four regions

i2c, a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced the extension of its membership in Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program to the Asia-Pacific region (AP), making it the first company to become an enablement partner in all four regions of the acclaimed program.

15 June 2021

News/payments

Timex launches range of contactless payment watches

Timex has joined forces with Visa, Tappy and Chase to launch a range of watch straps that can be used to make contactless payments.

14 June 2021

Company announcement/payments

Pannovate receives Visa Ready certification

Pannovate, an established and award-winning digital solution provider for the financial services sector, has been certified by Visa to join the innovative Visa Ready partner programme.

08 June 2021

Company announcement/payments

Goldman Sachs taps Visa for cross-border payments

Visa (NYSE:V) today announced a global strategic partnership with Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking to help businesses – large to small – move money effortlessly around the world.

07 June 2021

Company announcement/payments

M2P Solutions joins Visa Fintech Fast Track program for Mena region

M2P Solutions, the API Infrastructure company that started operations earlier this year with Abu Dhabi as its regional Headquarters has been Visa Ready-certified which will help them to work with banks in the MENA region to roll out innovative payment products on the Visa network.

07 June 2021

News/payments

Enfuce partners with Visa to enable card issuing for fintechs in just eight weeks

Finland's Enfuce is partnering with Visa to roll out a fast-track, eight-week programme for European fintechs to launch their own payment cards.

04 June 2021

News/security

Visa invests in LoginID to accelerate Fido-certified SCA

Visa has invested in LoginID, the startup behind a series of APIs and SDKs that make it easy for firms to integrate Fido-certified biometric authentication steps into their sites and apps.

02 June 2021

Company announcement/payments

InComm Payments and Visa combine Medicare supplemental benefits and incentives in a single card

InComm Payments, a leading global payments technology company, today announced it has partnered with Visa to launch a first-of-its-kind innovative healthcare benefits solution.

27 May 2021