Visa


Visa Inc. is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Foster City, California, United States. It facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, gift cards, and debit cards.

(source: usa.visa.com)

Visa Powering Payments on New Garmin Wearable Aims to Stop ‘Sweaty Money’
Visa Powering Payments on New Garmin Wearable Aims to Stop ‘Sweaty Money’
August 31, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Keeping up with the wearables/payments/fitness players is a workout in and of itself. Add Garmin to the mix with a new device, the vivoactive3.  Visa...

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The Fitbit Ionic: One Wearable To Rule Them All?
The Fitbit Ionic: One Wearable To Rule Them All?
August 29, 2017  |  Retail

The war for wearable dominance is heating up, and the team at Fitbit is making a power play for top position. On Monday (Aug 28),...

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Visa Payments, (Truly) Mobile With Fitbit’s Ionic Smartwatch
Visa Payments, (Truly) Mobile With Fitbit’s Ionic Smartwatch
August 28, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Fitbit is debuting its Ionic watch – enabled for Visa payments.  And, as noted Monday by the two companies, and as the data shows in...

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Profits Up More Than 130 percent In Klarna’s Half-Year Report
Profits Up More Than 130 percent In Klarna’s Half-Year Report
August 28, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Klarna, the online payments firm based in Sweden, and one of the unicorns that came of age with a more than $1-billion valuation, posted results...

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FitPay and NXT-ID: Securing Contactless Payments One Device At A Time
FitPay and NXT-ID: Securing Contactless Payments One Device At A Time
August 24, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

Gone are the days where most people kept a few dollars in their wallets. Today’s consumers are turning to card and contactless payments. FitPay is...

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Uber Relaunches Visa Rewards Program
Uber Relaunches Visa Rewards Program
August 24, 2017  |  Ridesharing

On Wednesday (Aug. 23), ridesharing platform Uber announced the relaunch of Visa Local Offers, a rewards program giving Uber riders around the country the ability...

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The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
August 24, 2017  |  International

In late July, PayPal and Baidu captured the world’s attention when they inked a strategic partnership that gives Baidu’s 100 million or so mobile wallet...

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Payments Innovation: Beyond The ‘Wow’
Payments Innovation: Beyond The ‘Wow’
August 23, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

What would you say if someone asked you to name the most important innovation in payments over the last five years? We did, and we...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Bitcoin Cash, What’s Next For Retailers?
Bitcoin Tracker: Bitcoin Cash, What’s Next For Retailers?
August 03, 2017  |  Bitcoin

All is not running business as usual in the bitcoin realm. The digital currency that has been around for nearly a decade has struggled to...

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