Friday , September 11, 2026

PayActiv Enlists Visa Direct and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/7/19

  • PayActiv Inc. will use the Visa Direct platform from Visa Inc. to offer real-time deposits of earned funds to its clients’ employees. The funds can be loaded onto a Visa debit or reloadable prepaid card. PayActiv also launched its own Visa-branded general-purpose reloadable prepaid card.
  • Testing lab Q-Card Co. said it received accreditation in the American Express Co. Enabled program. It can now test AmEx contact, contactless, and dual-interface cards and conduct performance testing. Q-Card said it is the first lab in the Americas to receive AmEx’s accreditation.
  • The Secure Technology Alliance announced its 2019 board of directors and executive committee.
  • Aite Group LLC released a report on business-to-consumer disbursements and the opportunity for small businesses.
  • Payments-technology provider Wirecard released an updated software development kit for mobile in-app payments for iOS and Android devices.

Check Also

Mastercard Adds Tools to Ease Agentic Commerce for Merchants

Having launched Mastercard Agent Suite in January, the card brand is expanding the service to …