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
London, UK - 2
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
Partnership delivers one global acceptance platform for acquirers across Europe, simplifying operations at scale
New cloud-based infrastructure helps merchants improve authorisation rates, reduce fraud and deliver faster, more seamless payment experiences
London, 16 March 2026 – Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and Fiserv, a global leader in payments and financial technology,today
Women business owners are invited to apply for a chance to win one of five business grants and expert mentorship
Business leaders Aimee Connolly, Breege O’Donoghue and Gráinne Mullins announced as programme judges and mentors
Mentorship is essential, agree experts at launch of Visa’s She’s Next Grant Programme
Dublin - 9th March 2026: Women entrepreneurs across Ireland are being urged to
More than a third (38%) of Brits remember fewer numbers now than five years ago, as our reliance on technology increases. Nearly a third of shoppers (32%) say they have abandoned or delayed an online purchase because they needed to fetch their bank card to read their card number. This trend of ‘Num-nesia’ – the modern phenomenon of forgetting long strings of digits because we no longer need the
8th January 2026 - Britons’ passion for winter sports is well-established—and it’s about to accelerate. According to Visa, the Official Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, the upcoming Games are poised to amplify this enthusiasm and drive significant growth across Europe’s winter sports industry.
New VisaNet data1 by Visa Consult
In‑store sales accounted for 57.4% of spending, increasing 2.1% in total spending when compared to last year.
· E‑commerce sales increased 5.8% compared to the prior year. Electronics sales grew 8.4%, leading all retail segments.
· UK spending shows similar momentum compared to other major retail hub counterparts with US (+4.2%), Canada (+4.4%), and Australia (+5.0%)
LONDON —December 23,
Visa Consulting & Analytics combines advanced payments strategy and expert crypto knowledge to help European clients innovate and grow with stablecoins technology
London, 15 December, 2025 — Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, today announced the launch of its Stablecoins Advisory Practice. The new value-added service offering by Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) provid
The scale and sophistication of fraudulent advertising and AI-generated scams on social media are growing rapidly, making it harder than ever for people to know what’s real. New research from Visa reveals that people who mistake fake AI-generated content for real are nearly nine times more likely to be tricked by scammers than those who don’t (70% vs. 8%).
Visa completes first Visa A2A transaction to demonstrate an energy bill being paid – marking a major milestone towards rolling out Visa A2A in the UK First market-ready solution in the UK will bring familiar card-level protections to commercial variable recurring payments (cVRPs) Visa research shows 60% of UK consumers say they'd likely try new ways to pay bills – showing strong appetite for i
Creators increasingly see themselves as entrepreneurs, with 73% viewing their work as a small business and 54% identifying as successful business owners. 51% receive international payments, demonstrating global growth. Financial acumen confidence sits at 49%, highlighting a clear opportunity for tools and education to strengthen business skills. Visa reveals UK content creators are achievin
Partnership will help drive growth in issuing and acquiring across Retail, Corporate, Business, and Private Bank segments and includes supporting Retail issuing in the US New agreement paves the way to unlock the potential of emerging payment experiences for customers, from account-to-account (A2A) payments to agentic commerce
London, 29 October 2025 – Barclays and Visa have announced a new, ex
29 September 2025 – Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today releases new data revealing the uplift in consumer spending in Ireland during the NFL Dublin Game weekend on 28th September.
Official figures from the NFL estimate that the event welcomed over 74,000 fans to the stadium on game day.
The data from Visa, the Official Partner of the NFL Dublin Game, highlights how the glob
The new challenger proposition was created at fintech speed, powered by Pismo's cloud-native platform
25th September 2025 –Visa and Pismo have teamed up with ABN AMRO to power BUUT’s challenger card targeted at Gen Z consumers. BUUT’s debit card was created in just 10 weeks using Pismo’s cloud-native platform, demonstrating how traditional financial institutions can move at fintech spee
Fashion spend increased 3% in August helping boost local economy
44% of online shoppers choosing Irish fashion brands to support local
AI and social media shaping how consumers discover and buy fashion
23 September 2025: Spending at fashion businesses in Ireland rose by 3% in August compared to the previous month, according to newly released cardholder data1 from Visa, a global leader in