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BUSINESS
Visa goes big with digital payments in Kenya
The Covid-19 pandemic propelled the adoption of digital payment platforms for millions of people around the world and in Africa.…
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SanKalp Africa Summit 2023 folds up as Visa and other partners promise more commitment
The SanKalp Africa Summit 2023 came to a close on Wednesday this week, after two days of reflections, evaluation, and…
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Nigerian Agri-FinTech Tingo partners with Visa for secure cashless transactions
Nigerian Agri-FinTech company Tingo has partnered with Visa to launch digital payment offerings in Africa. In a statement, the companies…
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News
Nigeria launches payments card program to take on Visa and Mastercard
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched a national domestic payments card program called AfriGo, meant to help the…
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Visa to accelerate Africa’s digital transformation with $1 billion investment
Global payments company Visa has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa to accelerate digital transformation over the next five…
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Startups
Nigeria’s ThriveAgric crowned winner of Visa Everywhere Initiative
ThriveAgric, a Nigerian startup that champions technology to transform the payments landscape for smallholder farmers, was crowned winner of the…
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News
Visa to pilot Pay with Your Face payment solution at FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Payments technology company Visa is piloting a Pay with Your Face payments solution at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022…
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BUSINESS
Visa doubles down on wallets with Thunes in emerging markets
Visa is partnering with Thunes to help individuals and small businesses move money internationally to 78 digital wallet providers, reaching…
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Visa expands its digital payments with new office in DRC
Global payments company Visa has announced the establishment of local business operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). DRC…
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Interviews
[Interview] Africa is central to our long-term growth strategy, says Visa CEO
AI Kelly is the Chairman and CEO of the global payments firm Visa. He joined Visa in October 2016 as Chief Executive Officer and…
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News
Visa announces grant to support women entrepreneurs in Africa
Global payments firm Visa has announced a grant in support of African women entrepreneurs. The African Women Impact Fund (AWIF)…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Our Experiences Using The New M-Pesa VISA Virtual Card
Listen in on Emmanuel Chenze, Dickson Otieno and Nick Kanali as we discuss our personal experiences with the recently launched…
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News
Absa Bank Kenya and Visa Launch a Money Remittance Service
Absa Bank and global payments company Visa have today launched a payment solution aimed at easing local and cross-border transactions.…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] What is the new M-Pesa VISA Virtual Card, and how can you use it?
In this episode, we discuss Safaricom’s latest Globalpay initiative where they’ve partnered with VISA to launch a Virtual CARD tied…
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News
Safaricom and Visa roll out virtual card for global payments via M-Pesa
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom and payments leader Visa on Thursday launched a virtual payment card to enable users to make…
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News
Visa’s innovation studio in Kenya to offer virtual cards for local banks and fintechs
A couple of weeks ago, digital payments leader Visa opened its first African Innovation Studio in Kenya. The new studio…
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Visa Opens its first African Innovation Hub in Kenya to advance payment solutions development
Digital payments leader Visa on Wednesday opened its first African Innovation Studio in Kenya. The new centre has been designed to…
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News
Payment service provider i2c partners with Visa for fintech processing in the MENA region
US-based payment service provider i2c Inc has announced a new partnership with Visa as a fintech processor in the MENA…
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BUSINESS
Equity Bank Awarded for Leading in E-Commerce payment volumes
Equity bank has been honoured with two awards by Visa for leading in Visa generated volumes in 2021. The bank…
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News
Visa signs agreement to acquire Currencycloud
Visa has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Currencycloud, a global platform that enables banks and…
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News
Fintech firm Carbon teams up with Visa to enable payments across Africa
Carbon, the Pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has today announced a strategic five-year partnership…
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News
Visa highlights key innovation capabilities that will drive financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Visa, the world leader in digital payments, showcased key innovation capabilities that will accelerate financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hosting…
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News
Kenya among top drivers of eCommerce volumes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Visa research
Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria are the top drivers of eCommerce volumes in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is according to a…
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BUSINESS
Visa Is Moving Into Cryptocurrencies ‘In a Big Way’
Visa CEO Al Kelly says the payments giant is moving into cryptocurrencies in a big way. Speaking during an earnings…
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Startups
Visa announces 2021 edition of its Everywhere Initiative to support fintech startups
