Visa Deepens Focus on Recurring Payments with Enhanced Subscription Manager
Hey Payments Fanatic!
Visa has introduced its Enhanced Subscription Manager, a new feature aimed at improving consumer transparency and control over recurring payments.
The solution leverages technology from Pinwheel, a payroll connectivity firm that joined the Visa FinTech Partner Connect program back in March 2023.
That early collaboration laid the groundwork for today’s integration, allowing Visa to tap into Pinwheel’s real-time income and employment data infrastructure.
Together, they aim to bring greater visibility, flexibility, and trust to subscription management, an area ripe for innovation within the broader payments ecosystem.
“Consumers today want clarity, control, and convenience when it comes to managing the subscriptions that touch so many parts of their lives,” said Kathleen Pierce‑Gilmore, global head of Issuing Solutions at Visa.
Visa’s Enhanced Subscription Manager will be available to North American issuers in the summer of 2026, followed by expansion to Latin America and the Caribbean.
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