Visa refreshes Infinite card benefits across 18 Asia Pacific markets
* With the refreshed benefits, Visa Infinite cardholders will enjoy distinctly curated cultural, lifestyle and travel benefits * These benefits include exclusive access to iconic music, arts and culture events globally and in Asia, such as the 2024 Mnet Asian Music Awards SINGAPORE, June 11, 2...
Visa launches Click to Pay in Hong Kong with ZA Bank, the first issuing bank in Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE, May 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a global leader in digital payments, today announced a significant advancement that will transform the eCommerce experience. Hong Kong's first and largest digital bank[1], ZA Bank, pioneers Click to Pay, enabling cardholders to complete online transac...
Record surge in international skiers drive tourism growth in Japan: Visa
* International visitors account for nearly 50% year-on-year growth in visits and over 90% of overall spend[1] * Niseko, Hakuba and Furano within Japan are top ski destinations across Asia Pacific, [2] as shown by cardholder spend * Post ski activities show international visitors going beyo...
Visa and LianLian Global launch Yueda card, a global business payment product, to further facilitate cross-border business payments
BEIJING, Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Visa, the world's leading digital payment brand, and LianLian Global announced at the 2024 China International Supply Chain Expo (hereinafter referred to as "CISCE") that they will deepen their cooperation and launch the global business payment produc...
Visa joins 2024 MAMA Awards as exclusive title sponsor in a three-year collaboration
SINGAPORE, Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a global leader in digital payments, announced today that it will be the title sponsor for the 2024 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA Awards), a major music awards ceremony presented annually by South Korean entertainment company CJ ENM. Starting with...
Visa Reinvents the Card, Unveils New Products at Singapore Fintech Festival 2024
SINGAPORE, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The way people pay and get paid has changed more in the past five years than in the last 50. Consumers have evolved, adapting to new payment experiences – from the advent of embedded, digital commerce to the rapid growth of different payment methods. Visa i...
Visa Data Reveals Travel Spending Boost During Annual Signature Race Week
* During the week of the Night Race, Singapore saw over 20% surge in international visitors,[1] driving close to 30% spending uplift * High-net-worth visitors[2] surged by over 70%, contributing to approximately 70% increase in their overall spending * Visa cardholders from Hong Kong SAR, ...
Visa Data Shows Boost in Spend from Asia Pacific at Olympic Games Paris 2024
* Biggest spend came from Australia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Mainland China and Singapore cardholders[1] * Significant increase in spending from Visa cardholders in many areas of commerce including apparel, retail goods, department stores, restaurants, and in contactless purchases * Increase ...
Visa Money Travels Digital Remittances Report: Close to nine in 10 Singapore residents send remittances at least once a year
SINGAPORE, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has released the results of its Money Travels: 2024 Digital Remittances Adoption Report, with 86 per cent ofSingapore residents sending or receiving money at least once a year, and digital apps is their preferred ...
Asia Pacific bucks global trends as a bright spot for remittance activity: Visa study
SINGAPORE, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Remittance flows in Asia Pacific have softened in the past year amid persistent inflationary pressures and tightening labour markets in the high-income host economies of overseas foreign and migrant workers. Yet, high growth emerging markets inAsia Pacific...
Five startups selected for the 2024 Visa Accelerator Program in Asia Pacific to tackle Gen AI and embedded finance solutions
SINGAPORE, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a global leader in digital payments, unveiled the five new startups selected for its Accelerator Program in Asia Pacific for 2024. This year's applicant pool saw talent from Bangladesh, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, United States and Vietnam, all tackling ...
Visa tokens bring USD2 billion uplift to digital commerce in Asia Pacific
With the increase in digital transactions, Visa Token Service can help to facilitate smoother consumer checkout experiences, to decrease fraud and to improve payment authorisations SINGAPORE, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Pacific's digital economy experienced an uplift of more thanUSD2 bil...
Visa Singapore Innovation Center ushers in a new era of payments
Visa unveils its revamped Singapore Innovation Center,advancing its global strategy to pioneer smarter payments through collaboration withAsia Pacific partners SINGAPORE, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a world leader in payments, today announced the opening of its transformed Singapore Inno...
Visa study: 97% of Asia Pacific travellers opt to go cashless when travelling
* Only 31 percent of travellers brought cash to their destinations in 2023, down from 79 percent in 2020. * Travellers are also spending more, with an average of $2,525 per trip – a significant jump from$1,708 in 2020 SINGAPORE, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Pacific travellers prefer usi...
Visa and Tencent Financial Technology Extend Global Partnership to Facilitate Remittances to Digital Wallets Utilising Visa Direct
SINGAPORE, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a world leader in digital payments, and Tencent Financial Technology, the fintech division ofTencent, a global internet company, announcedtoday at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2023 that they are partnering to enable Weixin users to receive inbound ...
Visa launches Real Time Visa Account Updater in Asia Pacific to streamline payment experiences
Visa Account Updater provides lifelong credentials that empower merchants with enhanced operational efficiency, improved transaction success rates; customers no longer need to update credit card information across multiple platforms SINGAPORE, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa, a world leader in...
Visa partners with Taronga Conservation Society Australia to support wildlife conservation
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Visa's survey reveals need for integrated payment solutions in Asia Pacific's public transport sector
* Fourty-four per cent of Asia Pacific commuters will use different forms of public transportation if they can pay with a single payment method, signalling the need for a seamless payment experience * Fifty-eight per cent of commuters prefer a one-stop digital service for advanced booking and...
Embedded Finance to unlock US$242 Billion in opportunity across Asia Pacific by 2025: Visa
Lending, deposits and payments emerge as top use cases for Embedded Finance in the region SINGAPORE, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Embedded Finance will unlock US$242 billion in revenue opportunity across Asia Pacific by 2025 across small businesses (SMBs) and consumer segments, according to the...
Visa and SAP join forces to make enterprise payments more efficient
Collaboration to embed Visa payments onto SAP's ecosystem of solutions for
enterprises to pay suppliers seamlessly, even if they do not accept card
payments
SINGAPORE, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Visa today announced it has entered
into a collaboration with SAP
