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Spending On Crypto-Linked Visa Cards Tops $1 Billion in First Half of 2021, Visa payment volume

Visa’s New Gambit: One Card for Both Debit and Credit

by Tom Nawrocki

May 16, 2024

Visa is rolling out a new initiative that will link one physical payment card to multiple accounts, giving U.S. cardholders ...

Visa, Mastercard Settlement More Symbolic Than Substantive

by Wesley Grant

May 6, 2024

When Visa and Mastercard settled with retailers for $30 billion, it was touted as a win for the underdogs. Merchants, ...

Visa Beats Earnings Estimates Despite Interest Rate Environment

by Wesley Grant

April 25, 2024

This earnings season has been closely scrutinized due to concerns about a slower-than-expected economic recovery. Despite interest rates surpassing 7%, ...

Faster Payments Is Pressuring Businesses to Dump Checks

Even Recipients of Government Funds Are Trying to Move Away from Checks

by Tom Nawrocki

April 17, 2024

Recipients of government program funds prefer not to receive checks, according to data from Morning Consult on behalf of Visa. ...

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Putting the Visa/Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement into Context

by Tom Nawrocki

March 26, 2024

To settle a lawsuit initiated in 2005, Visa and Mastercard have agreed to reduce their credit card interchange fees by ...

Visa and Checkbook Instant Payments, UK Payment System Consolidation, mobile payments, Mastercard acquires Oltio, m-pesa multinational, Lydia mobile payments

Visa and Checkbook Set Out to Ramp up Instant Payments Availability

by Rimma Kats

February 29, 2024

Visa and Checkbook are continuing their ongoing partnership, with a new multi-year initiative that aims to make instant payments more ...

How Credit Unions Can Shape the Banking Industry, India UPI

India Stops Some B2B Payments, and Many Ask Why

by Tom Nawrocki

February 15, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India’s directive to Visa and Mastercard to halt all card-based business-to-business payments in the country has begun raising ...