Visa

With Visa’s sweeping change continuing to raise fees for credit card transactions, it is no surprise that many businesses, especially in the retail industry, are unhappy, says Fattmerchant CEO Suneera Madhani.

It is long past time for the Federal Reserve to use its authority to bring transparency and competition to the debit market, says the Retail Industry Leaders Association's Austen Jensen.

As well-funded rivals pounce, Dwolla founder and CEO Ben Milne is looking for new leadership and a new strategy.

For the second time in four years regulators are investigating Jes Staley; fintechs have until July 30 to sign agreements on how they access customer data.

Klarna has agreed to acquire Italian fintech Moneymour as part of an innovation push to counter rivals in the popular point of sale credit market.

Point of sale credit is a popular option, and Visa has followed its investment in Klarna by financially backing ChargeAfter.

Visa Inc. said revenue from its consulting arm will climb 20% this year as the network makes more money selling data and analytics to banks and retailers.

Barclays, which processes nearly half the U.K.’s credit and debit card transactions, has signed a multi-year partnership that extends its 50-year relationship with Visa.

Visa typically adjusts its interchange rates every April and October, but this year it is getting an atypically strong response.

Visa Inc. is planning the biggest changes in a decade to the rates U.S. merchants pay to accept its cards, hoping to persuade more people to abandon checks and adjusting its fees for new businesses such as ride-hailing services.