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From Startup To Global Payments Giant: Visa Turns 60
September 18, 2018

Sixty years ago today (Sept. 18), a San Francisco startup launched by sending roughly 60,000 credit cards to consumers living in northern California. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Visa Launches Program To Help SMBs Post-Natural Disaster
September 07, 2018

Visa announced the launch of The Visa Back to Business Project, which allows U.S. consumers to support small businesses (SMBs) affected by federally declared natural disasters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Visa: Chip Cards Reduce Counterfeit Fraud At U.S. Merchants By 75 Percent
August 29, 2018

Data released by Visa on Wednesday (Aug. 29) showed that counterfeit fraud ticked down at U.S. merchants by 75 percent from September 2015 to March 2018 as more storefronts started accepting chip cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Visa, Grasp Tech Team Aim To Simplify Biz Travel
August 21, 2018

Visa has announced it is partnering Grasp Technologies, a leading provider of data management, visualization and payment solutions in the Travel and Expense (T&E) industry, to make business travel and management for companies easier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Visa Invests In Israeli Startup Behalf
August 07, 2018

Visa announced Tuesday (August 7) that it has made an investment in and inked a partnership with Behalf, an Israeli startup. In a press release, Visa said the investment and partnership is aimed at supporting small business growth via easy-to-access capital and financing. Behalf provides working...

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Kroger Considers Expanding Ban On Visa Card Acceptance
July 31, 2018

Kroger might expand on a ban on Visa credit cards imposed by its unit in California — proof that retailers are ready to fight back against the $90 billion they pay in swipe fees every year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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FIFA World Cup Fans Turn To Contactless Payments For In-Stadium Spending
July 26, 2018

France wasn’t the only winner at the FIFA World Cup: Payments innovation won big, too, with contactless payments accounting for 45 percent of all Visa purchases in the 11 host cities. Fans from Poland, in particular, made a whopping 74 percent of Visa transactions using...

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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 deceleration from 11 percent in previous quarters, owing to the strength of the dollar. Get...

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MoneyGram And Visa Team To Deliver Real-Time Global P2P
July 24, 2018

MoneyGram and Visa announced today (July 24) that they have partnered to deliver real-time digital disbursements to MoneyGram customers using Visa’s push payments platform, Visa Direct. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...