VISA

Loop Launches Canada’s First SME-Focused Cross-Border Visa Card

Toronto-based fintech Loop has introduced the Loop Global Visa Card, Canada’s first corporate credit card designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to streamline cross-border purchasing. [Read more…] about Loop Launches Canada’s First SME-Focused Cross-Border Visa Card

Visa has announced a new collaboration with Amazon that will provide Canadian consumers with more choice at checkout. [Read more…] about Visa Expands Payment Options for Amazon Customers with Installments Plans

Visa this week announced the appointment of Michiel Wielhouwer to President and Country Manager for Visa Canada.

Wielhouwer joins Visa Canada “at a time of growth and opportunity,” according to the company, as it establishes new ways to pay driven by innovation in financial technologies. [Read more…] about Visa Unveils New Manager for Canada at ‘Time of Opportunity’ in Fintech

Visa Canada this week announced an alliance with Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play, an accelerator platform and venture capital firm with footprints in more than 50 countries across five continents. [Read more…] about Plug and Play, Visa Forge Alliance to Supercharge Canadian Fintechs

Fintech startups are actively innovating the payments space, and as a result Canadians are transacting digitally more than ever before.

Frictionless, real-time payments have created benefits for consumers, but this has also created a wider landscape for fraudsters. [Read more…] about As Digital Transactions Take Over Canada, Fraud Casts a Long Shadow

Visa this month unveiled its participation in the Canadian expansion of Square’s instant transfers.

The payments giant says Square’s instant transfers are enabled by Visa Direct, a VisaNet processing capability helping transform global money movement. [Read more…] about Visa and Square Integrate Tech to Deliver Instant Transfers for Canadian Business

In 2018, Visa Canada delivered contactless payments to Metro Vancouver’s public transportation system.

“Visa is focused on re-imagining the future of payments and investing in technology to bring future-forward, seamless payment experiences to consumers nationwide,” stated Brian Weiner, Vice President and Head of Product, Visa Canada, at the time. [Read more…] about Visa Brings Brings Contactless Payments to GO Transit, UP Express in Toronto

Toronto-headquartered Wave has partner with Visa to launch a new limited release payments solution that aims to transform the way small businesses manage their cash flow and provide merchants quicker access to funds. [Read more…] about Wave and Visa Join Forces to Improve Cash Flow for Small Businesses

Thirty of the best fintech and AI startups participated in a Pitch Battle yesterday at the fourth annual Canadian Fintech 3.0 Summit in Toronto with a chance to win an investment prize of over $100,000. [Read more…] about Canadian Fintech Summit 3.0 Pitch Battle Winners Crowned