Visa

1685 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 27 Nov 2025

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Mastercard takes on Visa in tussle over Earthport

Mastercard takes on Visa in tussle over Earthport

Mastercard has opened up a turf war with rival scheme Visa over the acquisition of cross-border payment firm Earthport, posting a £233 million cash offer for the UK firm.

Advent buys majority stake in Argentinian bank-owned payments firm

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Advent buys majority stake in Argentinian bank-owned payments firm

Private equity giant Advent International is buying a 51% stake in Argentinian payments firm Prisma Medios de Pago from a consortium of local banks and Visa International in a deal valuing the company at $1.42 billion.

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Visa launches She's Next initiative to back women business owners

As part of its ongoing commitment to support female entrepreneurs, Visa (NYSE: V) is launching a global initiative – She’s Next, Empowered by Visa – to encourage women small business owners as they build, sustain and advance their businesses.

Visa poaches Square head of payments

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Visa poaches Square head of payments

Square has lost its head of payments, Mary Kay Bowman, to Visa, where she takes on the role of Head of seller solutions.

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Visa agrees deal to acquire Earthport for £198 million

The boards of Bidco and Earthport are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Earthport by Bidco, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Visa.

Christmas jumpers; the contactless gift that keeps on giving

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Christmas jumpers; the contactless gift that keeps on giving

Fundraisers for Save the Children have donned Christmas jumpers with a contactless reader built into the sleeve as part of the charity's annual festive appeal for donations.

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Shieldpay agrees partnership with Visa to enable secure use of payment cards on P2P marketplaces

London based fintech Shieldpay has today agreed a partnership with Visa (NYSE: V) to deliver secure card payments across peer to peer marketplaces and classified ad sites.

Visa partners Ingo Money for push-to-card payments

Visa is partnering with Ingo Money to launch a product for merchants and banks to quickly get onto the payment network’s systems allowing fast digital payments to customers.

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Contis builds fast-track for fintechs

Contis Group, the award-winning banking, payments and processing services provider, has launched a new fast-track programme in partnership with Visa, providing entrepreneurs and start-ups with access to payment cards and banking capabilities in as little as four weeks.

Singtel’s Dash goes global with Visa and Apple Pay

Singtel is expanding the payment capabilities of its all-in-one mobile payments app, Dash, to include international mobile payments. Dash customers are now able to use their Visa Virtual Account on the Dash app at millions of online retailers worldwide and merchant points that accept Visa Contactless Payments.

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Visa reiterates support for draft EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) Specification.

Visa (NYSE: V) today announced a continued commitment to reducing friction and improving security in digital commerce by reiterating support of the draft EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) Specification.

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Visa forms partnership to promote digital inclusion for seniors in Singapore

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has partnered with People’s Association (PA) to promote digital inclusion for senior citizens in Singapore, as part of its Seniors for Smart Nation programme.

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