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12/10/2023	Visa Signs with CAF as the Official Payment Partner for AFCON tournaments until 2026
03/10/2023	New Visa Study Reveals How Consumers Can Stay Secure from the Language of Fraud
12/08/2022	Visa announces grant to help African women fund managers grow their businesses
23/09/2021	Visa expands She’s Next initiative in Africa, empowering women entrepreneurs with digital capabilities
11/12/2020	Visa Partners Access Bank to Launch Business Debit Card for SMEs
26/11/2020	SMEs show growth in use of eCommerce solutions during festive season
25/11/2020	Visa report highlights ecommerce as key to unlocking merchant revenue growth during the festive season
19/11/2020	Visa Expands Fast Track Program to Enable Next Generation of Fintechs to Rebuild the Global Economy
17/11/2020	Credit Bank and Visa Partner To Launch Multi-Currency Prepaid Card
03/11/2020	Visa and STEMpower partner to drive financial inclusion and job creation in Ethiopia
01/09/2020	Visa Introduces new Loyalty Program and Cashback Offer to Reward Nigerian Cardholders
31/08/2020	Visa set to launch contactless payments in Kenya
27/08/2020	Visa and Standard Chartered partner to promote eCommerce payments in Nigeria
04/08/2020	Visa and Bank of Abyssinia Launch E-Commerce Acquiring Business using CyberSource Payment Gateway Technology
10/07/2020	Click to Pay with Visa Launches in South Africa to Transform the Online Checkout Experience for Merchants and Consumers
01/07/2020	Visa Where You Shop Matters: The impact of Covid-19 on SMEs
01/06/2020	The first ever Visa entrepreneurial podcast series hits the market
12/11/2019	Interswitch and Visa enter into strategic partnership
26/11/2020	Visa helps small businesses to maximise revenue during Black Friday and beyond
22/07/2020	Visa launches Back to Business search tool: driving consumers into local shops

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Contactless payments media kit

Tapping to pay is the future of secure, convenient and touch-free payments at the point of sale.

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Image illustrating the ease of using contactless payments.

Contactless indicator logo

The EMVCo Contactless Indicator* indicates acceptance. When featured on a card, it means the card can be used to tap to pay. When featured on a check out terminal or on shop signage, it means a merchant accepts tapping to pay.

Contactless symbol

The EMVCo Contactless Symbol* indicates where you tap your contactless chip card or payment-enabled mobile/wearable device on the check out terminal to make a payment.

*The Contactless Symbol and Contactless Indicator are trademarks owned by and used with permission of EMVCo, LLC

Visa Direct media kit

In today’s economy, “business as usual” just doesn’t cut it anymore. That’s why there’s Visa Direct which empowers end users, businesses and clients to quickly move money around the world, helping transform global money movement. Visa Direct helps facilitate the delivery of funds directly to eligible cards, bank accounts and wallets around the world. Visa Direct supports multiple use cases such as person-to-person payments and account-to-account transfers, business and government payouts to individuals or small businesses, merchant settlements and refunds.¹

7.5B transactions processed^*

500+ enablers supporting Visa Direct solutions across 2800 programmes enabled around the world

190+ countries and territories reached through a network of 15+ card-based networks, 70+ domestic payment schemes, 10+ RTP schemes and 5+ payment gateways

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Footnotes

¹Use cases are for illustrative purposes only. Programme providers are responsible for their programmes and compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

*(As of full year FY23)

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