Visa and Fiserv Expand Partnership to Streamline Merchant Payments in Europe

2026-03-17 - 08:23

Visa and Fiserv have expanded their partnership to roll out the Visa Acceptance Platform within Fiserv’s merchant acquiring and processing services across Europe. The integration introduces a unified, API-driven acceptance layer designed to simplify integration for acquirers, while helping merchants improve authorisation rates, reduce fraud and deliver more consistent customer experiences. The expansion builds on existing collaboration between the two companies across payments and AI-enabled services. It combines Visa’s front-end authorisation capabilities with Fiserv’s acquiring and processing infrastructure to deliver a cloud-based system that supports intelligent routing, enhanced data and additional services. Paul Adams “This partnership with Visa marks a significant advancement in delivering value to our clients,” said Paul Adams, SVP, Head of Merchant Product EMEA at Fiserv. “By embedding the Visa Acceptance Platform into our merchant acquiring and processing solutions, we simplify payment acceptance, enhance digital capabilities and accelerate time to market for acquirers and merchants across the region.” Dan Parsons, Head of Acceptance Sales at Visa Europe, said: Dan Parsons “Together, we are giving acquirers a simpler operating model that helps improve authorisation rates and reduces fraud and chargebacks. For merchants, that translates into richer data and higher approval rates, making it easier to deliver the new experiences their customers now expect, whether that’s shopping online, in store or tapping to travel, with speed and confidence.” Through the partnership, acquirers can access Visa’s acceptance services through a single API-first integration within Fiserv’s platform, reducing the need for multiple connections and bespoke development while enabling greater scalability across markets. Featured image credit: Edited by Fintech News Switzerland, based on image by Borin via Freepik