Fresh Takes on the Visa Acquisition of Plaid
Writing his weekly column in Forbes Ron Shevlin of Cornerstone Advisors talks about a few different points of view when looking closely at ...
Visa Invests in Another Fintech Company
Just a few days ago we learned of Visa buying Plaid and now they have invested in another fintech company; Very Good Security ...
Commentary on the Plaid/Visa Deal
The $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid has created excitement in the fintech community and some believe this is only the beginning of what ...
Visa to Buy Plaid in $5.3 Billion Deal
Yesterday it was announced that Visa is planning to buy Plaid for $5.3 billion, double the valuation of Plaid’s 2018 round; Plaid operates ...
Amex Close to Entering Chinese Market
China’s central bank as accepted Amex’s application to start a bank card clearing business, but they still need to receive final approval; American Express has ...
UK Government Concerned That Banks Not Prepared for IT Challenges of Online Banking
This year the UK Financial Conduct Authority said there has been a 300% year over year increase in the number of IT failures ...
Visa and Marqeta Partner to Speed Fintech Acceptance in the Asia-Pacific Region
Visa and Marqeta are providing a streamlined way for new fintech companies to gain faster acceptance in 10 foreign markets; these markets, all ...
TrueLayer Partnering with Visa
TrueLayer offers an API platform for fintech companies and others to leverage open banking; they now have announced a partnership with Visa who ...
Announcements & Releases for October 25, 2019
RM Secured Direct Lending looks to raise £10m Fiserv updates online bill pay for banks, plans real-time payments ...
American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa Partner on Checkout Experience
American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa have partnered to launched a joint buy button which will make the checkout experience seamless; Cinemark, Movember, and ...