ASCHHEIM (MUNICH), Germany, June 5,
2018 /PRNewswire/ --
- Retailers to benefit from
comprehensive analytics tools
- Financial technology platform for
FinTechs
- Extension of Card Issuance
Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial
technology, and Visa, the global leader in payments, announced
today that they have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate
on new solutions in the field of digital financial technology.
Combining Visa's global capabilities with Wirecard's digital
payment platform lays the foundations for Wirecard to extend card
issuance, increase merchant acceptance of innovative digital
payment methods, and provide retailers with business analytics to
help them streamline and improve the consumer purchase experience.
In partnership with Visa, Wirecard will be able to further support
FinTechs and start-ups to develop new commerce ideas through white
label solutions and banking as a platform.
"This is an exciting time for the global payments industry with
new payment innovators accelerating the creation of new ways to pay
and be paid. We fundamentally believe this is good for consumers
and good for merchants", said Suzan Kereere, Head of Merchant
Services for Visa in Europe.
"Together with Wirecard we have the opportunity to making it easier
for merchants and start-ups to access Visa's capabilities, and
support the next generation of payment services."
Susanne Steidl, Chief Product
Officer at Wirecard, adds: "We are delighted to announce our
extended global strategic cooperation with Visa. Our aim is to
shape the international digital payment market with innovative
value-added solutions, all through one platform."
For more information, meet Wirecard at
Money20/20 Europe in
Amsterdam, one of the leading
trade fairs for financial technology, from
04th to
06th June
2018 at stand D85.
About Wirecard:
Wirecard (GER:WDI) is one of the world's fastest growing digital
platforms in the area of financial commerce. We provide both
business customers and consumers with a constantly expanding
ecosystem of real-time value-added services built around innovative
digital payments by using an integrated B2B2C approach. This
ecosystem concentrates on the areas payment & risk, retail
& transaction banking, loyalty & couponing, data analytics
& conversion rate enhancement in all sales channels (online,
mobile, ePOS). Wirecard operates regulated financial institutions
in several key markets, holds issuing and acquiring licenses from
all major payment and card networks. Wirecard AG is listed on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060). Visit us on
http://www.wirecard.com, follow us on Twitter @wirecard and on
Facebook @wirecardgroup.
Wirecard media contact:
Wirecard AG
Jana Tilz
Tel.: +49-(0)-89-4424-1363
E-Mail: jana.tilz@wirecard.com
About Visa Inc.:
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is the world's leader in digital payments.
Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative,
reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals,
businesses and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing
network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the
world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction
messages a second. The company's relentless focus on innovation is
a catalyst for the rapid growth of connected commerce on any
device, and a driving force behind the dream of a cashless future
for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analogue to
digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and
scale to reshape the future of commerce. For more information,
visit (http://www.visaeurope.com ), the Visa Vision blog
(vision.visaeurope.com), and @VisaNewsEurope.
Visa media contact:
Visa Europe
Daniela Zdunek
Tel: +49-(0)-69-92011-161
E-Mail: zdunekd@visa.com