When Visa announced its Cashless Challenge a few weeks ago, it obviously hoped to make some news. After all, directly incentivizing 50 food-focused small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to opt out of accepting cash entirely — with $10,000 to help pay for technology upgrades —...
Visa, a global payments technology company serving more than 200 countries and territories, has announced two new appointments to its India and South Asia teams. The appointments are part of Visa’s ongoing efforts to fortify its leadership in the region. “At Visa, we take pride...
“Our mission is to be the best way to pay for everyone anywhere,” Visa’s Executive Vice President of Technology Rajat Taneja, told Karen Webster in an interview about Visa’s opening of two state-of-the-art data centers in Singapore and the United Kingdom. And while that is...
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 — even the U.K., post Brexit — and China looms as a market devoutly to be...
Visa wants SMBs nationwide to go cashless. It also thinks better education about the benefits of doing so is the key to making it happen. The multinational financial services corporation recently announced it is ramping up its educational efforts — particularly those directed at small restaurants...
Visa just took an equity stake in Klarna, strategic intent as a motivator. Here’s what lies behind the nascent partnership, looking toward Europe, digital payments and even the Internet of Things, as Bill Gajda, Visa’s SVP of Innovation and Strategic Investments, tells Karen Webster.
Visa, the credit card company, and Interswitch, Africa’s integrated payments and transaction solutions company, announced news on Friday (June 30) that they will partner to accelerate mobile payments adoption across the region. In a press release, the companies said the partnership will see Visa and...
There’s no disputing that the pace of innovation in consumer payments over the last several years has been quick and its reach broad. There’s been an abundance of innovation in where consumers shop, what they use to pay when they buy and the devices they...
Today Visa and PYMNTS.com are giving the world the first look at the results of the “How We Will Pay” study. We’re bringing you the in-depth analysis as well as a quick break-down. The survey of 2600 American adults found that nearly 80 percent of Americans...
