Wirecard and Visa announced that they have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on new solutions in the field of digital financial technology. Combining Visa's global capabilities with Wirecard's digital payment platform lays the foundations for Wirecard to extend card issuance, increase merchant acceptance of innovative digital payment methods, and provide retailers with business analytics to help them streamline and improve the consumer purchase experience. In partnership with Visa, Wirecard will be able to further support FinTechs and start-ups to develop new commerce ideas through white label solutions and banking as a platform.