Visa

Antitrust

Visa Abandons $5.3B Acquisition of Plaid Over DOJ Antitrust Concerns

Zack SewardJan 12, 2021

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday the deal is off.

Zap

Bitcoin Lightning Startup Zap Goes Global, Adding Multiple Fiat Pairs, Stablecoins

William FoxleyJan 6, 2021

Visa partner Strike is adding support for multiple fiat currency pairs plus stablecoins as part of its journey to become a “Bitcoin neo-bank.”

Debit Cards

Bitpanda Launches Debit Card That Lets Users Spend Fiat, Crypto and Precious Metals

Tanzeel AkhtarJan 20, 2021

Users can select any investment in their Bitpanda account to fund payments with the physical Visa card.

Payments

Payments Firm Simplex Becomes Visa Principal Member

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 29, 2020

Israel-based global fiat payment processor Simplex announced Tuesday it has become a principal member of the Visa network.

Payments

Payments Firm Wirex Becomes Visa Principal Member Ahead of Crypto Card Launch

Tanzeel AkhtarDec 22, 2020

The crypto and fiat payments firm can now issue Visa cards.

Visa

USDC

Visa May Support USDC Credit Card After Adding Circle to ‘Fast Track’ Program

Kevin Reynolds

Visa is linking its payments network of 60 million merchants to the USDC stablecoin, according to Forbes.

Plaid

Visa’s Planned $5.3B Purchase of Fintech Firm Plaid Challenged by US DOJ

Jaspreet Kalra

The Justice Department alleges Visa’s acquisition of Plaid would eliminate competition in the online debit market, leading to higher prices.

Visa

ZenGo Joins Visa Fast Track Program to Get Non-Custodial Crypto Card Off the Ground

Ian Allison

Visa has added crypto wallet provider ZenGo into its Fast Track program. The startup hopes to launch a debit card in the U.S. in early 2021.

Visa

Crypto Companies Are Lining Up to Work With Us, Says Visa Exec

Paddy Baker

A growing force in the crypto space, Visa says it's getting more and more industry firms interested in payments partnerships.

Chamber of Digital Commerce

Digital Chamber Adds Mulvaney to Board of Advisers; Visa, Goldman Join Executive Committee

Jaspreet Kalra

The Chamber of Digital Commerce announced Wednesday that former Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has joined the group’s board of advisers.

Credit Cards

Visa Adds Crypto Lender Cred to Fast Track Payments Program

Sandali Handagama

Decentralized lending platform Cred is the latest crypto firm to join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program with the goal of scaling faster.

Lightning Network

Another Bitcoin Lightning Startup Is Working With Visa to ‘Fast Track’ Card Payments

Alyssa Hertig

With help from the Visa Fast Track program, LastBit will let users make any purchase with bitcoin, without needing the merchant to actively accept it.