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Visa Acquires Control of Earthport
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Visa Acquires Control of Earthport

London, United Kingdom & San Francisco, United States: Visa Inc acquired control of Earthport, a company that provides cross-border payment services to banks, money transfer service providers and businesses via the world’s largest independent ACH network. Currently, Visa enables payments to be sent to or from Visa cards. The acquisition will make it possible for Visa clients to enable individuals, businesses and governments to utilize Visa to send and/or receive money through bank accounts around the world. With the acquisition of Earthport, Visa expects to be able to reach the vast majority of the world’s banked population and allow them to easily, quickly and securely move money worldwide. Nearly $80 trillion (US) of money is sent via a wire transfer or bank account globally to...