Visa, Mastercard invested in Plaid
Plaid’s $250 million Series C round in December included Visa and Mastercard; other investors in the company include Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and American Express; ...
Visa, First Data and Samsung Partner on mPOS System
The partnership will focused on NFC technology that is already built into smartphones and tablets to accept payments from contactless cards; Visa is responsible ...
PayPal’s Strategic Partnerships Put it at the Center of the Payments Ecosystem
When PayPal initially partnered with Visa the move was met with skepticism and their stock was hit but almost 10 percent; 3 years later ...
2020 Olympics Looks to be a Payments Showcase for Visa and Japan
The Olympics have become a global payments showcase where leading providers have rolled out new products in digital, mobile and wearables; Japan has started ...
Visa Aims to Help Fintech Startups Get Faster Start
Visa has launched their Fast Track program in the US which will allow those in the fintech space to leverage their rails and a group ...
Early Wage Access is Becoming the New Normal
The new generation of working professionals prioritize flexibility and technology and they are changing how they get paid; the new normal in the gig economy ...
Visa is Still in Wait and See Mode for Libra Partnership
When project Libra launched a few weeks ago it was with great fanfare that Facebook announced the company had signed on some big corporate ...
Facebook’s Crypto Project Gets Big Support
Facebook plans to reveal their crypto plans next week and now they count a group of impressive backers to support the effort; Visa Inc., Mastercard ...
MTA and Visa Launch NYC Contactless Transit System
New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority has partnered with Visa to launch a tap to pay system for subways and bus fares; the partnership ...
Fintechs Continue to Disrupt as More Traditional Firms Take Notice
Fintechs owned 1 percent of unsecured lending in 2010, they now account for 40 percent; Visa estimates that 5 percent of the credit card ...