By Antony Cahill, Regional President, Chief Executive Officer, Visa Europe
Payments are a fundamental foundation of Europe’s economy. A trusted and efficient payments ecosystem provides buyers and sellers with the confidence that money will move securely and reliably, whatever the circumstances. Payments matter because, when they work well, they enable commerce to take place seamlessly, every
Visa takes important steps to support Europe’s ambition for a resilient, secure, innovative and locally anchored payments ecosystem New data centre based in the Eurozone will power Visa transactions across Europe, enhancing European payments infrastructure New Frankfurt HQ and European Innovation Centre to open as part of significant investment in Germany Increased investment in Poland with immin
Visa, Zilch and Thredd collaborate to help issuers deliver a simpler, more flexible card experience for users.
LONDON – 12th May 2026 – Visa, a world leader in digital payments, Zilch and Thredd today announced the introduction of Visa Flexible Credential (VFC) on Zilch cards in the UK, enabling more flexible ways to pay through a single, familiar card experience.
Demand for flexible paymen
Visa and TikTok launch the UK's first 'Creator Card' for TikTok LIVE creators
Creators can access and spend TikTok LIVE earnings faster and manage their finances more easily, with features designed to improve cash flow
It comes as new Visa research shows 49% of UK content creators have experienced late payments, while 94% want to separate their personal and business finances
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Part of the Visa Intelligent Commerce portfolio, Intelligent Commerce Connect will enable more ways for agents to pay and merchants to accept agentic transactions in a single integrationCurrently in pilot with select partners including AWS, Diddo, Highnote, Mesh, Payabli, Sumvin, and rolling out to more partners this year
London, 9 April 2026 – Visa has unveiled Intelligent Commerce Connect, a
Legacy payment authorisation systems can limit acquirers’ ability to support emerging payment methods and new forms of commerce Visa Intelligent Authorisation enables modern payment processing through a single API, helping eliminate the need for costly infrastructure rebuilds Visa is partnering with Comercia Global Payments, Elavon, Fiserv, UNICRE and Worldline to help
[London, 17 March 2026] – Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, today announced the launch of Visa Agentic Ready, a new global programme, designed to support the payments ecosystem as it prepares for a new era of agentic commerce. Launching first in Europe, including the UK, this builds on Visa Intelligent Commerce - Visa’s strategic framework for enabling trusted, AI-driven commerc