Press release: Paysend expands Visa partnership with new programme to enhance cross-border payments
Published: Oct 2025
21st October 2025 – Paysend is expanding its long-standing partnership with Visa through a new program that will make Paysend’s Enterprise API — a technology interface that allows businesses to integrate Paysend’s payment capabilities into their own systems — available to Visa merchants and collaborators across North America. This expansion builds on established work between the two companies to help facilitate the movement of money across borders.
Since 2023, Paysend and Visa have worked together to enable customers to send money in real-time to Visa debit cards in more than 100 markets and territories, helping reduce delays and improving transparency in the payment process. By integrating Paysend’s technology with Visa’s vast network, this expanded collaboration aims to accelerate adoption among Visa’s merchant and collaborator ecosystem, enabling more businesses to offer real-time, transparent money transfers.
“Our ongoing collaboration with Paysend demonstrates the value of combining Visa’s global reach with innovative payment technology,” said Justin Zhao, Head of Global Partnerships and Sales at Visa Direct. “With this next phase, we are addressing common challenges in cross-border payments and helping to set new expectations for speed, transparency, and convenience in the industry.”
In September, the collaboration was featured in the launch of the new season of the ‘Paysend Series’ – Paysend’s interview series spotlighting industry trends and forward thinkers. Filmed at Visa’s San Francisco headquarters, the first episode featured Justin Zhao of Visa Direct, kicking off a season dedicated to thought leadership and open dialogue on the future of cross-border money transfer and digital payments.
Rick Castello, Head of North America Sales at Paysend says, “Visa has been a key strategic partner for us over the years, and this next step is a game-changer. By making our Enterprise API available through Visa’s network, we’re bringing instant, secure payments to even more people and businesses. Having the new ‘Paysend Series’ in partnership with Visa serving as the opening move in our co-branding campaign, we’re showing the world how this collaboration is reshaping the future of cross-border money movement.”
Paysend partners with Central Payments, the program manager for Paysend U.S. to enable backend payment processing capabilities and ensure regulatory compliance.
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