Tag "Visa"
Most Singaporeans View Cashless Payments as the Most Eco-Friendly Choice, Says Visa
Visa study found that nearly nine in 10 Singapore consumers consider cashless payment methods, including cards, mobile wallets and mobile banking, to be the most eco-friendly The Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study highlighted the increased importance consumers in Singapore place
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Razer Merchant Services Secures Visa Acquiring License in 3 ASEAN Countries
Razer Merchant Services (RMS), the B2B arm of Razer Fintech, has secured Visa’s Direct Acquiring license in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as part of a regional partnership. Simultaneously, RMS is now certified with the Visa Token Service (VTS) to
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Visa Picks 7 New Startups for 2023 APAC Accelerator Programme
Payments giant Visa announced that it has selected seven new startups to be a part of its Visa Accelerator Programme in Asia Pacific (APAC). The seven startups that were selected from over 450 applicants to be a part of the
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Visa is Talent Hunting For ‘Ambitious Crypto Product Roadmap’
Payment titan Visa is actively seeking senior software engineers to support its “ambitious” plans for a crypto product roadmap, with the goal of driving mainstream adoption of public blockchain networks and stablecoin payments. Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa,
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Visa Partners With Crayon Data to Enable Card Issuers to Offer AI-Powered Solutions
Crayon Data, an artificial intelligence and big data company headquartered in Singapore with a presence in Asia, Middle East and Africa, has announced its partnership with Visa. The partnership will empower Visa’s global issuers to create digital experiences for their
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NETS’ Merchants Can Now Accept Mastercard and Visa Payments on Their Terminals
The Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) Group has inked agreements with Mastercard and Visa to acquire merchants directly in Singapore. Eligible merchants can now have access to an enhanced suite of digital payment schemes such as NETS, Mastercard, and Visa
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Cash Is No Longer King in Singapore, Visa Study Says
More than 9 out of 10 Singaporeans prefer card payments over cash, according to the latest Consumer Payment Attitudes Study by Visa in 2022. The study, conducted with 1,000 Singaporeans, found that 97% of Singaporeans use credit or debit cards
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Wirex Partners Visa to Expand Crypto Card Offering to Over 40 Countries
Crypto payments platform Wirex has partnered with Visa to directly issue its crypto-enabled debit and prepaid cards to over 40 countries. Wirex will also become a member of Visa in APAC and the UK. The partnership will support further collaboration
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Visa Makes Two New Senior Leadership Appointments in Asia Pacific
Visa announced two senior leadership changes in the Asia Pacific region, with Chris Clark promoted as Chairman for Asia Pacific while Stephen Karpin succeeds him as the Regional President for Asia Pacific, effective 1 April 2023. In the role of
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Hugosave Will Now Be Able to Issue Its Numberless Visa Cards
Singapore-based wealth and savings app Hugosave has become a Visa Principal Member Issuing Licensee under its parent company Atlas Consolidated. Hugosave will now be able to issue Visa cards directly as well as sponsor associate licenses under Visa. The firm
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