Latest Visa News: Finextra Research

Visa uses CBDC for programmable finance prototype for farmers

Taking up a challenge from Brazil's central bank, Visa has built a prototype of a programmable finance platform for farmers using a CBDC.

10 May 2023

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NextGen Nordics: Cross border payments are a political weapon

At NextGen Nordics in Stockholm this week, Finextra’s senior reporter Paige McNamee was joined by Patrik Havander, head of B2B connect/cross border money movement Europe, Visa; Daragh Kirby, head of sales & marketing, Intercope; Katja Lehr, managing director, EMEA payments and commerce solutions, JP Morgan Chase; and Dr Hubertus von Poser, member of the management board, PPI.

28 April 2023

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Visa staffs up for 'ambitious' crypto plans

Visa is on the hunt for senior software engineers for an "ambitious crypto product roadmap" that will "drive mainstream adoption of public blockchain networks and stablecoin payments".

28 April 2023

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NextGen Nordics: Fintech firms and banks are now frenemies

Returning to the stage, Gary Wright, head of research at Finextra, stated that in 2023, we must address the unpredictability, high cost, low speed, lack of information and transparency issues associated with current networks to bolster international trade and financial inclusion.

25 April 2023

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Visa partners PayPal for interoperable P2P payments

Visa is teaming up with a host of firms, including PayPal and Western Union, to let people send each other money between different P2P payment apps.

11 April 2023

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Mastercard and Visa eye $1bn deal for Brazil's Pismo - Bloomberg

Mastercard and Visa are among the suitors in talks to buy Brazilian cloud-native core banking and payments platform Pismo for around $1 billion, according to Bloomberg.

30 March 2023

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NextGen Nordics 2023: Speakers announced!

NextGen Nordics will return to Stockholm on 25 April 2023, and we will be welcoming a range of speakers who will discuss topics such as P27, cross border payments, open banking, BNPL, CBDCs, digital assets and Web 3.0.

27 March 2023

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Judge upholds $5.6bn interchange settlement

A US federal appeals court has upheld a $5.6 billion antitrust class-action settlement between 12 million retailers and Visa and Mastercard over interchange fees.

17 March 2023

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Card firms pause work on code for tracking firearm purchases

Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover have paused work on a new merchant category code for American gun merchants, citing pushback from Republican lawmakers.

10 March 2023