Transit system operators were already thinking about making at least a partial switch to contactless payments long before a global pandemic disrupted any and every element of how people moved between Point A and Point B. Mary Kay Bowman, Visa’s global head of buyer and...
Visa, in response to the rising demand for safer ways to travel, has expanded its partnership with Cubic Transportation Systems to offer contactless payments for public transportation services in over 500 cities, according to a press release. Visa and Cubic have already launched contactless systems...
Careem, the Dubai-based ride hailing company, has entered into a partnership with Visa to expand digital payments. The agreement is expected to accelerate cashless payments and digital banking across the Middle East and North Africa, the companies announced. Under the terms of the deal, Visa...
Visa has launched an online resource for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) designed to assist entrepreneurs expand their businesses and build stronger customer relationships, the San Francisco-based company announced Wednesday (June 24). Dubbed the Visa Small Business Hub, it focuses on how to start, operate...
The first half 2020 has been undeniably hard on small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) forced to close their doors, rapidly reset operations around digital commerce and struggle to stay afloat amid what’s been an ongoing cash crunch for many. But Suzan Kereere, Visa’s head of...
In the great digital leap, roughly $158 billion in brick-and-mortar sales are moving online, according to PYMNTS’ analysis. And with the continued shift from in-person commerce to card-not-present sales, trust is important. Consumers need to know that personal and payments-related data are secure. Reducing fraud...
Visa said Monday that it had launched a series of digital initiatives aimed at helping tens of millions of small and micro-business recover from the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. The payments giant said in a release that the programs are focused on helping 50 million smaller...
It’s the battle against fraud that can be lost right at the beginning. Bad actors, are, increasingly, targeting online card applications, using stolen personally identifiable information to apply for credit, leveraging those ill-gotten credit lines to make fraudulent purchases. There’s increased urgency on the part...
Improving the world — and the environment — one (card present) transaction at a time. To that end, Visa said Tuesday (June 16) that it has joined with CPI Card Group to launch a card for Visa cardholders composed of up to 98 percent “upcycled”...
