Visa Invites Asia Pacific's Top Startups to Unlock Their Global Potential
SINGAPORE, Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, the world's leader in digital payments, is announcing an accelerator program for startups acrossAsia Pacific that are looking to expand their businesses into new markets. Visa will select an elite group of up to six startups to be part of the first pr...
Visa Tap to Phone Transforms Payment Acceptance for Sellers Worldwide
SINGAPORE, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world increasingly turns to digital payments amidst COVID-19, a simple mobile app can help millions of sellers worldwide quickly and securely accept contactless payments, while improving the checkout experience for customers. After piloting Visa Tap...
Visa brings "Where You Shop Matters" to Shanghai Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2021
* Visa collaborates with Shanghai Fashion Week for the fourth year to host the "Empower & Envision—future of Chinese fashion industry envisioned: empowering small and medium-sized businesses" Forum and opening dinner, leveraging the brand's global assets to help micro, small and medium-sized e...
Beijing 2022 and Women report shows 70% women-led MSBs in the culture and tourism sectors anticipate business opportunities from the Olympics Winter Games
BEIJING, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa has joined hands with China Women's Development Foundation (CWDF) and Beijing Sport University (BSU) to release the "Beijing 2022 and Women"—Baseline Research Report on Women-Led Micro and Small Businesses (MSBs) in the culture and tourism sectors....
Visa harnesses real-time deep learning to enhance transaction processing
SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced Visa Smarter Stand-in Processing (Smarter STIP), a new capability that uses real-time artificial intelligence (AI) to help financial institutions manage transaction authorisations when service disruptions occur. Using de...
Online shoppers across Asia Pacific can click to pay with Visa, making checkout fast, simple and secure
With close to 80% of consumers in Asia Pacific having made an eCommerce transaction in the past three months[1], clicking to pay with Visa will help redefine the online shopping experience as more businesses and consumers migrate online. SINGAPORE, July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa today announc...
10 Million Asia Pacific Small Businesses to Participate in Visa's Global Program to Spur Recovery Through Digital Commerce
SINGAPORE, June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE: V) today announced a commitment to support 10 million small businesses acrossAsia Pacific in an effort to get local communities back to business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Visa is introducing a range of programs and solutions to help...
Visa and Airwallex partner on making B2B cross-border payments seamless, convenient and secure
SINGAPORE, Feb. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, the world's leading digital payment technology company and Airwallex, global fintech leader, today announced a global partnership to launch theAirwallex Borderless Card, a B2B card-based payment solution to help businesses pay and be paid securely and...
Visa signs up new partners to make it easier for fintechs to issue plastic and digital payment cards
SINGAPORE, Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, the world's leading digital payments technology company, has announced a series of new partners that will make it easier for fintechs to issue payment cards in physical plastic or digital formats. The four new partners have joined the Visa Fintech F...
Championing Women-led Small Businesses: Visa Announces "Olympics and Women" Program
BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE: V) today joined the China Women's Development Foundation (CWDF) and Beijing Sport University (BSU) to announce the launch of "Olympics and Women" program. Leveraging the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the program aims to empower women to grow ...
Visa Introduces Team Visa Roster Ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE: V), the Worldwide Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, today announced its most diverse roster of athletes on Team Visa Tokyo 2020. Representing 43 countries, the most in Team Visa history, the current roster is c...
Revolut Chooses Visa as Lead Issuing Partner to Drive Rapid Global Expansion
SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE:V) and Revolut
Accion Venture Lab Launches New Fund, Quadruples Capital for Inclusive Fintech Startups
Venture Lab leverages third-party investment capital for the first time to scale its innovative model supporting inclusive fintechs WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, global nonprofit Accion announced that its seed-stage investment initiative Accion Venture Lab is adding $33M to its...
Visa to invest in GOJEK and collaborate on enhancing digital payments across Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, the world's leading digital payments technology company has invested in GOJEK,Southeast Asia's leading mobile on-demand service and payments platform, as part of the latter's ongoing Series F fundraising round. The two companies will work together to...
Visa Prevents Approximately $25 Billion in Fraud Using Artificial Intelligence
SINGAPORE, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced new analysis showing Visa Advanced Authorization (VAA) using artificial intelligence (AI) helped financial institutions prevent an estimated $25 billion in annual fraudmaking the global payment ecosystem safer for retail...
Visa B2B Connect Launches Globally
SINGAPORE, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced the commercial launch of the Visa B2B Connect network, giving financial institutions an ability to quickly and securely process high-value corporate cross-border payments globally.[1] The Visa B2B Connect launch will cove...
Visa and LINE Pay to partner on next-generation fintech solutions, digital payment cards
SINGAPORE, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE: V), the global payments leader, and LINE Pay Corporation, operator of digital wallet and fintech services on the LINE messaging app, today announced a strategic partnership that will see them create new financial services experiences for their ...
EMQ and Visa Team Up to Offer Cross-border Remittances across Asia Pacific
HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, March 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- EMQ, a leading cross-border settlement network inAsia and Visa (NYSE:V) today announced a strategic partnership to offer cross-border remittances acrossAsia Pacific. This partnership pairs the capabilities of EMQ's extensive network and Visa...
InstaReM joins Visa Fintech Fast-Track Program
SINGAPORE, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE: V) today announced InstaReM is joining Visa's fintech fast-track program in theAsia Pacific region. This program makes it quicker and easier for fintech partners to build and deliver new commerce experiences on Visa's payments network. Inst...
Visa Announces Fintech Fast-Track Program in Asia Pacific
Fintechs will be able to connect to Visa's payment network in as little as four weeks SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa (NYSE: V) today announced it is expanding its fast-track program to support fintechs inAsia Pacific that are developing the next generation of digital payment soluti...
