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  • Visa Analysis: UK Holiday Spending Climbs 3.6%

    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 Launches Stablecoins Advisory Practice to Accelerate Digital Payments Innovation in Europe

    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

  • Mistaking fake AI-generated social media posts as real makes consumers nine times more likely to be scammed, Visa finds

    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%).

  • First Visa A2A transaction completed in the UK with partners Kroo Bank, Utilita and Tink

    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

  • New report uncovers how business-savvy creators are driving the next wave of commerce

    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

  • Barclays and Visa Extend Partnership to Bring Customers Next Gen Payment Experiences and Shape the Future of Payments

    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

  • Visa Data Reveals Boost in Spending During NFL Game Weekend in Dublin


    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

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