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Onafriq, Africa’s largest digital payments network, today announced a strategic partnership with Visa to launch Visa Pay, a cloud-native Payments-as-a-Service platform designed to expand digital financial access across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Through this partnership, consumers in the DRC will be able to conveniently fund their Visa Pay wallets directly from mobile money […]
...Somalia’s largest bank, Salaam Somali Bank, has partnered with Visa, to introduce Visa Debit and Visa Prepaid cards to its branches across the country and online. The partnership will improve the speed, efficiency, and security of digital payments in Somalia, making it easier for customers and businesses to transact. The Debit card is the first […]
...Global leader in payments technology, Visa, has announced its collaboration with Absa for the 2024 She’s Next programme. She’s Next programme is a global advocacy programme that aims to support women-owned small businesses through funding, training and mentorship. The programme extends beyond conventional business paradigms to champion meaningful impact towards the progress of women across societies. […]
...Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today unveiled a new partnership with the renowned Egyptian football legend Mohamed Salah to be a Visa Ambassador for the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. As one of the most electrifying football players in the world, Salah’s stellar performances for Liverpool Football Club […]
...Visa, today announced the renewal of its partnership with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) until 2026, which establishes Visa as the exclusive digital payment provider for the upcoming 2024 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote d’ Ivoire. The partnership will then span two tournaments – including the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations […]
...Startups building in fintech and payment space in Africa are encouraged to apply through the Visa website for a chance to access training, connections, technology, and investment opportunities Visa, the leading global payments technology company is now accepting applications for start-ups to participate in the first cohort of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program. The […]
...New Visa initiative to support Africa’s Fintech start-ups and entrepreneurs, providing training, connections, technology, and investment opportunities for up to 40 fintechs each year Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the launch of the new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community through expertise, connections, technology, and investment funding. The initiative […]
...Three women fund managers from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa have been selected to receive Visa’s grant funding from the African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF), a collaboration between Standard Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). SME.NG (Nigeria), Altree Capital (Kenya) and Maia Capital (South Africa) are the selected recipients and […]
...During US-Africa Business Forum, Visa outlines pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa by 2027 to scale operations, deploy new innovative technologies and deepen collaboration with partners. During the U.S-Africa Business Forum, Visa (NYSE: V) today announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative, and […]
...As the world awaits kick-off of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Visa (NYSE: V), the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA, has readied a payments network that will enable contactless purchases throughout all official venues, including eight stadiums and the FIFA Fan Festival™. With more than one million fans expected to travel to Qatar for […]
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