Runa has published a guide to connecting reward applications with Visa Developer services, while presenting its own payout API as a route for distributing Visa prepaid rewards. The April 26, 2023 article discusses developer access and deployment steps rather than announcing a new Visa partnership.

The guide begins with a Visa Developer account and a project in the development environment. It describes using sample code and data to explore the products needed for an application, while noting that some resources require a separate access request.

Runa emphasizes that availability depends on the particular API, use case and region. It also notes that not every API can be combined with every other product. An integration therefore begins with identifying the services appropriate to the application's payment or reward workflow.

Authentication is another part of the process described. The article identifies two-way SSL and X-Pay Token as approaches used for different Visa APIs. For projects using certificates, it discusses renewal and the transition from old credentials to a new certificate set.

Where a project receives messages from Visa, the guide also addresses configuration of the receiving endpoint. It then describes a separate production review, during which Visa may request further information before providing commercial terms and billing details. Development access and a live commercial deployment are distinct stages in the account described by Runa.

The article closes with Runa's alternative for organizations that primarily need to deliver prepaid rewards. Runa described a single payout integration covering Visa prepaid cards and other reward categories, including gift cards, with more than 1,300 brands across its wider network at that time. This is a distribution offering, separate from becoming a card issuer or directly integrating every Visa service.