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
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
Revolut enables Click to Pay for eligible Visa cardholders, turning “tap-like” simplicity into a reality for online commerce at scale, and accelerating the shift to tokenised, digitally native payments Revolut will also make Click to Pay available for merchants in the UK and Europe, making it possible for them to offer a seamless checkout option to all eligible cardholders
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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
Visa’s Fintech Fast Track programme is designed to enable the next generation of fintechs to join Visa’s network and build innovative digital commerce experiences for consumers and merchants Fast Track programme grows 360% year-over-year, and supports the creation of payment innovations like digital wallets, Business to Business (B2B) and digital currency payments
- New programme set to transform availability of market-leading digital payment innovations to Visa’s clients - Solutions available through Visa’s partnerships with fintechs at the forefront of payment technology - Fintech Partner Connect will support new ways for businesses and consumers to seamlessly and securely pay, get paid, send money and more.
Visa has facilitated the first request to pay message sent and received using Pay.UK’s standards, ahead of the anticipated commercial launch of request to pay later this year.
- Consumer spending: increases by +0.2%, following +0.4% rise in August - Face-to-Face expenditure: up by +1.1%, while eCommerce spend falls by -0.2% - Sector data show that Hotels, Restaurants & Bars and Food & Drink categories continue to see strongest increases in spend
- Consumer spending: rises +0.4%, after -0.9% decline in July - Face-to-Face spend: increases +0.3%, but eCommerce expenditure declines by -0.2% - Hotels, Restaurants & Bars and Food & Drink categories see the biggest increases in expenditure
- Consumer spending: down -0.9% compared to July last year - Face-to-Face spend: decreases -1.2%, while eCommerce expenditure falls by -0.5% - Warmer weather supports solid increase in spend across Food & Drink and Hotels, Restaurants & Bars categories
Headline findings: - Consumer spending: drops -2.0% year-on-year, matching the decline seen in March - Face-to-face spend: down -5.4% on the year, quickest fall for six years - Household Goods and Recreation & Culture are weakest performing sectors
Headline findings: - Consumer spending: declines -2.1% year-on-year, following -1.0% drop in February - Face-to-Face spend: -3.0% on the year, while eCommerce falls by -1.2% - Transport & Communication weakest performing sector
Headline findings: - December household expenditure falls by -1%, following the -0.9% drop in November - 2017 marks the first annual decline in consumer spending in five years, down -0.3% compared to 2016 - Spending at Food & Drink retailers edges up for first time in three months (+0.4%)
Headline findings: - Household expenditure falls by -0.9% on the year after -2.1% drop in October - Face-to-Face spend continues to decline (-3.5%), as Black Friday spend moved further online, up +2.4% - Majority of sectors record lower expenditure, with Transport & Communication being the worst hit (-6.0%) - Miscellaneous Goods & Services remains a bright spot, up +4.9%
Visa, the Official Payment Service Partner of FIFA, releases travel and spend data timed with the Final Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™
Headline findings: - Overall spending falls at quickest rate since September 2013 (-2.0% year on year) - The high street suffers from the second-steepest drop since April 2012 (-5.0%) - Clothing & Footwear sees record decline in spend (-9.0%) - Hotels, Restaurants & Bars show resilience, reporting growth of +3.2%
