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Company announcement/security

ThreatQuotient applies Visa breach intelligence

ThreatQuotient, a trusted threat intelligence platform innovator, today announced that it is integrating verified breach intelligence from Visa to enable customers to better detect and protect against cyber attacks targeting payment data.

05 November 2018

Company announcement

Visa strengthens East Africa presence through partnership with Tanzanian telecom firm

Visa, the global payments technology company, has announced a strategic partnership with Halotel to enable Visa on mobile payments on Halotel’s HaloPesa wallet in Tanzania.

31 October 2018

Company announcement/payments

Visa invests in Brazil's Conductor

Visa (NYSE: V) today announced a strategic minority investment in Conductor, a leading digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil, to help accelerate innovation in payments and enable Conductor’s product expansion.

23 October 2018

Company announcement

Visa readies blockchain-based B2B Connect for market

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced new product details surrounding digital identity in preparation for a first quarter 2019 launch of Visa B2B Connect.

22 October 2018

Company announcement

Visa extends tokenization partnership with Netflix

Building on a pilot program that began in 2017, Visa (NYSE: V) today announced an expansion of Netflix’s use of the Visa Token Service, with a key focus of improving card-not-present authorization rates and enabling a more seamless and secure merchant and customer experience globally.

19 October 2018

News

Mastercard signs off on removal of card signature panel

Mastercard is embracing new modes of authentication across its network, introducing a voluntary programme for banks to eliminate the signature panel on physical plastic, and enabling token services on all cards by 2020 for shopping online.

18 October 2018

Company announcement/security

Visa unveils big name partners to tokenisation service

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced the commercial expansion of the Visa Token Service for credential-on-file (COF) token requestors, marking a major milestone towards further securing consumer payments in the digital channel.

17 October 2018

News/regulation

US payments giants struggle to meet Indian data storage deadline

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal and Amazon all look to have failed to meet the deadline to comply with new rules that require information about transactions in India to be stored in the country.

16 October 2018

Company announcement/payments

Visa showcases Olympic payment experiences

On the heels of its renewal with the International Olympic Committee through 2032, Visa (NYSE:V), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today announced a commitment to enhancing the experience for fans of the Olympic and Paralympic Games around the world.

12 October 2018

News

Historic artefacts re-created for the contactless era

Scotland's National Trust has embedded contactless technology into replicas of a couple of its most important artefacts in a bid to halt a slide in cash donations at two of its historic locations.

11 October 2018

Company announcement/payments

TCB completes Taiwan's first standardized QR Code payment in partnership with Visa

Taiwan Cooperative Bank (TCB) and Visa, the global leader in digital payments, today implemented Taiwan's first standardized and EMV-compliant QR Code payment.

08 October 2018

Company announcement/payments

Visa and Stripe team to offer instant deposits to Postmates fleet

Today, Visa announced an agreement with Postmates, the nation’s largest on-demand delivery network, to enable real-time funds disbursement to their entire fleet.

05 October 2018