Tag: Visa
Visa opens London innovation centre
Visa has opened its largest innovation centre to date in London, with the aim of hosting partners from across Europe to collaborate on new ways to pay. Read more: www.finextra.com
Visa, IBM partnership is a leap forward for cashless
Visa will be integrating its credit card tokenization technology with Watson’s Internet of Things network. Read more: bankinnovation.net
Visa strengthens Silicon Valley ties with new Palo Alto site
Stressing its technology credentials, Visa has opened a massive new office in Silicon Valley to house its data and research teams. Read more: www.finextra.com
Visa’s profit, revenue tops estimates on payment growth
Visa reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue as more people made payments using its network. Read more: www.reuters.com
Visa now BMO’s top pick in FinTech
While switching preference to Visa, the firm still maintains its Outperform rating on the shares of Mastercard. Read more: www.benzinga.com
Visa to run FinTech bootcamp for African startups
Nest will work with Visa's teams in Kenya, South Africa, and the UAE to coach select startups and make introductions to the continent's financial services firms. Read more: www.finextra.com
Remittances are driving financial inclusion thanks to mobile
The World Bank estimates remittances to be a $600bn industry. Somaliland-born founder of WorldRemit, Ismail Ahmed, believes it could be worth a lot more. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Visa to acquire Cardinal Commerce
Visa has agreed to buy e-commerce authentication firm Cardinal Commerce to beef up security in card-not-present channels. Read more: www.finextra.com
MasterCard, Visa set to reap spoils of India’s war on cash
he world’s largest payment networks will see a surge in transactions and cardholders after the Indian government’s decision this month to remove high-denomination bills. Read more: www.bloomberg.com
Almost-free transfers highlights blockchain conference
A packed room of blockchain enthusiasts heard from Edan Yago, CEO of Epiphyte, former employee at Zynga. Read more: www.fintechranking.com