Visa has announced it has helped to digitally-enable an estimated 16 million small and micro businesses (SMBs) worldwide, or just over 30% of the multi-year goal it set in 2020 to digitise 50 million SMBs. Since the start of the
New research commissioned by Visa shows that nine in ten Brits (89%) have used online shopping since the UK’s lockdown restrictions came into force; 31% purchasing something for the first time. The research also reveals of those that have made
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, tomorrow launches its debut UK Christmas TV advert turning the spotlight on the real shopkeepers who are the heroes of Britain’s high streets.
Visa, the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA, today announced its final results for the FIFA World Cup, showcasing the positive impact of the tournament throughout the 64 matches played across Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018. Overall, contactless
ThreatMetrix, A LexisNexis risk solutions company, today highlighted key moments from the Digital Identity Summit 2018 EMEA, of which ThreatMetrix is founding sponsor. Held at Les Salons Hoche in Paris on 14th and 15th May, the event brought together digital,
In celebration of the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, Visa, the Official Payment Service Partner of FIFA, released travel and spending data for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Throughout official FIFA venues, Visa will enable a
Visa has announced the European launch of Visa Direct – a real-time payments platform that allows companies to leverage Visa’s global reach and scale to transform domestic and cross-border payments for businesses and consumers. Visa is working with payment service
Visa Inc. today announces that it will be sponsoring Boardmasters surf and music festival. The event, taking place over five days from 9 - 13 August, will see 150,000 festival-goers enjoying live performances from artists including headliners Two Door Cinema Club,
Visa today announced shoppers in the UK spent more than £2bn on Visa cards on the day that has come to signify the kick-off of the Christmas retail season, with nearly half of that spend occurring online. This total
UK consumer spending showed resilience in July, according to Visa’s latest UK Consumer Spending Index. It shows consumer spending has risen +1.6% year-on-year in July, an improvement over May (+0.8%) and June (+0.9%), but still lower than the average growth
Consumer spending continues to rise at a steady rate of +1.8% year-on-year with the Recreation & Culture and Clothing & Footwear sectors among the best performers, according to Visa’s Expenditure Index for September. The Index, which reflects overall consumer spending, not just
Payleven, the leading mobile payments company for small and medium sized businesses, launches, in partnership with Visa, the global leader in payments, the payleven Visa prepaid credit card. The solution allows merchants in Brazil – especially sole traders – to
Mobile POS provider Swish is proud to announce that it is now a full member of MasterCard. This has been achieved through sister company Swish Payments, which is a fully regulated financial institution licensed by the Financial Services Authority of Malta
Global mobile services company CM Telecom (www.cmtelecom.com) has continued its global expansion by opening offices in the UK and French markets. CM Telecom provides a set of APIs via one platform of messaging, push notifications and SMS, payments, apps and
Stripe, a new way to accept card payments on websites and in mobile apps, launches today in the UK, its first European country. Stripe claims it gives UK businesses a simple yet powerful way to accept payments online, replacing legacy merchant processors and
B+S Card Service has launched PCI PTS 3.0 compliant VX820 DUET and VX680 payment terminals to the UK market and claims to be offering merchants greater speed and reliability for electronic payments. The VX820 is B+S’s premium class, contactless enabled, countertop
Payzone and Barclaycard Global Payment Acceptance have announced they will work together to develop a new card acceptance service for small businesses in the UK. Payzone said he new service will enable it to provide card acceptance services to small
WorldPay, a global leader in payment processing, risk and alternative payments, is hosting the inaugural [re]THINK [e]COMMERCE event in Budapest, joined by top payment and fraud experts to discuss the latest developments in the e-commerce industry. The conference, taking place on 11-13 June
