Visa

Visa is an American multinational financial services company that specializes in electronic payment systems globally. As the largest payment processor in the world, Visa facilitates the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses, and government entities. In fiscal 2023, the company processed nearly $15 trillion in total volume, operating in over 200 countries and handling transactions in more than 160 currencies. Visa's advanced systems can process over 65,000 transactions per second, underscoring its significant role in the global payments landscape.

Tarek Abdalla

Senior Vice President, CMO - Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

Pawel Chrobok

Senior Director, Global Interoperability and Specifications

Chris Clark

Chairman, Asia Pacific

Philip Konopik

Senior Vice President, Regional Managing Director Nordics and Baltics

Tom McKay

Senior Vice President - Global Client Incentives, Strategy and Corporate Development

Colleen Ostrowski

SVP Treasurer and GM of Treasury as a Service

Constantine Panagiotatos

Senior Director, Global Corporate Communications

Chad Pollock

Vice President and General Manager, Visa East Africa

Charles Scharf

President

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Nium

Series D in 2021
Nium is a payments services company. It provides banks, payment vendors, and businesses with access to payment and card issuance services. Their platform, network, and APIs work together to accelerate business growth. They serve travel, marketplaces, financial institutions, payroll industries, and more. For more information, visit: https://www.nium.com

NOW Money

Venture Round in 2021
NOW Money uses mobile banking technology to bring accounts and remittance to the unbanked population of the Middle East. It provides a solution for those currently excluded from the financial system, bringing full access to the financial system, and significant savings on remittance.

YellowPepper

Acquisition in 2020
YellowPepper is Latin America’s pioneer in mobile banking and payment solutions. Founded in 2004, the growing company provides services in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and soon Brazil employing the best and brightest in the tech space with more than 60 team members throughout its regional footprint. YellowPepper brings innovative payment solutions to dynamic countries across the hemisphere. The company is backed by Visa and is also the recipient of the IFC (World Bank) first equity investment for a Latin America mobile financial company, merging unmatched market knowledge with the latest in payments technology. For more information, please visit www.yellowpepper.com.

Nium

Series C in 2020
Nium is a payments services company. It provides banks, payment vendors, and businesses with access to payment and card issuance services. Their platform, network, and APIs work together to accelerate business growth. They serve travel, marketplaces, financial institutions, payroll industries, and more. For more information, visit: https://www.nium.com

Neat

Series A in 2020
Built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs As entrepreneurs our businesses are always in motion: starting from an idea, to making a first sale, to expanding globally. We need a financial experience that evolves with us – an experience that’s still stable and secure, but adaptive too. Banks were built for a different era of business, not for the new economy – where borders are disappearing and it’s easier than ever to start a global business. Neat believes in making international business a reality for entrepreneurs around the world. Today, Neat is a modern alternative to a bank, designed to support you wherever you go. Tomorrow, we’re a platform for doing business: building a dynamic and frictionless economy.

Payworks

Acquisition in 2019
Payworks is the provider of a next generation Point of Sale payment gateway technology. With Payworks technology, developers of Point of Sale solutions for merchants can quickly and cost-efficiently integrate card payment functionality into their applications, and securely process EMV, contactless and mobile wallet transactions at the Point of Sale. With headquarters in Germany and offices in the UK, the US and Poland, Payworks provides its technology to leading acquirers and payment providers globally. Payworks was acquired by Visa in July 2019.

Bell ID

Acquisition in 2019
Bell ID develops chip lifecycle management software that provides mobile payments software for issuing and managing credentials on smartphones, smart cards, and connected devices. Bell ID was founded in 1993 and it is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The company was acquired by Rambus on January 25, 2016.

LISNR

Venture Round in 2019
LISNR® powers transactions across the customer journey globally with the most advanced Ultrasonic Data Platform. Today, companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Ticketmaster, and Visa use this solution to create secure & frictionless moments for consumers around the world. Founded in 2012, LISNR is located in Oakland, CA and Cincinnati, OH. Major investors include Intel, Jump Capital, Mercury Fund, R/GA, and Synchrony Financial.

