Things are changing in Sudan as its banks partner with Visa to introduce payments systems after decades of being shunned by legitimate financial institutions (FIs) over talks that it housed terrorists and its leader performed illicit global activities, according to Reuters. The move could potentially...
Visa is kicking off Women’s History Month in March with two nonprofit partnerships — Hand In Hand International and IFundWomen — that support the company’s devotion to female economic empowerment, Visa announced on Tuesday (March 3). Hand In Hand International and IFundWomen will collaborate with...
Visa has joined in the line of companies with revenue impacted by the coronavirus, as the company announced that spending overseas has decreased dramatically, according to Bloomberg. The company said cardholder spending overseas had especially been impacted for travel-related purposes, as people are less inclined...
Intuit QuickBooks is forging a new agreement with Visa to fortify its strategy for small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers in India, Intuit announced on Monday (March 2). Intuit’s QuickBooks Online is used by over 4.5 million small businesses and accountants. The partnership with Visa...
There has been no shortage of new takes on card-based loyalty schemes — especially in the last decade as digital has exploded and the competition for customer spend has become increasingly tight. Particularly, in the travel and hospitality sector, co-branded card programs have flourished. But...
At its investor day presentation Tuesday (Feb. 11), Visa executives laid out a roadmap to displacing cash and checks across the global stage, digitizing payments through click to pay, tap to pay, digital wallets and cross-border flows – along with capturing a sizable slice of...
In some ways, the dawn of 2020 is a golden time for female entrepreneurs — in that there are more female-founded firms than ever before. In fact, women are founding new firms at 1.5 times the rate of their male counterparts. However, while women may...
Banking as a service (BaaS) startup Bankable is partnering with Visa to accelerate digital banking solutions, Bankable announced on Tuesday (Feb. 4). The strategic collaboration will provide Visa’s U.S. clients access to Bankable’s real-time digital banking solutions and faster payments. The London headquartered FinTech is...
Visa is proposing to change its interchange rates — commonly known as swipe fees — in ways that would vary according to transactions and merchant classification. The changes, reported by Bloomberg, outlined in a document sent by the payments giant to banks, would be the...
