Category: visa
Mastercard CFO says India’s UPI ‘incredibly painful experience’ for ecosystem participants
India’s UPI is “fantastic at many levels” but remains an “incredibly painful experience” for ecosystem participants, Mastercard CFO said at a recent conference, underscoring tensions around the mobile payments rail that fa…
Visa earmarks $100M to invest in generative AI companies
Visa announced today that it plans to invest $100 million in companies developing generative AI technologies and applications “that will impact the future of commerce and payments.” The investments will be made through Visa Ventures, the card giant’s 1…
Ranked: The Most Profitable U.S. Companies, by Sector
From Apple to Home Depot, we show America’s most profitable companies in their sector at a time of elevated inflation. The post Ranked: The Most Profitable U.S. Companies, by Sector appeared first on Visual Capitalist.
Ranked: The 25 Countries Receiving the Most U.S. Immigration Visas
Every year, there are hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigration visas issued by the government. See which countries receive the most in this visualization. The post Ranked: The 25 Countries Receiving the Most U.S. Immigration Visas appeared first on Visual Capitalist.
Which Companies Belong to the Elite Trillion-Dollar Club?
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Visa to acquire open banking platform Tink for more than $2 billion
This post is by Romain Dillet from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Visa has announced plans to acquire Tink for €1.8 billion, or $2.15 billion at today’s exchange rate. Tink has been a leading fintech startup in Europe focused on open banking application programming interface (API). Today’s move comes a few months after Visa abandoned…
Gojek and Tokopedia merge to form GoTo Group
This post is by Manish Singh from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia, Indonesia’s two biggest startups, said on Monday they have combined their businesses to form GoTo Group, the largest technology group in the Southeast Asian nation, the fourth most populous country that is currently navigating to contain the…
Plaid raises $425M Series D from Altimeter as it charts a post-Visa future
This post is by Alex Wilhelm from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Plaid, a unicorn that helps connect consumers’ bank accounts to financial applications, has raised a $425 million Series D, it announced this morning. TechCrunch understands that the new capital infusion, led by Altimeter Capital, values the company at around $13.4 billion. It is…