## Release Notes

- [2026](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes)
- [2025](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2025)
- [2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024)
  - [October 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section0)
  - [September 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section1)
  - [August 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section2)
  - [July 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section3)
  - [June 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section4)
  - [May 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section5)
  - [April 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section6)
  - [March 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section7)
  - [February 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section8)
  - [January 2024](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2024#section9)
- [2023](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2023)
- [2022](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2022)
- [2021](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2021)
- [2020](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2020)
- [2019](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2019)
- [2018](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2018)
- [2017](https://developer.visa.com/site/release_notes/2017)

## 2024

### October 2024

#### Product Updates

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**New Endpoints:**

- **B2B Virtual Account Payment Method:**
  - **Account Management service:**
    - **Get Requisition Details:** Get Requisition Details request and response
    - **Availability:** Public
- **DPS Card and Account Services:**
  - **Card Activation:**
    - **Digital Activation**: This service digitally activates a card for a given card ID associated to a unique Primary Account Number (PAN). Digital activation is a limited activation server only allowing card not present or digital wallet transactions.
    - **Availability:** Public
- **Visa Digital Benefits Platform:**
  - **VDBP Health Check:**
    - **Flex Choice Health:** Actuator web endpoint health
    - **Benefits Health:** Actuator web endpoint 'health'
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **Visa Direct Account and Wallet:**
  - **GetMetadata**: Get Metadata of Sender, Recipient and Transaction details
    - **Availability:** Public
- **Visa Mobile:**
  - **CheckExists:** This is an POST API available by path /visa-mobile-service/accounts/check-exists
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **Visa Stop Payment Service:**
  - **Stopped Transactions by Stop ID**: Retrieve stopped transactions by ID (via VDP) without using the UI.
    - **Availability:** Public
- **Visa Tokenized Asset Platform:**
  - **Create Authorization**: Authorize a Wallet to withdraw tokens from a customer’s wallet. 
    - **Availability:** Restricted

**Product Visibility & Name Changes:**

- **[Visa Consent Management Service](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vcms):** Changed from Restricted to Public
- **[Visa Digital Enablement Lite App](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-digital-enablement-lite):** Changed from Hidden to Public
- **[Visa Direct Connect](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-direct-connect):** Changed Product name from **Visa Money Movement** Connect to Visa Direct Connect
- **[Visa Data Tokens](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-data-tokens):** Changed Product name from **Discover to Buy** to Visa Data Tokens

### September 2024

#### Product Updates

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**New API:**

- **Visa Intelligent Data Exchange:** Planned enhancements help issuers assess risk and approve transactions efficiently.
  - **VIDX Request**: Initiate an VIDX request to send supplemental data for authorization.
    - **Availability:** Restricted

**New Endpoints:**

- **[B2B Virtual Account Payment Method](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vpa): A suite of APIs for automating supplier payments.**
  - **Client Registration**: Process Client Registration Request.
    - **Visibility:** Public
- **[Practical Money Skills](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/practical-money-skills): A set of APIs that enable integration of financial education platform.**
    - **Get Categories:** This API returns categories. 
    - **Enroll Course:** This API will enroll user id into course id.
    - **Availability:** Public

**Outbound API (Documentation Update):**

- **[Visa Direct Account and Wallet](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-direct-account-and-wallet):** Enables money to be pushed into bank accounts and wallets.
  - **Visa Direct Account and Wallet Receive API**
    - **Account Balance Notification**: Provides virtual account balance data.
    - **Availability:** Public

**Product Visibility Change:**

- **[Visa Government Insights Hub:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-government-insights-hub)** Changed from Hidden to Restricted
- **[Visa Receiver Directed Payouts:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-receiver-directed-payouts)** Changed from Hidden to Public

### August 2024

#### Product Updates

* * *

**New APIs:**

- **Token Gateway:**
  - **Rupay Notifications Services API**
    - **Transaction Notification**: Notifies about a transaction on token.
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **[Visa Direct Account and Wallet](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-direct-account-and-wallet):** Enables money to be moved for business payouts and transfers.
  - **Verify Recipient**: Verify Recipient Detail Request.
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **[Visa Flexible Credential:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-flexible-credential) Enables access to multiple funding sources through a single Visa credential.**
  - **Authorization Decision API:** Enables an authorization processor to request a decision recommendation based on configured rules.
    - **Availability:** Public
- **[Visa Global ATM Locator](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/atmlocator):** Enables cardholders to search for ATM locations.
  - **ATM Locator API 3 Tid:** Custom version of FindNearByATMs API.
    - **Availability:** Restricted

