Payments

Visa to acquire Prisma Medios de Pago, Newpay in Argentina

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March 2, 2026

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Visa will acquire the payments companies Prisma Medios de Pago S.A.U. and Newpay S.A.U. in Argentina to boost its services in the country.

Prisma is a card issuer processing company, while Newpay offers real-time payment services and the Banelco ATM network, according to a press release.

Through the acquisition, Visa will offer tokenization, biometric tools, risk management and agentic commerce. It will also offer agnostic processing for all card brands supported by Prisma and Newpay.

"This acquisition is an important step for Visa in Argentina, strengthening our client partnerships and advancing innovation across the payments ecosystem," Ryan McInerney, CEO of Visa, said in the release. "By bringing together Prisma's and Newpay's deep local expertise with Visa's global solutions and technology, we will empower our clients to make payments simpler, faster, and more secure for consumers and businesses."

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.