In an effort to bridge what is increasingly being known as the “inclusion gap” for minorities, Visa is finding promise in supporting products for financial inclusion in the credit union and community bank portfolio. The goal? To hurdle the financial gap that exists for these...
Competition may be ramping up for M-Pesa in the battle for mobile payments in Kenya. Payments giant Visa is gathering a consortium of Kenyan banks to create a service that is essentially a shot across the bow at M-Pesa. Dubbed mVisa, it allows consumers to...
Visa is gearing up to roll out a lineup of payment experiences during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which it has been sponsoring for 20 years. At the festival, which runs through Sept. 18, Visa will enable festival goers to experience a Connected Screen powered...
The Olympics are undeniably about sports. Sure, there’s the part about international community and the peaceful interaction of nations – but there is a reason people from around the world tune in, en masse, to the Olympics and not to the U.N. when it is...
In an effort to accelerate digital commerce globally, credit card company Visa announced on Monday (July 25) plans to open an office in Silicon Valley. The new office will be a 62,000-square-foot facility located in the heart of Silicon Valley in Palo Alto and will be a...
JPMorgan’s annual Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference is being held this week, and on Monday (May 23), Visa CEO Charlie Scharf got a chance to present Visa’s point of view on four very strategic aspects of its roadmap: Visa Europe, China, EMV and digital...
It would appear that old Visa slogan — “It’s everywhere you want to be” — is still alive in spirit, particularly as it pertains to the company’s online payments service. At Shoptalk yesterday (May 17), the company announced that a slew of new (and wide-ranging)...
Visa beat on the top and bottom line yesterday, even as cross-border transactions posed some pretty strong headwinds. Visa’s CEO touted increasing payments volume and strong digital momentum and confirmed that the Visa Europe deal, though amended, is still on.
