Visa Inc. has announced plans to provide companies a simplified way to pay by Visa through their Visa Commercial issuer using the SAP Financial Services Network. The new payment solution is expected to help corporations more easily automate and process their invoice payments without the need for significant investment in custom software, and is planned
Visa Europe has recently recognized Allied Wallet, a provider of online payment card processing, multi-currency merchant services, and state-of-the-art payment processing, as a Principal Member. Becoming a fully-licensed Acquirer of Visa Europe allows Allied Wallet to continue providing the finest online credit card processing solution available, as well as getting a voice at the table
According to Visa’s Sub Saharan Africa Global Travel Intentions Study for 2013, visitors from the Asia Pacific region are most likely to visit Africa in the next year. The survey showed that 43% of people in the Asia Pacific region intend to travel in Africa within the next year, 34% of people in Africa/Middle East,
Visa has announced the appointment of Ellen Richey as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Ms. Richey, who currently serves as Visa’s Chief Risk Officer, will take responsibility of the Legal function as well as maintain oversight of Visa’s compliance and audit teams. Ms. Richey will continue to report directly to Charlie Scharf, CEO
The UK’s ongoing love affair with online shopping will deepen on Monday 2 December 2013 when it is predicted that online transactions will top 7.7 million, up 16% on 2012, making it the busiest day of the year for ecommerce, according to Visa Europe. It is predicted that a whopping £450 million will be spent
V.me by Visa, the first pan-European digital wallet service to be offered by banks and financial institutions, is now live in the UK, France, Spain and Poland. The UK’s Nationwide Building Society is today joined by leading issuers BPCE and LCL in France, with ING Bank Slaski now in pilot in Poland and multiple pilots
Visa and V PAY contactless payments are now possible in all German department stores of GALERIA Kaufhof including the Sportarena stores and DINEA restaurants. 3500 new contactless terminals have been installed. This enables customers to pay even more conveniently and faster in the 125 Kaufhof department stores and its subsidiaries in Germany. GALERIA Kaufhof thereby
International not-for-profit trade association Prepaid International Forum (PIF) has announced that the official launch meeting of its Middle East Chapter will take place in November in Dubai and that founder members of the new chapter include Visa, Al Rajhi Bank and The Saudi Investment Bank. Dr Saleh I. Al-Furaih, Head of Consumer Asset Business at
FNB Zambia and Visa have introduced the annual Card Security Briefing, an initiative aimed at creating greater awareness amongst consumers to adopt cards as a safe and convenient way to make their daily purchases. Over time, cards have increasingly become popular way of paying for goods and services in Zambia. FNB forecasts that the value
Visa Europe and Orange have announced a strategic partnership that reflects the companies’ shared ambition to accelerate awareness and everyday usage of mobile contactless payment in France. The initial step to deliver widespread availability of the innovative payments will be the launch of Orange Cash. The first prepaid product of its type to be launched
