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Visa reports 500 million additional touch-free payments as conactless limits rise

Visa today announced that it has processed more than half a billion additional touch-free payments, where previously consumers would have needed to use a PIN pad, since contactless limits were increased in more than 29 countries across Europe.

20 October 2020

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UK retailers attack Visa and Mastercard over card fees

Retailer lobby group are calling on the UK Government to crack down on the fees charged by Visa and Mastercard as more consumers switch from cash to cards.

20 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Visa certifies MyPinPad's Tap to Phone product

Visa has granted Visa Ready certification for MYPINPAD’s Tap to Phone mPOS solution, with optional PIN capture for Android devices running Android version 8 and higher.

20 October 2020

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Visa invests in GPS

Visa has invested in Global Processing Services, the payment processor behind a host of challenger bank startups, including Revolut and Starling.

19 October 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Crypto startup Ternio joins Visa Fast Track programme

The global fintech platform Ternio, announced today that it has joined Visa's Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency focused enablement partner.

14 October 2020

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Visa connects with Stripe for B2B payments

Visa has struck a deal with Stripe to enable buyers on Visa Payables Automation to pay suppliers who are unable to accept digital payments through the use of a virtual Visa card.

08 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Razer Fintech and Visa issue virtual pre-paid card

Razer Fintech, the financial technology arm of leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, Razer Inc. has collaborated with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to unveil a brand-new Visa prepaid solution – the Razer Card.

06 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Fime lab recives accreditation from Visa for POS and tap-to-phone testing

Payments testing and consultancy expert, FIME has been qualified to deliver Visa Contactless Payment Specifications (VCPS) Level 2 terminal testing at its San Jose lab.

01 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

Shopee and Visa sign five-year strategic partnership

Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, today announced a five-year regional strategic partnership that will encourage greater participation in Southeast Asia’s digital economy, a key component of accelerating the region’s overall economic growth.

01 October 2020

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Samsung Pay taps Solarisbank to connect with any German bank account

Samsung has joined forces with Visa and Solarisbank to enable Germans to link an account with almost any bank to its contactless mobile payments service.

30 September 2020

News/retail

UOB taps Visa API to simplify digital payments

Singapore's United Overseas Bank (UOB) has become the world's first lender to use a new Visa API that lets customers add cards to third party apps without the physical plastic.

29 September 2020

Company announcement/payments

Ebanx and Visa expand partnership in Brazil

Ebanx and Visa announce the extension of a strategic partnership, sealed by the Participation Agreement in the Money Transfer Merchant Program of Visa.

24 September 2020