Categories: payments

27 June 2017 13:30

Visa Commits to Strategic Investment in Klarna; Companies Plan Partnership Deal

Future collaboration will enhance payment experiences for consumers in Europe

16 February 2016 00:00

Visa Europe Expands Tokenisation Service to Support Cloud-based Payments and Much More

Visa Europe today announces the expansion of the Visa Europe Payment Tokenisation Service (VEPTS) to enable financial institutions and others to integrate tokenisation into services such as mobile payment apps, e-wallets, and card on file payment options.

14 July 2015 00:00

Apple Pay Now Available to Millions of UK Visa

UK cardholders will be able to load their cards and use Apple Pay starting today. Apple Pay marks the debut of Visa Europe’s Payment Token Service. Visa Europe’s tokenisation technology is behind Apple Pay and offers enhanced security to protect against potential fraud You can use Apple Pay at any contactless terminal. There is no spend limit on upgraded terminals

About Visa Europe

Visa Europe is a payments technology business owned and operated by member banks and other payment service providers from 38 countries.

Visa Europe is at the heart of the payments ecosystem providing the services and infrastructure to enable millions of European consumers, businesses and governments to make electronic payments. Its members are responsible for issuing cards, signing up retailers and deciding cardholder and retailer fees. Visa Europe is also the largest transaction processor in Europe, responsible for processing more than 18 billion transactions annually.

There are more than 500m Visa cards in Europe, while €1 in every €6 spent in Europe is on a Visa card. Total expenditure on Visa cards exceeds €2 trillion annually, with €1.5 trillion spent at point-of-sale.

Visa Europe is an independent business with an exclusive, irrevocable and perpetual licence to use the Visa brand in Europe. Visa Europe works in partnership with Visa Inc. to enable global Visa payments in more than 200 countries and territories.

For more information, visit www.visaeurope.com and @VisaEuropeNews

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