Visa Trends & Statistics
Visa leans into international, non-card payments to fuel growth
Holiday spend, international transactions, and non-card payments boosted growth
X Money’s Visa partnership will bring real-time speed and added trust to the P2P platform
Working with Visa will bring the future P2P platform added trust and security—as well as real-time payment capabilities
Trump’s executive order could solidify stablecoins’ payments future
Major payment players like PayPal and Visa that invested in them are likely celebrating this regulatory movement
Capital One and Discover highlight merger prep in Q4 earnings
Delinquencies slightly improved for both issuers, but Discover’s card volume fell behind
Adyen leans on AI to beef up fraud detection service
Providers are leaning on AI to stop bad actors while also maintaining an easy and quick checkout process
Capital One-Discover merger raises international acceptance concerns
Discover’s more limited global acceptance could frustrate customers, but Capital One would have the time and resources to grow acceptance
We made 5 payment predictions for 2024—here’s how they turned out
We may have been a little too early with some of our predictions—rollouts for Paze and FedNow took longer than we expected
Three trends that shaped credit cards in 2024
Delinquencies, co-brand movement, and the biggest mega-merger yet are just some of the things that will shape the new year.
How the genAI boom changed payments this year
Companies implemented the tech for hyperpersonalization, AI chatbots, fraud prevention, and other use cases
Visa Direct becomes true real-time payments competitor with 1 minute or less transfer speed in the US
The faster payments scheme is now a true real-time payments competitor on par with The Clearing House’s RTP Network and FedNow
Payments Trends to Watch in 2025
Consumer payment method choice will expand in 2025 as real-time “pay by bank,” iPhone NFC access, and digital credentials take center stage. And financial media networks will turn more payment providers into marketers.
Digital fraud rates were lower over Cyber 5 than last year
But fraud still remained rampant across the holiday weekend, showing payment providers have more work to do to step up their protections
EPI’s wero comes to Belgium as slow rollout continues
The mobile wallet’s scaled-back rollout has been slow. But wero should be able to overcome that thanks to its transformative nature
As payments fraud protection programs get more sophisticated, fraudsters are switching up their tactics
As fraud protection programs get more sophisticated, fraudsters are changing tactics and focusing on people-centric scams
Visa Flexible Credential's first US partnership is the Affirm Card
The tech will make it easier for consumers to choose how they pay— boosting the card’s already strong growth
EU probes Visa’s and Mastercard’s cost transparency, adding to regulatory troubles
The inquiry could lead to yet another antitrust case against the payment networks
Ingenico becomes latest payments player to dive into crypto
Payment players clearly believe in the long-term success of crypto payments despite limited adoption
Marqeta faces tough market reaction to Q3 earnings
The company faces higher losses from the BaaS crackdown and changing dynamics with its fintech partners
Visa plans layoffs despite strong end to FY 2024
Even so, it’s laying off workers as it dives into value-added services and non-card payments
Marqeta’s latest BNPL solution can help eliminate the need for merchant integration of BNPL
Marqeta Flex helps digital wallets and card issuers embed BNPL options, eliminating the need for direct integrations with merchants
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