Visa will acquire Softbank-backed Brazilian fintech Pismo for $1 billion in cash, giving the credit card giant exposure to a market where it doesn’t currently operate. Pismo, also backed by Amazon and Accel, runs an issuing platform for some of the largest banks in Latin America. Visa chief product and strategy officer Jack Forestell said the acquisition would help differentiate its core...
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