Visa Europe news and trends

Visa Payments Volume Surges 11 Pct, X-Border Swells Double-Digits
VISA // July 26, 2018

Payments giant Visa reported fiscal third quarter results that showed continued momentum on the international stage, with cross-border transactions up 10 percent year on year. That number was a slight deceleration from 11 percent in previous quarters, owing to the strength of the dollar. The...

Visa Hiring Third Party To Look Into UK Payment Outage
VISA // June 19, 2018

Visa is gearing up to hire an outside party to investigate a service disruption in the U.K. of its card payment services. According to a report in CityAM.com, Charlotte Hogg, Visa’s Europe chief executive, wrote in a letter to the Treasury Select Committee that Visa is...

Visa CEO On Europe, Partnerships And Going Cashless
VISA // October 26, 2017

According to CEO Alfred Kelly, Visa ended its financial year as it began, “with strong growth across payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions, which was bolstered by the addition of Visa Europe.” That sent Visa’s stock price up 2 percent, to a record high of $110.61....

Visa Names Bank Of England Executive To Head European Operations
Payment Methods // September 08, 2017

Payments processor Visa announced Thursday (Sept. 7)  it has named Charlotte Hogg as the new executive vice president and chief executive officer of its European operations. In a press release, Visa said the appointment will be effective October 1 and noted Hogg will report to...

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Visa CEO On Europe, Partnerships And Going Cashless

October 26, 2017
According to CEO Alfred Kelly, Visa ended its financial year as it began, “with strong growth across payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions, which was bolstered by the addition of Visa Europe.” That sent Visa’s stock price up 2 percent, to a record high of $110.61. The headline was, of course, the marked increase in payment volume of nearly […]

Visa Beats 3Q Estimates As Payments Volume Leaps

July 21, 2017
Double-digit transaction growth and strength in Europe boosted Visa’s earnings beyond the Street’s expectations, while management also gave the lift to expected revenue growth going forward. Internationally, Europe stood out —...

Why The Market Liked Visa’s Quarterly Report Card

April 21, 2017
Two quarters into Al Kelly's tenure as CEO, Visa reported a 37.2 increase in total payments volume on now 3.1 billion total cards. As for digital, well, that made some news too.

Visa Where It Wants To Be With PayPal, Earnings

July 22, 2016
Higher payments volume and cost controls helped buoy Visa’s bottom line. CEO Charlie Scharf also weighed in on the deal to be pals with PayPal and the consumer choice that...

Quick Reads
Payhawk Enhances Payments Infrastructure With Visa Europe Membership

November 01, 2023
Payhawk, a spend management FinTech company, announced it has become a principal member of Visa Europe. This membership will enable Payhawk to issue Visa cards directly, without relying on third parties, giving the company greater control over its payment infrastructure. The ability to issue Visa cards directly will not only accelerate innovation for Payhawk but […]

Visa Payments Volume Surges 11 Pct, X-Border Swells Double-Digits

July 26, 2018
Payments giant Visa reported fiscal third quarter results that showed continued momentum on the international stage, with cross-border transactions up 10 percent year on year. That number was a slight...

Visa Hiring Third Party To Look Into UK Payment Outage

June 19, 2018
Visa is gearing up to hire an outside party to investigate a service disruption in the U.K. of its card payment services. According to a report in CityAM.com, Charlotte Hogg, Visa’s...

Visa Names Bank Of England Executive To Head European Operations

September 08, 2017
Payments processor Visa announced Thursday (Sept. 7)  it has named Charlotte Hogg as the new executive vice president and chief executive officer of its European operations. In a press release,...