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05/16/2024	Visa Reinvents the Card, Unveils New Products for Digital Age
03/05/2024	Visa Names Michiel Wielhouwer as President and Country Manager for Canada
01/22/2024	Visa and Plug and Play Announce Alliance to Grow the Canadian Fintech Ecosystem
01/09/2024	Visa adds more digital wallets to CIBC and Simplii Global Money Transfers
12/15/2023	Safe holiday shopping: Tips to protect yourself from fraud
11/02/2023	New frontiers in fighting fraud
10/30/2023	Visa and BMO Expand Flexible Payment Options in Canada with Installments Plans™
10/16/2023	Visa's Small Business Pulse Report Reveals Financing is the Biggest Barrier Faced by Women Entrepreneurs
07/19/2023	Visa Player of the Match Will Deliver a Win for Women-Owned Businesses at FIFA Women’s World Cup™
07/12/2023	Visa’s She’s Next Grant Program Powering Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs
04/24/2023	Visa She’s Next Grant Program Returns to Support Women Owned Small Businesses
03/28/2023	Visa Foundation Combats Food Insecurity and Hunger with Feed Ontario Through Visa Foundation Gives
03/06/2023	Can you Spot a Scam? New Visa Study Finds a Third of Canadians Have Fallen for Fraud More Than Once
01/19/2023	Visa Canada Announces Recipients of its Fourth She’s Next Grant Program
01/03/2023	Looking back at an award-winning year at Visa Canada
11/14/2022	Visa Canada and RBC announce collaboration to expand flexible financing options in Canada with installment plans
10/31/2022	Visa Tackles Digital Divide through Donation of Laptops and Training to Canadian Newcomers
10/18/2022	New Visa Collaborations Meet Growing Canadian Demand for Installments
10/06/2022	Visa and TD Modernizing Cross-Border Money Movement for Businesses with Visa B2B Connect
10/04/2022	Visa She's Next Grant Program Returns to Help Women Entrepreneurs Navigate New Business Challenges
09/26/2022	Visa and Square Deliver Faster Transfers to Canadian Businesses
08/11/2022	Visa Announces Collaboration With Metrolinx, Bringing Tap To Pay To Transit In The Greater Toronto Area
05/09/2022	Visa Canada Celebrates 2022 Grant Recipients as Optimism Grows Among Small Businesses
04/04/2022	Visa Installments Solution eyes expansion with Air Canada
03/23/2022	Visa Canada and DoorDash Deliver Real-Time Payments via Stripe
02/22/2022	Visa Canada She's Next Grant Program Bridges the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs
12/17/2021	Wrapping up another successful award-winning year at Visa Canada
04/13/2021	Visa recognized as one of the Best Workplaces™in Canada
03/10/2021	Thought Leadership: Understanding Fraud Trends During COVID-19
02/23/2021	Visa Canada Announces Grant Program to Provide Needed Financial Support for Women-Owned Canadian Small Businesses
12/14/2020	Celebrating the end of another award-winning year at Visa Canada
09/15/2020	Click to Pay with Visa Launches in Canada to Transform the Online Checkout Experience for Merchants and Consumers
08/04/2020	One-third of Canadian small businesses aren’t feeling community support during COVID, yet 77% are optimistic about the future: Visa survey
07/30/2020	Visa Expands Real-Time Funds Disbursement Offering in Canada with Moneris
07/20/2020	Visa Canada and ATB Financial collaboration brings Visa Debit to more Canadians
05/12/2020	The Visa Foundation Announces Grantees to Support COVID-19 Recovery in U.S. and Canada
04/16/2020	Visa recognized as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Canada
04/07/2020	Visa Canada supports increase of contactless transaction limits
03/28/2020	Visa stands by Canada’s small businesses
12/19/2019	An award-winning 2019 at Visa Canada
10/22/2019	She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, launches in Toronto, offering Canadian women entrepreneurs tools and resources to help them thrive
09/10/2019	Visa Canada Named a Best Workplace in Technology
05/14/2019	Visa Canada named one of the Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness
04/26/2019	Visa Canada makes 2019 Best Workplaces in Canada List
12/07/2018	Visa Canada named to the list of 2019 Greater Toronto’s Top Employers
12/04/2018	Visa Canada recognized on the 2018 List of Best Workplaces Managed by Women
09/11/2018	Visa Canada recognized as a Best Workplace in Technology
08/21/2018	Air Canada, TD, CIBC, Visa and Aimia Reach Agreement in Principle for Acquisition of Aeroplan
08/09/2018	Visa continues support for Canadian small businesses
08/02/2018	Aimia Rejects Bid by Air Canada, TD, CIBC and Visa Canada Consortium for Aeroplan Program
07/25/2018	Proposal by Air Canada, TD, CIBC and Visa to Acquire Aimia’s Aeroplan Loyalty Business
06/14/2018	Visa Canada and Finn AI collaborate to expand artificial intelligence banking capabilities through Visa Developer
05/09/2018	Visa and PayPal extend partnership to accelerate adoption of digital and mobile payments in Canada
05/08/2018	Visa expands real-time funds disbursements capabilities in Canada
05/02/2018	Visa Collaborates with TransLink to Modernize Mass Transit Payments – No More Fumbling for Cash or Paper Tickets
03/28/2018	Canadian consumers trust familiar payment methods; may be slower to adopt emerging forms of payment, according to Visa study
01/10/2018	Visa Survey Reveals Canadians Are Ready to Say Goodbye to Passwords
11/29/2017	US, China & France Represent Top Three Spenders Among Visitors to Canada throughout Summer of 2017
11/08/2017	Visa Introduces New Payment Wearables for Fans Attending the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
11/01/2017	Visa Canada expands mobile payments with Samsung Pay and Scotiabank
09/20/2017	Visa announces Olympic roster
08/22/2017	Visa debuts Visa screening room at The Princess of Wales
06/12/2017	Visa Resolves Claims in Canadian Merchant Class Action Proceedings
04/22/2017	Visa Introduces Rate Changes to Help Lower Costs for Small Businesses in Canada Infographic
11/01/2016	This Financial Literacy Month, Visa helps kids learn practical money skills with new currency identifier app
10/24/2016	Visa makes changes aimed at lowering costs for grocers and small merchants
09/22/2016	Visa and Toronto Public Library team up to empower youth with financial education
09/15/2016	Visa Canada statement on Walmart acceptance
09/09/2016	Visa turns spotlight on the future of commerce at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival