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21/03/2025	Visa Stay Secure: Consumers Embrace Security Measures as Digital Payments Adoption is Set to Grow
30/04/2020	Safaricom and Visa join forces in seeking to expand access to digital payments for M-PESA consumers and merchants

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Visa Logo

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Contactless payments media kit

Tapping to pay is the future of secure, convenient and touch-free payments at the point of sale.

Contactless point of sale imagery

Image illustrating the ease of using contactless payments.

Contactless indicator logo

The EMVCo Contactless Indicator* indicates acceptance. When featured on a card, it means the card can be used to tap to pay. When featured on a check out terminal or on shop signage, it means a merchant accepts tapping to pay.

Contactless symbol

The EMVCo Contactless Symbol* indicates where you tap your contactless chip card or payment-enabled mobile/wearable device on the check out terminal to make a payment.

*The Contactless Symbol and Contactless Indicator are trademarks owned by and used with permission of EMVCo, LLC

Visa Direct media kit

In today’s economy, “business as usual” just doesn’t cut it anymore. That’s why there’s Visa Direct which empowers end users, businesses and clients to quickly move money around the world, helping transform global money movement. Visa Direct helps facilitate the delivery of funds directly to eligible cards, bank accounts and wallets around the world. Visa Direct supports multiple use cases such as person-to-person payments and account-to-account transfers, business and government payouts to individuals or small businesses, merchant settlements and refunds.¹

7.5B transactions processed^*

500+ enablers supporting Visa Direct solutions across 2800 programmes enabled around the world

190+ countries and territories reached through a network of 15+ card-based networks, 70+ domestic payment schemes, 10+ RTP schemes and 5+ payment gateways

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Footnotes

¹Use cases are for illustrative purposes only. Programme providers are responsible for their programmes and compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

*(As of full year FY23)

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Insights

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