Visa backs Branch developing market drive

Emerging market-focused mobile loan provider Branch International raised $170 million in its latest funding round …

Visa, Apple add Dash of global flavour to Singtel app

Singtel announced a broad expansion of its Dash mobile payments app through deals involving Visa …

Retail group, mobile payment giants plot Germany push

Google, Mastercard, Visa and Wirecard joined a newly formed consortium led by the EHI Retail …

US politicians wade into India data row

US senators reportedly urged India to relax its stance on citizens’ data being stored locally, …

Contactless hits the target for football fans

Visa touted the adoption of contactless payments in the opening days of the FIFA World …

Blog: Visa outage does little for cashless vision

Visa Europe’s network ground to a halt on 1 June, leaving many of those using …

Visa unveils NFC payment devices for Winter Olympics

Visa launched NFC-equipped gloves, stickers and badges for use in South Korea during the Winter …

Ecobank inks Visa deal for mobile payment expansion

Africa-focused financial services company Ecobank signed a deal with Visa to roll-out the mVisa mobile …

Mobile payments gaining traction in the UK – Visa

Contactless mobile payments are beginning to increase in popularity in the UK, with a quarter …

Fitbit preparing smartwatch payment service

Fitbit’s forthcoming Ionic smartwatch will offer contactless payments following deals with Visa, Mastercard and Amex. Under the …