Bangkok, Thailand: Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, today announced 250 confirmed speakers from a total of 39 countries taking their stages at Money20/20 Asia happening in Bangkok on April 21–23, 2026 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC).
Global cloud banking platform Pismo and payments giant Visa have partnered with Australian fintech Vivi Money to roll out a new AI-native financial solution, signalling the next phase of intelligent, embedded finance.
Newly expanded settlement options and stablecoin-backed cards signal a turning point for payments technology as tokenized dollars migrate from crypto rails to mainstream finance, long-shaped if not monopolized by Mastercard & Visa.
Visa is set to play a major role in the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of SoftBank-backed payments platform PayPay, joining global investors as an anchor investor ahead of the company’s planned Nasdaq listing. The move underscores Visa’s strategic commitment to expanding its global footprint in digital payments and fintech markets.
Visa is ready to acquire Argentina’s Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay from Advent International, expanding digital payments, real-time processing, and fintech solutions in LATAM.
Ex-Amex and Visa executives launch Rhythmic startup with $4M funding to embed stablecoins into everyday consumer brands, bridging crypto and mainstream finance.
Utrecht-based fintech Quantoz Payments B.V. has partnered with global card network Visa Inc. in a move that could accelerate the real-world use of regulated stablecoins across Europe.
Travel to popular destinations such as France, China, Morocco, and the USA increased by ~85% among Visa premium cardholders, holiday shopping on luxury apparel and jewelry rose over 55%, and inbound travel spend increased by ~75%.
Crypto-to-fiat just got faster: Mercuryo and Visa are teaming up to streamline off-ramping with Visa Direct.
A landmark legal settlement could soon change how merchants accept credit cards by allowing them to decline certain card types and surcharge others, ending decades of “honor all cards” rules. What does it mean for different payment ecosystem participants?
The High Court rejected the legal suit by Visa, Mastercard, and Revolut, holding that financial regulators in the UK have strong powers to intervene in payment pricing, even without explicit fee-cap language in the legislation.
President Trump’s plan to cap the credit card interest at 10% for a one-year term has raised fervent discussions among financial industry experts and negatively affected the share price of major U.S. banks and credit card firms.
Visa, together with Fiserv and Amazon Web Services (AWS), is advancing agentic commerce by making it easier for AI agents to securely shop and pay on behalf of users in real-world settings.
Visa announces major progress in secure, AI-enabled commerce, enabling digital agents to complete transactions on behalf of consumers and setting the stage for widespread agentic shopping by 2026.
Visa has launched stablecoin-based settlement in the United States, marking a major shift in how card payments are settled between financial institutions and accelerating the modernization of global payment infrastructure.
Orange Money and Visa launch a virtual Visa card that expands secure online payments for millions of mobile users across Africa and the Middle East.
© 2026 PAY SPACE, LLC
03148 Ukraine, Kyiv, 2A P.Kurinoho str.
