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May 6, 2025

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Visa Invests in Stablecoin Platform BVNK as It Doubles Down on Digital Asset Strategy

Crypto Briefing

"Visa Ventures, Visa’s global investment arm, has made an investment in BVNK, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider. “We’re proud to support BVNK as they help accelerate global adoption of stablecoin payments,” said Rubail Birwadker, Head of Growth Products and Partnerships at Visa, in a statement. Birwadker said the move reflects Visa’s belief that stablecoins are becoming a mainstream part of global payments. This also marks the company’s first strategic investment in stablecoin infrastructure."

May 1, 2025

On the web

Visa Launches AI Agents for Shopping [Video]

YouTube

"Visa announced that it is allowing customers to use AI platforms to make purchases and is collaborating with Anthropic, Microsoft Corp, OpenAI and other AI firms on the product launch. Visa CEO Ryan McInerney speaks with Bloomberg Technology's Caroline Hyde about how the company is enabling AI agents to help customers save time on finding and paying for the ideal item or service online."

April 30, 2025

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Find and Buy with AI: Visa Unveils New Era of Commerce

Visa

"AI is transforming how we shop and pay. Visa is bringing the power of its network and decades-long expertise to bring trust and security to AI-driven commerce. Introduced today at the Visa Global Product Drop, Visa Intelligent Commerce enables AI to find and buy. It is a groundbreaking new initiative that opens Visa’s payment network to the developers and engineers building the foundational AI agents transforming commerce."

The Future is Here: Visa Announces New Era of Commerce Featuring AI

Visa

"Visa kicked off its Global Product Drop by sharing how the combination of AI and digital commerce will mark a significant shift in the way consumers discover and buy products and services. In the near future, consumers will enable AI agents to browse, select, purchase and manage on their behalf. For this to be possible, agents will need to be trusted with payments, not only by users, but by banks and sellers as well."

Visa and Bridge Partner to Make Stablecoins Accessible for Everyday Purchases

Visa

"Stablecoins – once a technology confined to crypto communities – are making their way into headlines, dinner party conversations and soon, everyday transactions. Visa, and Bridge, a leading stablecoin orchestration platform and a Stripe company, announced a new card-issuing product. Fintech developers using Bridge can now offer stablecoin-linked Visa cards to their end customers in multiple countries through a single API integration."

April 11, 2025

On the web

Visa, USSC Money Services Enable Visa Direct for Cross-Border B2B Payments

Asian Banking & Finance

"Visa has partnered with USSC Money Services Inc. (UMSI) to launch Visa Direct in the Philippines. With Visa Direct, UMSI’s business clients can reportedly make faster cross-border outbound payments. Visa Direct facilitates the transfer of funds directly to eligible Visa Direct cards, bank accounts, and wallets in many jurisdictions around the world."

April 4, 2025

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Visa Unveils Slate of New Services to Power Client Growth

Visa

"Visa has expanded its value-added services portfolio with the addition of three new products: reimagined Authorize.net, Unified Checkout, and the ARIC Risk Hub. Launched at TRANSACT 2025, Visa’s newest value-added services include: Reimagined Acceptance Capabilities, Unified Checkout Experience, and Enhanced Fraud Protection."

April 3, 2025

On the web

Visa Unveils a Trio of New Tools To Make the Payments Process Easier

Fast Company

"At Visa’s ETA Transact event [Apr 3], they introduced three new products designed to simplify and secure payment acceptance. These innovations—Authorize.net 2.0, Unified Checkout, and the ARIC Risk Hub—aiming to enhance efficiency and fraud protection for businesses navigating an increasingly complex commercial landscape. By integrating the three new tools, Visa seeks to service businesses end to end—from integrating with existing platforms to accepting more payments, reducing checkout friction, and managing risk efficiently."

March 21, 2025

On the web

Visa and Misa Partner To Drive Digital Payments in Vietnamese Businesses

IBS Intelligence

"Visa and MISA, a provider of digital transformation solutions for finance, accounting, and enterprise management, have teamed up to empower Vietnamese businesses through comprehensive digital payment solutions. This collaboration aims to accelerate digital transformation within Vietnam’s business community, fostering greater financial inclusion and operational efficiency for enterprises of all sizes."

March 20, 2025

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March 19, 2025

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Visa Stay Secure: Consumers Embrace Security Measures as Digital Payments Adoption is Set to Grow in the UAE

Visa Middle East

"A new study commissioned by Visa reveals a rise in consumer awareness and proactive security measures for digital payments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ninth annual Stay Secure study, which surveyed 5,800 adults across 17 CEMEA markets, found that 99% of consumers in the UAE now actively take precautions to secure their online transactions, showcasing increased savviness as digital payments gain momentum."

