Innovation


What happens when open loop ticketing goes nationwide

Ask a fintech founder: Larry Diamond, Zip
On the future of Buy Now, Pay Later, velocity mindset and being everywhere Visa is accepted

Ask a fintech founder: Lionel Carrasco, Leap Financial
On remittances, regulation and the romance that led to Leap

Ask a fintech founder: Will Reeves, Fold
On Bitcoin rewards, choosing the right partners, and the highs and lows of entrepreneurship
How Fold is lowering the barrier to Bitcoin adoption by making it easier

Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024
Launching the next generation of payments and commerce
A global competition to tackle the payment industry’s toughest problems

Ask a fintech founder: Trevor Marshall, Current
On building a new kind of neobank and helping Americans improve their financial life
How Current serves Americans who lack quality access to financial services

How Tap to Phone helped transform one Brooklyn business
The Brooklyn Teacup makes old things new again — and payments are “basically magic.”
More about how The Brooklyn Teacup transformed their business with tap to phone

What's next in urban mobility
Contactless payments have made transit more seamless. Here’s a peek at what’s next.

A bank that knows your name: Local Bank helps bridge the Native-owned gap
MDI program participants show the power of local lending
Visa’s MDI Accelerate Program supports minority-owned depository institutions

Ask a fintech founder: Rick Song and Charles Yeh, Persona
On knowing your customer, prioritizing company culture and the highs and lows of startup life
Persona’s journey to build a more personalized identity platform

30 years of AI and counting
For the first AI-powered payments network, generative AI marks a new era

Game changer
A two-person business becomes an international success with a little help from AI
Taking a small business international with the help of digital payments

How to get paid doing what you love
Through GetP@id, creators show creators the difference between a hobby and a business.

Hope Town Hero and the quest to make money fun
Plan International brings app-based financial literacy to thousands of women and girls in AP
Promoting equal access to use secure, convenient, and affordable financial services

What I wish I knew: Brown Toy Box, Inc.
On building a brand, creating a strong network, and selling to a national retailer
How hard work and perseverance paid off for one toy company founder

Ask a fintech founder: Wade Arnold, Co-founder and CEO, Moov Financial
On success, securing traditionally unguarded markets, and how real innovation happens

Ten months, one billion tap-to-pay transactions on public transit
Contactless transactions take off as more transit operators around the world go digital.
How tap-to-pay is transforming the way people transact, commute, and grow

More commuters on board with contactless ways to pay
New Visa survey finds digital payments are reshaping urban mobility experiences and expectations
Improving the global transit experience with digital payments
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Society and Culture
Stories of resilience, innovation, and community impact, showcasing the ways businesses respond to global challenges and cultural shifts

Trends and Insights
Predictions, analysis and expert insights into the past, present and future of digital commerce

Security and Trust
Insider perspectives on fraud, cybersecurity, and trust in a digital world