fintechmagazine.com·Feb 23, 2026
Visa has acquired Prisma and Newpay from Advent International to enhance its payment solutions in Argentina by integrating high-tech financial tools and leveraging Visa's global reach, while Advent will continue to focus on its standalone merchant acquiring business, Payway.
Visa's acquisition of Prisma and Newpay highlights a strategic move to enhance its presence in the Argentine market by integrating local expertise with its global payment solutions. This acquisition is a key signal for those in the fintech sector to monitor Visa's expansion and innovation strategies, particularly in leveraging advanced technologies like biometric authentication and tokenization to drive adoption of digital payments in emerging markets.