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This month, the Taiwan Cooperative Bank (TCB) and Visa have implemented what both call Taiwan’s first standardized and EMV-compliant QR code payment. Part of Financial Information Service Co.’s “Standardized QR Code Solutions,” the new EMV solution will be…
Electronic payments are becoming more and more common in Vietnam, according to Visa. Its data for the 12-month period until June 30 this year shows that the number of transactions on the Visa network increased by 45 percent from the previous year, the company…
The importance of payments security was reinforced today at the Visa Asia Pacific Security Summit as the region is poised to lead the global transformation from cash to digital payments. Urbanization and increasing mobile usage are driving the appetite for…
All eyes are on whether “wearable credit cards,” which became a hit during the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in South Korea, will be able to gain ground in the domestic market even after the closing ceremony of the Olympics. In the United Kingdom and…
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, announced the winner of its first Visa’s Everywhere Initiative competition in Thailand, awarding Sellsuki the grand prize of THB1 million in funding, in addition to mentorship, exposure to Visa partners and access…
Visa Inc said this week that 14 technology partners have joined its Visa Ready for Transit programme, as part of a move to promote contactless payments on public transport around the world. Companies from ten different countries are included on the list,…
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, announced the complete rollout of credit card acceptance at all 7-Eleven convenience stores nationwide. Expanding acceptance points is crucial to the National ePayment Plan and will help accelerate Thailand on the…
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has today launched the inaugural Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in Thailand, aiming to attract Thailand-based start-ups who are tackling some of the toughest payment-related problems in the commerce industry. Visa’s…
Residents, businesses and government of Bangkok could realize THB 126 billion-worth of economic benefits by transitioning from physical money to digital payments, according to an independent study conducted by Roubini ThoughtLab and commissioned by Visa. The…
With digital payment methods taking the world by storm, Visa is taking it in a new direction. The company is launching a line of three wearable devices that support contactless payments for fans and athletes attending the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang,…
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has obtained a domestic network licence from the Bank of Thailand. Through a partnership with National Interbank Transaction Management and Exchange (National ITMX), Visa will provide banks and merchants with a…
Suripong Tantiyanon (second left), Visa Country Manager, Thailand, together with Athip Sinpagekan (second right), Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing – Consumer Financial Services, Ayudhya Capital Services Co., Ltd, and Dr. Piyawan Piyapong (left),…
Nine out of ten Thais are keen to make payments via mobile wallets given the right security measures, incentives and additional services such as built-in loyalty programs, according to the Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes Study. The fourth instalment of the…
Singtel has introduced a new virtual Visa account on its all-in-one mobile payments app Dash. New and existing Dash customers now receive a Dash Visa Virtual Account that can be used for mobile payments at over 50,000 merchant points across the island. To…
Two in three Singaporeans have adopted mobile payments, according to recent research into consumer payment attitudes commissioned by Visa. The survey was conducted by Toluna on 500 Singaporeans to assess their attitudes toward cash and card usage, mobile…
Mr. Suripong Tantiyanon (left), Visa Country Manager, Thailand signed MOU with Mr. Karn Prachumpan (right), Co-Founder and Board of Committee, Phuket City Development Co., Ltd (PKCD) as the official partner of Phuket Smart City to develop payment solutions…
