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Visa Direct

Provider
PSPFX / Payouts

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 35 companies across 2 categories.

visadirect.com ↗
CategoriesPSP, FX / Payouts
Rank#7 of 186 in FX / Payouts
Buyers35 companies
OwnerVisa

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Ownership
Part of Visa.
Who uses Visa Direct
35 companies disclose Visa Direct in their stack
MoonriseMastercard VisaPayfareEcommpayFiservMoniepointElectronic Payment Exchange (epx)NymCardRapydOwlting GroupMobilumDailyPay+23 more
Buyer mix · 35 of 35 classified
Infrastructure / Payments · 14Fintech / Cross-border payments · 5Bank / Sponsor · 2Fintech / Consumer banking · 2Fintech / Neobank · 2Fintech / SMB banking · 2Infrastructure / BaaS · 2Bank / National · 1
US · 16EU · 5UK · 5Canada · 3Africa · 2APAC · 2
What the disclosures say
Moonrise
“Visa Direct partnership announced March 2026.”
Mastercard Visa
“Visa Direct (usa.visa.com) describes real-time push-to-card payments globally.”
Payfare
“Visa Direct partner page (usa.visa.com) lists Payfare as a partner for funds disbursements.”
Fiserv
“Fiserv's Digital Payouts pages describe a proprietary disbursements platform processing over $3B/month, integrated with Visa Direct, delivering payouts in under five seconds across US and Europe.”
Moniepoint
“techcrunch.com/2025/04/16 and moniepoint.com/blog announce MonieWorld remittance using Visa Direct for the UK-Nigeria corridor.”
Electronic Payment Exchange (epx)
“Visa Direct partner page lists EPX with fund disbursement and P2P use cases.”
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Alternatives to Visa Direct

Other FX / Payouts providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Currencycloud82 buyers →Airwallex81 buyers →Nium69 buyers →Wise Platform60 buyers →Stripe49 buyers →Convera33 buyers →Adyen23 buyers →Payoneer20 buyers →
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Ranked #7 of 186 in FX / Payouts — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Visa Direct — frequently asked

Which companies use Visa Direct?

35 companies disclose Visa Direct in their stack in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, including Moonrise, Mastercard Visa, Payfare, Ecommpay, Fiserv, Moniepoint, Electronic Payment Exchange (epx), NymCard, Rapyd, Owlting Group and 2 others.

What does Visa Direct do?

Visa Direct is an embedded-finance provider in PSP and FX / Payouts. It ranks #7 of 186 FX / Payouts providers by disclosed buyers.

Who owns Visa Direct?

Visa Direct is part of Visa.

What are the alternatives to Visa Direct?

The most-disclosed FX / Payouts alternatives to Visa Direct are Currencycloud (82 buyers), Airwallex (81 buyers), Nium (69 buyers), Wise Platform (60 buyers), Stripe (49 buyers) and Convera (33 buyers).

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