Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has launched its ‘Where You Shop Matters’ (WYSM) initiative in Pakistan with Daraz, the country’s leading online marketplace. The campaign aims to empower and support small businesses adversely affected by COVID-19 pandemic and is part of a larger Visa effort spanning the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East […]

Visa and CPI Card Group Inc, a leading provider of credit, debit, and prepaid solutions introduced the Earthwise High Content Card, which is made with up to 98 percent upcycled plastic, dependent on design, for a more sustainably produced card. This global launch is an exclusive offering for Visa clients and cardholders. CPI created the Earthwise […]

Uber is launching its Uber Cash digital wallet feature in Sub-Saharan Africa through a partnership with San Francisco-based fintech firm Flutterwave. This feature has reduced the need for cash payments or direct withdrawals from their bank accounts, the latter being a somewhat problematic process that requires customers to give out sensitive card information. The partnership will allow […]

JS Bank Ltd is one of the fastest-growing banks in Pakistan, with 360 branches in 180 cities. With the objective of creating a differentiation in the digital and consumer banking space, the Bank has recently entered into a multi-dimensional agreement with the world’s leader in digital payments – Visa. This partnership with Visa showcases JS […]

HABIBMETRO, a fast-growing and digitally inclined bank in Pakistan, and Visa, a global leader in digital payments, announced a new strategic initiative to provide innovative, secure, and reliable payment services to enhance the user experience of HABIBMETRO customers. HABIBMETRO is committed to redefining its customer journey through technology. Under this new initiative, the Bank will […]

Visa has filed an application to create digital currency on a blockchain with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It is meant to replace physical currency. The system utilizes both central banks and commercial banks, leverages a private blockchain to improve the payment ecosystem. Described as ‘Digital Fiat Currency’ the patent was initially filed by […]

Visa, a leader in digital payments, announced that Euronet Worldwide, a global financial technology solutions and payments provider based in Dubai, will be working together to augment Visa’s Fintech Fast Track programme in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA). The program makes it quicker and easier for fintech partners to build […]