Visa has announced the 2021 edition of the Everywhere Initiative – a global innovation program and competition for fintech startups. This year,…
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WomenInTech
Visa and She Leads Africa partner to empower female entrepreneurs on the continent
Visa has announced a new partnership with She Leads Africa to connect female entrepreneurs with information and tools they need to…
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WomenInTech
Visa Appoints Eva Ngigi New Country Manager for Kenya
Visa has appointed Eva Ngigi-Sarwari as its new Country Manager for Kenya. Eva Ngigi will serve as the Senior Business…
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BUSINESS
Visa and TerraPay partner to drive domestic remittances
Visa and TerraPay, a payments infrastructure company have announced a new partnership to drive domestic remittance. The two companies will develop…
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News
Visa launches new initiative to support Small Businesses in Kenya
Visa has launched a new initiative to support support small businesses in Kenya. The “Where You Shop Matters’ initiative seeks…
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News
Visa’s Fast Track Program Propels Growth of the Fintech Industry Worldwide
Visa today announced its continued support of the global Fintech community, having grown the Fast Track Program to over 140 Fintechs.…
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News
Visa customers who order medication and essential products via MYDAWA to get discounted rates
Visa has entered into a partnership with online retail pharmacy MYDAWA to give discounts to its customers who order medication…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom partners with Visa to develop M-Pesa products for customers and merchants
Safaricom has entered into a new partnership with digital payments leader Visa to develop products that will support digital payments…
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News
Visa and Pesapal Partner for Connected Payments in Africa
Visa has announced a new partnership with Pesapal to drive connected digital payments to consumers and businesses in Africa. Under…
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BUSINESS
Visa has unveiled a Ksh.242M grant to support Kenyan women-owned micro-businesses
Visa has announced a Ksh.242 Million grant to Hand in Hand Eastern Africa to support low-income business owners in Kenya.…
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Blockchain
Coinbase becomes the first cryptocurrency company to receive Visa membership
“Today we’re announcing that Coinbase has become the first pure-play crypto company to be approved as a Visa principal member,”…
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BUSINESS
Visa is partnering with MFS Africa to boost digital payments among African consumers and businesses
Visa and pan-African fintech leader MFS Africa have announced a partnership to boost digital payments among African consumers and businesses.…
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Startups
Visa is investing $200 Million in Nigeria’s fintech firm Interswitch
Visa is investing $200 million for a 20% stake in Nigeria’s digital payments company Interswitch. This minority equity stake acquisition…
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Blockchain
Libra Season About to End? Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Mercado Pago Call it Quits
Barely a week after PayPal exited the Libra Association; other U.S payment companies have followed suit. As on Friday 11th,…
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BUSINESS
You will soon start paying your Boda rider using Visa Mobile
You might soon start paying your boda-boda rider using Visa Mobile. Visa, KCB Bank and the Boda Boda Safety Association…
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News
Facebook cryptocurrency backed by Visa, MasterCard, Uber, and PayPal
Facebook has been working on its cryptocurrency for some time now. Unlike the regular cryptocurrencies, the company’s crypto coin will…
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Startups
Branch raises $170 million funding round, announces new partnership with Visa
Visa and Branch International, have announced a partnership that will see virtual Visa prepaid debit cards offered to over 2…
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News
Visa to reward $100,000 To Women Entrepreneurs in Global Competition
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Visa has announced the launch of the first Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women’s Global Edition.…
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BUSINESS
Visa partners with Branch to provide micro credit facilities to Visa merchants across Kenya.
Visa has announced a new partnership with international mobile financial services firm Branch to offer custom financing to Visa merchants…
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Startups
Kenyan Startup Mookh Africa wins Visa Everywhere Initiative Top Prize
Kenyan Startup Mookh Africa is the overall winner of the Visa Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) Everywhere Initiative, The startup won…
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News
Visa opens up the first Visa Everywhere Initiative to young developers at the Nairobi Tech Week
Visa has announced that it will be opening up the first Visa Everywhere Initiative for Sub Saharan Africa to young developers…
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BUSINESS
I&M Bank and Visa Partner for New Card Offering for its Premium clients.
I&M Bank has partnered with Visa Kenya to launch the I&M Bank Visa Infinite Credit Card and the I&M Visa…
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BUSINESS
Visa Patners with four banks to launch mVisa mobile payment service in Kenya
Visa has today introduced a new mobile payment service in the country. Known as mVisa, the company says the service…
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BUSINESS
Visa Brings Digital Payments to Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Visa will this year implement 4,000 POS terminals across key Olympic venues, as well as 11 ATMs in partnership with…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Money visa card driving financial inclusion
On year after Airtel Kenya launched the Airtel Money VISA card, the debit card continues to allow easy access funds…
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