Visa stories
Crypto holders can now spend more than 300 digital assets at Visa merchants worldwide, as card volumes in the sector keep rising.
Clearer rules and lower fees are pushing banks and corporates to trial stablecoins for cross-border transfers and treasury management.
Backing from Tether comes as stablecoins pass USD $300 billion in circulation, underlining investor appetite for their payments infrastructure.
The move gives the payments group a direct role in securing early transactions on a network built for real-time and machine-to-machine payments.
Banks modernising payments infrastructure are under pressure to balance speed, compliance and control as Icon expands in Asia and EMEA.
Healthcare advertisers in India and New Zealand will face tighter checks before using Google Ads, as LegitScript widens its certification scheme.
A broader spread of AI and software hiring has pushed Seattle to the top of Karat's 2026 engineering talent list, ahead of Amsterdam and San Francisco.
Many firms are preparing to let software bargain and buy for them, even as consumers remain wary of giving AI free rein over spending.
Asia-Pacific card programmes tied to stablecoins will gain local processing support as Rain expands with Episode Six across multiple markets.
Backers say the move will give AI agents and apps a neutral, open payments standard for web transactions, with support from Amazon, Visa and others.
Juniper Research’s latest study signals growing demand for payment networks that connect more rails, currencies and wallets across fragmented markets.
Businesses holding about USD $200 billion in stablecoins can now spend them through Visa and Mastercard cards via one Nium API.
A tougher fee regime is pushing the payments firm to offer SMEs more services, from POS and broadband to bookkeeping, beyond EFTPOS.
The tie-up gives developers broader regional access to blockchain tools as cost, latency and compliance pressures reshape Web3 infrastructure choices.
Customers can now freeze cards or check spending by text or voice, as Revolut joins banks racing to make finance apps conversational.
Poor checkout experiences are costing European retailers repeat business, as payabl.'s new Visa Click to Pay aims to cut friction and fraud.
Tight cashflow is forcing many smaller firms to blur business and household finances, with 78% of leaders using personal cards for expenses.
Businesses will be able to track vehicle costs in real time as Visa and Westpac replace closed-loop fuel cards with mobile digital credentials.
Demand from larger businesses has lifted Ramp’s enterprise customer base 133% in 2025, as Visa adopts its software too.
Checkout prices should become clearer for Australian shoppers as the Reserve Bank bans surcharges and trims card fees from October.