March 18, 2025

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Visa Partners With Major Banks to Launch Vbip in Australia

IT Brief Australia

"Visa has announced a partnership with ANZ, NAB, HSBC, and Westpac to introduce Visa B2B Integrated Payments (VBIP) in Australia, aimed at enhancing and simplifying business-to-business transactions for companies of varying scales. The VBIP solution is integrated within the SAP Business Technology Platform, which helps businesses automate their B2B payments."

March 12, 2025

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March 11, 2025

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March 10, 2025

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Visa’s Updated VAMP Program: What Merchants Need to Know

Forter

"Visa is releasing an important update to its fraud and digital monitoring programs with the launch of the newest evolution of the Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP). Starting April 1, 2025, this new framework will consolidate and replace the existing VFMP (Visa Fraud Monitoring Program) and VDMP (Visa Dispute Monitoring Program) programs that will impact merchants directly. These changes bring new compliance metrics and stricter threshold updates for disputes."

March 6, 2025

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Visa and Mastercard Face Regulatory ‘Remedies’ Over Lack of Competition [UK]

MSN

"The UK payments regulator has warned Visa and Mastercard it will introduce “remedies” to tackle a lack of competition and transparency in the card payments market that it said was costing British businesses millions of pounds a year. Visa and Mastercard, which account for 95 per cent of all debit and credit card payments in the UK, have increased the fees they charge merchants by 25 per cent above inflation since 2017, costing UK businesses £170mn, the Payment Systems Regulator said on Thursday."

March 5, 2025

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March 3, 2025

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February 25, 2025

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Visa Advocates for ‘Transformational Power’ of Digital Identity and Payments

Biometric Update

"Visa has set out its stall as it “stands ready” to partner and work with governments at any stage of their digital identity deployment. The company is trying to lead the way with its collaboration with the FIDO Alliance and passkeys. Visa is integrating biometrics-based authentication in payments through Visa Payment Passkeys, a technology based on the FIDO collaboration and which binds an account credential with a device."

February 4, 2025

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February 3, 2025

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January 30, 2025

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ServiceNow Expands Strategic Alliance With Visa

Business Wire

"ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, announced an expansion of its strategic alliance with Visa. Visa plans to use the ServiceNow Dispute Management, Built with Visa solution, which includes the AI capabilities of the ServiceNow Platform, to power Visa Dispute Management Service (VDMS) and Visa DPS Dispute Analysis and Support (DAS)."

January 29, 2025

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January 28, 2025

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X Announces a Partnership With Visa to Power X Money’s Wallet

TechCrunch

"Elon Musk-owned social network X announced a partnership with Visa to handle person-to-person payments for its upcoming X Money product. The company will use Visa Direct, which is Visa’s solution for real-time money transfers, to load money into X Money’s wallet, connect to a debit card for paying other users, and transfer money back to your bank account."

January 27, 2025

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January 24, 2025

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Visa Completes Acquisition of Pismo

Pismo

"Visa announced it has completed its acquisition of Pismo – a cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform. The combination will provide clients with core banking and card-issuer processing capabilities via cloud native APIs. Pismo’s platform also enables Visa to provide connectivity for payment schemes and RTP networks for financial institution clients."

January 23, 2025

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January 21, 2025

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Visa and The Walt Disney Company EMEA Form Strategic Alliance

Visa

"The Walt Disney Company and Visa announced a strategic alliance that will bring a host of benefits and offers to millions of Disney fans across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The multi-year relationship will make Visa the Official Payment Partner of Disneyland Paris, as well as Disney Store and Disney Theatrical Group in EMEA."

January 7, 2025

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Visa, Qashio Join Forces on B2B Travel Payments

Yahoo Finance

"Visa has collaborated with spend management solutions provider Qashio to launch a B2B travel payments solution. The solution will empower travel companies to obtain Qashio cards, facilitating transactions in multiple currencies such as AED, SAR, USD, EUR, and GBP, all issued from the UAE."

December 19, 2024

On the web

Visa Completes Acquisition of Featurespace

Visa

"Visa announced it has completed its acquisition of Featurespace, a developer of real-time artificial intelligence (AI) payments protection technology that prevents and mitigates payments fraud and financial crime risks. This will bolster Visa’s fraud protection capabilities and enhance security for its customers and consumers worldwide."

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