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Visa enlists artist Sophie Tea to launch nation-wide search for the UK’s upcoming creators in circular fashion

New initiative to offer six creators a share of £20,000 in grants and mentorship, to help power their business growth
London, 9th April 2025 – Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today launches ‘Recycle the Runway’, a new initiative from its global Visa Young Creators series designed to support the next generation of fashion entrepreneurs to reach their full potential.
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'Let's Celebrate Towns': Visa's nationwide showcase returns to champion local innovation and growth

Visa invites towns across the UK to showcase their success stories for the third year of Let’s Celebrate Towns. Six winning towns will each receive £20,000 to fund an approved local community initiative. Local authorities and community groups are encouraged to enter, with towns recognised at a ceremony in July.
1 April 2025: Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has partnered with the Br

Gen Z boosts subscription economy, tripling spend from older generations

The youngergeneration is driving the subscription economy, with over 9 in 10 surveyed subscribing to at least one service and spending an average of £300 a month, outspending older generations However, 3 in 4 Gen Z consumers have encountered issues when paying for their subscriptions with Direct Debit, including unexpected charges, difficulty in cancelling and failed payments · This co

Visa Tap to Phone adoption grows 320% in the UK

Tap to Phone helps SMBs get paid, with more than one in five (22%) users being new small businesses
London, March 3, 2025 – Today, Visa announced that Tap to Phone – a technology that turns a smartphone into a point-of-sale (POS) device - has experienced a 200% increase globally over the past year, supporting millions of sellers of all sizes worldwide. In the UK, Tap to Phone adoption is even

Five Irish female entrepreneurs win a total of €90,000 in Visa’s She’s Next Grant Programme


Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced the winners of its biggest-ever She’s Next Grant Programme in Ireland. Now in its fourth year, entries have more than trebled since the programme first launched, highlighting the appetite for support tailored to women in business.

Spanning sectors as diverse as food, women’s health, haircare and physical education, Visa’s 2024

Visa Foundation fuels 500 UK women-led businesses with new support programme and funding

The CatalyseHer Programme aims to provide 500 women entrepreneurs with training and fundraising support to grow their businesses and make them more investment-ready The programme includes expert training, community building, and micro-grants Early stage, women-owned businesses with a focus on social and environmental impact can apply from 3rdFebruary
London, 3 February: Today, Visa Foundat

Visa Foundation fuels 500 UK women-led businesses with new support programme and funding

The CatalyseHer Programme aims to provide 500 women entrepreneurs with training and fundraising support to grow their businesses and make them more investment-ready The programme includes expert training, community building, and micro-grants Early stage, women-owned businesses with a focus on social and environmental impact can apply from 3rdFebruary
London, 3 February: Today, Visa Foundat

Visa and The Walt Disney Company EMEA Form Strategic Alliance


The multi-year relationship establishes Visa as the Official Payment Partner of Disneyland Paris, Disney Store, and Disney Theatrical Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa and provides Visa cardholders special opportunities across the region

London, 21 January 2025 –Today, The Walt Disney Company and Visa, a world leader in digital payments, announced a strategic alliance that will b

U.K. retail spending rises 2.3%, Visa data shows

Tentative rebound in consumer confidence boosts online sales during the holiday period
London – December 23, 2024 – Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced its first Retail Spend Monitor, from Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA), which analyses holiday season retail spend for the 7-week period starting on November 1, 2024, across the U.K. The findings show overall holiday

Research Reveals Two In Five UK SMBs Have Lost Money To Fraudsters

Average amount lost to fraud by SMBs is almost £4,000, Visa research finds Bank account hacks, invoice fraud and phishing scams cited as the most common types of fraud impacting SMBs With 40% of SMBs wanting anti-fraud training, Visa launches a new digital toolkit to upskill SMBs and bolster the UK’s fraud defences
London, 18 November: New research from Visa, a world leader in digital paymen

Visa boosts consumer protection with smarter bank transfer payments

Visa launches Visa A2A, an open system to bring consumer control and protection to account-to-account payments Introduces an easy and safe way to pay recurring bills with bank transfers and makes it easier for consumers to get their money back if something goes wrong Designed with leading UK fintechs and in collaboration with key industry partners, it will unlock an easier, safer way to pay by ba

NatWest and Visa launch new credit card to support and reward UK customers

London, 22 August 2024: NatWest Group has collaborated with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to launch a new travel reward credit card, available now in the UK for NatWest customers.
The card offers a range of features, including:
1% back on eligible travel spending, including on planes, trains, car rental, ferries, buses, hotel accommodation, travel agents, cruises, campsites and

Passion-fuelled Gen Z side hustlers see average income boost of 22% over the last year, according to Visa

16thJuly, 2024 – London, UK – Visa, the Official Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, today reveals the secrets behind the success of side hustles set up by Gen Z, people born between 1996 and 2010, and how they are evolving to help young people level up their game.
New research conducted by Visa finds that 45% of Gen Zs now have a side hustle, with over a

Visa Unveils ‘Pep Talks’ Campaign to Drown Out The Negativity In Women’s Football

18th April 2024, London: Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today announces a new campaign celebrating the growing support for women’s football, and the power of positive voices of support in countering the noise of detractors.
As a long-term supporter of women’s football and proud sponsor of UEFA Women’s Champions League, Visa will be bringing fans together digitally and enhancing their

“Let’s Celebrate Towns 2024”: 8 towns celebrated as part of nationwide showcase highlighting UK businesses and communities

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, alongside the British Retail Consortium (BRC), have recognised 8 towns at this year’s edition of the ‘Let’s Celebrate Towns’ awards - a nationwide showcase designed to highlight the hundreds of towns across the country helping local businesses and communities to thrive.
Congratulations to Boscombe, Northwich, Weston-super-Mare, Armagh, Shrewsbury, Walth

Visa and Lloyds Bank partner to launch new virtual card solution

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has partnered with Lloyds Bank to launch the next generation virtual card solution for businesses of all sizes.
Available now to Lloyds Bank customers, Visa Commercial Pay addresses businesses’ payments and purchasing administration challenges, such as controlling spend, simplifying processes, reconciling invoices, and reporting on expenditure.
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Visa partners with UK Government and top UK universities to power the next generation of AI talent

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has partnered with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to co-fund data science and artificial intelligence (AI) scholarships for underrepresented students in postgraduate conversion courses at the University of Leeds and Loughborough University.
This collaboration comes as part of the UK Government's strategic AI skills scheme

Visa Cross-Border Solutions launches to help businesses grow globally

Visa Cross-Border Solutions will offer sophisticated cross-border solutions to banks, fintechs, FX brokers and corporates, as well as other payment institutions The solutions are offered as part of a suite of modular building blocks that can be easily integrated with a company’s existing technology The new Visa business combines the best of its existing cross-border capabilities with Currencyclo

Visa’s new measures to protect small businesses against ‘first-party fraud’ could save UK retailers an estimated £31m per year

The measures are intended to protect small businesses against first party fraud, also known as friendly fraud, which sees customers disputing a legitimate purchase New research reveals that up to 20% of consumer disputes could be considered first party fraud, costing UK retailers an estimated £31m in the past 12 months New survey from Visa reveals 9 in 10 UK small businesses report having been a

Schoolgirls join women's football stars cheering on England, as research reveals the grassroots impact of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

Visa, Worldwide Partner of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, has teamed up with HSBC UK to provide grassroots support to aspiring women footballers - helping them achieve their dreams on and off the pitch. 86% of girls say that FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ is inspiring them to follow their dreams, according to Visa’s research, with 87% of children aged 8-16 surveyed agreeing that football is a sport

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