Ionia joins Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program

By Edlyn Cardoza

Ionia has announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program. The program allows Ionia to accelerate the integration process with Visa and more easily leverage and access Visa’s network and capabilities.

Through Ionia’s embedded payments technology, cardholders can instantly spend rewards for all or any part of a transaction and can also spend a variety of digital currencies, including cryptocurrency. Ionia’s Visa card technology will be available to nearly 13 million consumers this year.

“We are excited to be a member of the Visa Fintech Fast Track Program,” said Ionia’s CEO, Marshall Greenwald. “It’s another validation of our business and provides us preferred access to Visa’s growing partner network and experts so we can launch our card offerings with industry-leading value.”

“We’re excited to work with partners like Ionia in creating seamless payment solutions in digital currency,” said Vanessa Colella, SVP and Global Head of Innovation and Digital Partnerships at Visa. “By joining Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, Ionia will gain access to Visa experts, technology, and resources to efficiently scale and bring innovative solutions to market.”

Ionia, based in Tempe, Arizona, is the payments and rewards platform that delivers the future today, with instant payments, stackable rewards, and Visa programs furnished through one API. Their frictionless, flexible platform allows their partners to create an intuitive FinTech offering built on the largest rewards network in North America.