**Product Visibility Change:**

- **[Visa Flexible Credential:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-flexible-credential)** Changed from Hidden to Public
- **[Practical Money Skills:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/practical-money-skills)** Changed from Hidden to Public
- **[Visa Receiver Directed Payouts:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-receiver-directed-payouts)** Changed from Public to Hidden

### July 2024

#### Product Updates

* * *

**New APIs:**

- **Token Service Provider SaaS:** An end-to-end solution enabling network tokenization management.
  - **Detokenization API:** Allows for detokenization and verification in transactions.
    - **Availability:** Restricted

**New Endpoints:**

- **Visa Plus Service**
  - **Inquiry Payname:** API to lookup paynames for given contacts.
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **[Visa Direct request to pay](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-direct-request-to-pay):** Secure messaging solution for payees to request payments.
  - **Request to Pay:**
    - **Transaction Tagging:**  Transaction Tagging available.
    - **Availability:** Public

**New Outbound API (Documentation Only):**

- [Visa Direct request to pay](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-direct-request-to-pay): Secure messaging solution for requesting payments.
  - **Request to Pay Outbound:** Notify related parties for secure payments.
    - **Availability:** Public

### June 2024

#### Product Updates

* * *

**New APIs:**

- [**Open Data Exchange:**](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vca-data-exchange) Access VCA data solutions and insights powered by Visa data.
  - **Visa Personalized Insights API:** Subscribe to specific PAN for insights on Cardholder. 
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **[Visa Direct Account and Wallet](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-direct-account-and-wallet):** Enables banking account payouts and transfers.
  - **Managed Liquidity FX:** Lock and create quotes.
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **[VisaNet Connect Card Services](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visanet-connect-card-services):** RESTful APIs for supporting issuers.
  - **Mobile Drivers License API:** Verify signature and MSO.
    - **Availability:** Public
- **Visa Digital Benefits Platform:**
  - **Flex Choice:** Register cards in system.
    - **Availability:** Restricted

**New Endpoints:**

- **[DPS Forward Services](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/dps-forward-services):** APIs for digital banking.
  - **Token Services:** Manage token lifecycle updates.
    - **Availability:** Restricted

### May 2024

#### Product Updates

* * *

New APIs:

- **[Visa Account Updater](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vau)**
  - **Visa Account Updater Merchant API:** Merchant enrollment and search.
    - **Availability:** Public

- **[Visa Chip L3 Testing](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/l3-chip-compliance):** APIs for L3 testing.
  - **Visa Chip L3 Testing OML Retrieval API:** Streamline testing OML retrieval.
    - **Availability:** Public
- **[B2B Virtual Account Payment Method](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vpa):** APIs for supplier payments.
  - **Health Check Service:** Get health status of service requested.
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **[VCA Data Exchange:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vca-data-exchange)** Additional endpoint into VCA Data Exchange API.
  - **Get Product Data:** Retrieve product data by ID.
    - **Availability:** Restricted

**New Endpoints:**

- **Visa Plus Service:**
  - **Search Payname:** API for searching payname results.
    - **Availability:** Restricted
- **B2B Virtual Account Payment Method:**
  - **Workflows:** Generate Notifications.
    - **Availability:** Public
- **Visa Tokenized Asset Platform:**
  - **VTAP API:** Manage token creation events.
    - **Availability:** Restricted

### April 2024

#### Product Updates

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**New Endpoints:**

- **VTS Apple Pay:** Send Event Notification.
  - **Availability:** Restricted
- [**Open Data Exchange:**](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vca-data-exchange) API to manage consumer consent.
  - **New Endpoints:** Save, Update, Revoke, and Get Consent.
    - **Availability:** Public
- **[Visa Global ATM Locator](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/atmlocator):** Search for ATM locations.
  - **Locate ATMs API:** Find By ATMs and Totals.
    - **Availability:** Public

### March 2024

#### Product Updates

* * *

**New APIs**:

- **[Visa BIN Attribute Sharing Service](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-bin-attribute-sharing-service):** Look up the most current Visa BIN Information.
  - **BIN File Transfer:** Download of Account/Token Range BIN File.
    - **Availability:** Public

**New Endpoints:**

- **[Visa Consent Management Service:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vcms)** Developing a Consent Specification for Visa Customers.
  - **Update Consent:** API for updating consent attributes.
    - **Availability:** Restricted

### February 2024

#### Product Updates

* * *

**New Products:**

- **[Visa Subscription Manager:](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-subscription-manager)** Provides transparency for cardholders in managing finances.
  - **Visa Subscription Manager API:** 
    - **Availability:** Public

**New APIs**:

- **[Visa BIN Attribute Sharing Service](https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/visa-bin-attribute-sharing-service):** Look up the most current Visa BIN Information.
  - **Availability:** Public

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