London, 16th September 2026 – Modern payment systems have enabled £88bn in additional sales for UK businesses since 2019, according to a new report from Visa and Public First. This is equivalent to around £2,500 per business per year over that period.
The report examines the significant economic impact that digital payments have in the UK and the critical role they play in powering future growt
Only 27% of European SMB owners use the same primary bank for both business and consumer banking, pointing to a strong opportunity for financial institutions
LONDON, 3 SEPTEMBER, 2026 — Small business banking customers generate up to 12 times more annual revenue for financial institutions than traditional consumer customers in Europe, according to a new global study from Visa, a wor
New unified fraud score is the company’s first combined offering in-market since Visa’s acquisition of Featurespace
A2A Protect has been shown to reduce over 50% more fraud and help reduce over 40% in unnecessary fraud alerts
1 September 2026 -- Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in digital payments, today announced an enhanced version of A2A Protect, delivering real-time risk insights that he
Latest Visa Vulnerability Agentic Harness release moves AI-powered cyber risk management from discovery to validated remediation
New services from Visa Consulting & Analytics help clients identify the vulnerabilities that matter most and act before bad actors do
London, August 27, 2026 — Visa (NYSE: V) today announced enhancements to its cybersecurity portfolio to help organ
• Towns across the UK are being invited to enter the 'Let's Celebrate Towns' competition, the UK-wide showcase delivered by Visa in partnership with Nationwide, now in its fourth year.
• Winning towns will each receive a £20,000 grant towards community-led projects or new initiatives that give small businesses a boost.
• This year, towns can enter across five categories: High Street Revival,
Strategic partnership will see Visa Fleet 2.0 capabilities made available on Corpay's fleet card processing platform across Europe
LONDON, UK – 29 July 2026: Visa, a world leader in digital payments, and Corpay, a global leader in corporate payments, today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the rollout of Visa Fleet 2.0 across Europe.
The agreement builds on the companies' exist
AI will define the next generation of banking: 86% of European bank leaders say AI will fundamentally reshape retail banking by 2030 and 61% believe early adopters will significantly outperform or dominate the market. A growing divide is emerging: between banks using AI to optimise today’s operating model and those embedding it into decisions that drive future growth and customer outco
Late night matches contributing to an almost 15% year-on-year rise in spending in cities across the UK during group stages of FIFA World Cup 2026™
Hospitality and grocery spending see the biggest rises, with Leeds, London and Sheffield seeing the highest increase in Visa cardholder spending overall
London, 3rd July 2026 – Visa, the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA World Cup
New platform brings together cyber and payments intelligence to help institutions detect threats earlier and reduce downstream fraud risk
Paris, 2 July 2026 – Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the launch of the Visa Threat Intelligence Platform (VTIP), a new solution that helps financial institutions detect and respond to cyber threats that can lead to fraud and financial loss, leveraging the same
AI agents are now completing purchases with participating merchants, enabled by Visa’s infrastructure for trusted and secure transactions.
Paris, 2 July 2026 - At the Visa Payments Forum (VPF) in Paris, where Visa convenes 2,000 payment industry leaders to explore the future of payments, Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the execution of live agentic commerce transactions across Europe, w
Paris, 1 July 2026 – Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in digital payments, today unveiled a refreshed Visa Infiniteproposition at the Visa Payments Forum (VPF) in Paris, which brings together over 2,000 industry leaders to examine trends and innovations shaping the future of payments.
The announcement marks a significant evolution of the Visa Infinite platform from a fixed premium tier to an ada
Research commissioned by Visa finds interest in next-generation payment technologies is rising, whilst security continues to drive payment choices with 88% of SMBs ranking fraud protection as critical when choosing payment partners. Fraud is a day-to-day reality: 40% of consumers say they've been affected either directly or through someone they know while 32% of merc
