Visa Direct collaborates with Moonrise by Lunar to expand local payment access and virtual accounts across the Nordics

The partnership will enable Visa Direct to extend its global payments platform with local Nordic capabilities by integrating Moonrise’s suite of local accounts and payment infrastructure, including virtual accounts, pay-ins, and pay-outs across domestic payment schemes in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, through a single API.

“Visa is building the next generation of global payments infrastructure, and Moonrise is what brings the Nordics into that equation,” says Lunar’s CEO and founder, Ken Villum Klausen. “By simplifying access to local payment rails, Moonrise enables global payment players to deliver local market payment experiences and scale in the region with greater speed, reliability, and confidence, without the need for multiple local integrations.”

The collaboration builds on the existing relationship between Lunar and Visa, evolving it from point solutions into a complete, scalable payment offering for Visa Direct’s clients across the Nordics.

“Access to true local accounts and payment rails is becoming a key differentiator in markets across Europe, and this expands Visa Direct’s collection capabilities,” says Philip Konopik, SVP, Head of Commercial & Money Movement Solutions, Visa Europe. “The Nordics are a highly advanced but uniquely structured payments market, with local infrastructure and regulatory requirements that can be complex for companies looking to scale across the region. Through Moonrise, Visa Direct is able to combine its global reach with local capabilities, giving our clients the flexibility to operate at scale while maintaining the consistency and resilience of the Visa Direct platform.”