#Visa Direct

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is set to introduce international money transfers through its mobile banking app, following a partnership with Visa aimed at making cross-border transactions faster and more affordable for Filipinos. The new service, expected to launch by the first quarter of 2027, will use Visa Direct, Visa's real-time payments platform, allowing BPI customers to send money overseas directly from the BPI app. While it has been speculated time and time again from tweets and the somewhat teasing statements of their employee's, Nintendo made no official announcement about their next Direct. In the heat of CES 2018, the Japanese gaming company stole a bit of limelight as they held a quick 15 minute Direct or as they called it, a Direct mini. Nintendo's January 11, 2018, Direct mini showcased a slew of different game announcements and content releases for their hybrid Switch console including a number of much-appreciated ports. Here are a few highlights of Nintendo's most recent Direct: Luigi enters the world of Mario Odyssey but with a catch A bunch of new free downloadable content will be arriving on Mario Odyssey this year which includes new photo filters for Snapshot mode, new costumes, and a new post-game mini-game. Check out the rest of the other announcements, including the Direct mini live stream, here. Read more in our articles including "BPI to add international money transfers to mobile app by 2027" and "Nintendo Held a Surprise January Direct".