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Encoded Approved as Visa Direct Preferred Partner
Published by Jessica Weisman-Pitts
Posted on October 11, 2023
2 min readLast updated: January 31, 2026
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Published by Jessica Weisman-Pitts
Posted on October 11, 2023
2 min readLast updated: January 31, 2026
Encoded, a leading provider of payment orchestration and gateway solutions, today announced its new partnership with Visa and approval as a Visa Direct Preferred Partner
As a Visa Direct Preferred Partner, Encoded is able to offer instant peer-to-peer payments via its Gateway Services API, as a well as being able to leverage the expertise and insight of the Visa Direct team to provide an exemplary money movement solution to customers.
Visa Direct is a platform that enables the cross-border movement of money, allowing individuals and businesses to instantly send and receive money via the Visa network. Visa Direct uses its existing global payments network to perform bi-directional money movement. It enables transactions to be performed instantly, making Visa Direct an attractive alternative to the traditional banking networks, which often can be slow and come with high costs, especially for cross-border transactions,
Adam Bromage-Hughes, CTO of Encoded, said: “Our acceptance as a Visa Direct Preferred Partner further underscores our commitment to customers to offer an industry-leading payment orchestration and gateway platform. Utilising Visa Direct’s solution enables us to offer a payout and peer-to-peer payment solution at the forefront of technology that solves many of the issues of legacy banking systems by providing instant money movement, lower and more transparent costs, and greater security.”
For more information on Encoded’s secure payment solutions, email sales@encoded.co.uk or call 01293 229 700.
About Encoded
The payments challenges may be complex, but the solutions don’t have to be. Encoded specialises in providing innovative solutions and expert guidance to our customers and partners to help make the complex… simple.
Encoded is an independent payment services provider with a flexible payment orchestration platform and gateway. Encoded has the experience to help your organisation increase payment acceptance rates and comply with PCI DSS, GDPR and Payment Service Directive (PSD2) requirements.
Encoded’s solutions are trusted by many of the world’s leading brands including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mini, Toyota and retailers such as Samsung, Lush, The Wine Society plus a host of utility companies including Jersey Telecom, Shell Energy and Severn Trent Water.
Omni-channel payment solutions include:
For more information please visit www.encoded.co.uk
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Visa Direct is a payment platform that enables instant peer-to-peer payments and cross-border money transfers using the Visa network.
Payment orchestration is the process of managing multiple payment services and methods through a single platform to streamline transactions.
PCI DSS compliance refers to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which is a set of security standards designed to protect card information during transactions.
Peer-to-peer payments are transactions that allow individuals to send money directly to each other without the need for a traditional financial institution.
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