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Innovation

The future of electric vehicle charging with Visa 

Providing innovative payment solutions to support growth in sustainable transportation.
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Innovation

How the future stadium will compete with your living room 

Visa illustration of connected devices city
Innovation

Bringing payments to connected devices 

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Innovation

AiFi named overall winner of Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in U.S. from amongst 900 submissions 

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cashless

Cooking up a cash-free business 

digital payments
Viewpoints

What will it take to get to a post-plastic world? 

San Francisco cityscape looking out to a view of the Bay Bridge.
Innovation Report

5 trends transforming commerce 

credential on file payments
Innovation

Making the shift to credential-on-file payments 

Making a payment with a contactless payment-enabled wearable commemorative pin.
Visa Innovations

Pay and play 

Cool wearables debut for the Olympic Winter Games
A man admiring a snow globe in his hands.
Visa Innovations

Behind VisaNet: What happens when we pay? 

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PAYMENT INNOVATION

Are cashless payments good for business? 

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Save on healthcare

5 reasons to open an HSA or FSA 

Jason Gardner, CEO of Marqeta
PARTNER PERSPECTIVE

Payments issuance and authorization matters 

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Cashless NYC

Why three restaurant owners won't accept cash 

Avin Arumugam, SVP of IoT at Visa.
Innovation

Paying with wearables: The next big thing in IoT 

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Mobile Trends

How connected are U.S. consumers? 

mobile payment trends
Innovation

5 mobile payment trends to watch 

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Innovation

New Visa Innovation Center London opens 

A mouse and key board image.
PAYMENT GESTURES

Is biometrics the next frontier in payments? 

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VISA AND MICROSOFT WALLET

A simple new way to pay in the U.S. 

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VISA NEWS

Visa now accepted at Costco 

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Visa's Everywhere Initiative

Reelio: Standing out in the startup crowd 

Dev center
INNOVATION

Visa Developer open for business 

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Innovation

Hacking new payment prototypes for Millennials 

startups at the everywhere initiative
VISA'S EVERYWHERE INITIATIVE

Three startups are chosen to partner with Visa 

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Innovation

Merchants embrace seamless digital payments 

Sams Club
Visa News

Sam's Club to accept Visa 

A pioneer in payments
Visa Inventors: Pioneer in Healthcare

Improving healthcare benefits for cardholders 

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VISA'S EVERYWHERE INITIATIVE

15 startups deliver refreshing ways to pay 

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HSA/FSA 101

Save money on your 2017 healthcare 

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CES showstoppers

Unveiling the future of driving 

Football fan waving next to poster of 2016 football field layout with Chile banner above it.
FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017

Visa helps fans celebrate the spirit of game 

Global map identifying Mexico, Chile, Portugal, Germany, Camaroon, Russia, Australia and New Zealand with each country’s flag.
FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017

How fans spend in a host country 

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Innovation

Workouts should be hard, payments should be easy 

Composite: two views of a fancy meal at a restaurant.
Cashless Food Tour

San Francisco foodies eat their way to Uber deals 

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CES events

Let the eRace begin! 

Futuristic cityscape depicting the interconnectivity of many devices.
Internet of Things

Visa and IBM bring commerce to IoT 

PAYMENTS 101

Take a crash course in how we pay 

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INNOVATION

Swatch and Visa ready new payment enabled watch line 

Close up of man holding a mobile phone and credit card near a desktop
MOBILE

Mobile payments will be standard by 2020 

Illustration showing how Visa is connected to the Internet of Things with lines connecting to a shopping cart, television, fridge, and lightbulb.
INNOVATION

Bringing secure payments to the Internet of Things 

Aerial view of San Francisco bay.
Visa Innovation Centers

Fostering collaboration and deepening relationships 

A closeup of a hand holding and interacting with a smart phone.
PARTNERSHIPS

And the winner is… 

Woman paying on a tablet for a delivery
MOBILE

Make way for mPOS 

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Trends

Visa's look ahead at the connected car 

visa-connected-car
Innovation

Let your car pick up the tab 

Visa and Stripe Instant Payouts
PAYMENT INNOVATION

Visa and Stripe power Instant Payouts 

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Taking partnerships to the next level

DPS Conference recognizes excellence among clients 

Visa ready and iot payments
INNOVATION

Visa Ready and IoT Payments 

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Digital payment innovation

PayPal and Visa enter new partnership 

Online tuition payments
Visa Innovations

Online service makes paying tuition seamless 

cashless driverless cars
Payment Innovation

Are driverless cars the key to a cashless future?