YellowPepper

Series D in 2018
YellowPepper is Latin America’s pioneer in mobile banking and payment solutions. Founded in 2004, the growing company provides services in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and soon Brazil employing the best and brightest in the tech space with more than 60 team members throughout its regional footprint. YellowPepper brings innovative payment solutions to dynamic countries across the hemisphere. The company is backed by Visa and is also the recipient of the IFC (World Bank) first equity investment for a Latin America mobile financial company, merging unmatched market knowledge with the latest in payments technology. For more information, please visit www.yellowpepper.com.

Payworks

Series B in 2018
Payworks is the provider of a next generation Point of Sale payment gateway technology. With Payworks technology, developers of Point of Sale solutions for merchants can quickly and cost-efficiently integrate card payment functionality into their applications, and securely process EMV, contactless and mobile wallet transactions at the Point of Sale. With headquarters in Germany and offices in the UK, the US and Poland, Payworks provides its technology to leading acquirers and payment providers globally. Payworks was acquired by Visa in July 2019.

LoopPay

Series A in 2014
LoopPay is a widely accepted mobile payment provider, empowering consumers to finally leave their physical wallets at home, today. LoopPay’s patented Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology turns existing mag stripe readers into mobile contactless readers without any charge or cost to merchants or their payment processors, enabling secure mobile payments at more than 10 million locations in the U.S. Consumers can select from an array of devices that match their phones and fit their lifestyles, including the LoopPay Fob, ChargeCase, CardCase, and Card. In addition, all cards, including payment, gift, loyalty, reward and IDs, can be stored in one place via the LoopPay app, which offers utmost convenience and security, as all data is password and PIN-protected. LoopPay also encrypts and stores all card track data in secure memory within any device and is a Level One PCI Certified Payment Provider.

Fundamo (Proprietary)

Acquisition in 2011
Fundamo (Proprietary) Limited provides mobile financial solutions for banks, financial organizations, and mobile network operators in South Africa and internationally. It offers Fundamo Enterprise Edition, a mobile financial services enterprise platform; Fundamo Mobile Wallet that provides transformational mobile financial services; and Fundamo Mobile Banking that enable banks and financial institutions to provide mobile banking as an electronic channel to access existing accounts. Fundamo (Proprietary) Limited also provides Fundamo Mobile Remittance connecters that offer consumer remittance options for the Fundamo Enterprise Platform owners; mobile commerce modules that provides configurable integrated payment and purchasing options; and mobile debit card modules, which provide facilities to issue a debit card using the Fundamo Mobile Account. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Fundamo (Proprietary) Limited operates as a subsidiary of Sanlam Ltd.

Inside Secure

Series D in 2010
Inside Secure (formerly INSIDE Contactless S.A.), a fabless company, provides open-standard contactless payment and near field communication (NFC) semiconductors and software for payment, transit, identity, and access control applications. It offers contactless reader Interface Chips, service enabling NFC interface circuit, contactless payment platform, contactless memory chips, USB desktop contactless readers, and proximity and long range couplers. INSIDE Contactless also provides professional integration and adoption services, such as application development, packaging services, pre-personalization and personalization, and system integration. The company offers its products for use in smart cards, key fobs, mobile phones, handheld devices, POS, and PC peripherals. It serves payment card and mobile phone manufacturers, systems integrators, and financial institutions. Inside Secure was formerly known as INSIDE Contactless S.A. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Aix en Provence, France. It has offices in Shanghai, China; Singapore, Singapore; Warsaw, Poland; Seoul, South Korea; San Francisco, California; and Boston, Massachusetts.

Inside Secure

Series B in 2007
Inside Secure (formerly INSIDE Contactless S.A.), a fabless company, provides open-standard contactless payment and near field communication (NFC) semiconductors and software for payment, transit, identity, and access control applications. It offers contactless reader Interface Chips, service enabling NFC interface circuit, contactless payment platform, contactless memory chips, USB desktop contactless readers, and proximity and long range couplers. INSIDE Contactless also provides professional integration and adoption services, such as application development, packaging services, pre-personalization and personalization, and system integration. The company offers its products for use in smart cards, key fobs, mobile phones, handheld devices, POS, and PC peripherals. It serves payment card and mobile phone manufacturers, systems integrators, and financial institutions. Inside Secure was formerly known as INSIDE Contactless S.A. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Aix en Provence, France. It has offices in Shanghai, China; Singapore, Singapore; Warsaw, Poland; Seoul, South Korea; San Francisco, California; and Boston, Massachusetts.
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