Companies including alternative lenders, neobanks, and merchants with proprietary mobile wallets have been looking for a single cloud-based source for technologies that will get them to market quickly with a fully functioning instant virtual payment card product. Providing these potential customers with a one-stop shop for all of the specifications, tools, and APIs needed is part of the motivation behind Visa’s creation of the Visa Next platform. Initially, Visa Next will offer clients five APIs that access technology from Visa that can be used to create new digital consumer card accou...