Tag: Visa
The ten companies driving the growth of wearable payments
Everything from rings to smartwatches can be used to make payments these days, but ten companies are spearheading the market's development.
These are the ten companies leading the mobile payments market
The ubiquitous adoption of smartphones has driven the worldwide adoption of mobile payments, but ten companies have been identified as leading the charge in the multi-trillion dollar sector.
Mastercard and Visa pull out of Pornhub after abuse allegations
Visa and Mastercard have cut ties with Pornhub after both payment providers investigated allegations of child sexual abuse.
Coinbase responds to racism and discrimination allegations
Coinbase has been accused of having created a culture fraught with bullying, racism and discrimination against black people in a new exposé from the New York Times.
Codat partners up with Visa as payment giant launches new European...
London-based Codat has formed a strategic partnership with Visa as the payment giant is gearing up to launch the Visa Fintech Partner Connect programme in Europe.
DoJ files suit to block Visa’s acquisition of Plaid
Visa's $5.3bn acquisition of Plaid was supposed to be one of the biggest FinTech deals this year, but the US Department of Justice seems dead set against it and has filed a suit to stop the deal.
Neobank Vivid Money bags $17.6m in Series A
Vivid Money has raised $17.6m in a Series A round led by Ribbit Capital and aimed at boosting the challenger bank's growth.
Visa’s acquisition of Plaid could be in jeopardy due to antitrust...
Visa bought Plaid in January as part of a $5.3bn deal, but now fears about it creating a monopoly situation could make regulators put a stop to the acquisition.
Nordic challenger banks and cybersecurity firms were among the 33 FinTech...
These 33 FinTech funding rounds from last week highlight the rise of Scandi challenger banks, the importance of cybersecurity and how competition in the buy now, pay later space is heating up.
Three bank cards with really unique features
With the ubiquity of FinTech companies out there, it can be hard to stand out. But these three card providers have found unique ways to do just that.