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Visa’s new Sustainability Solutions Team accelerate sustainable choice in Europe

London, 12 December 2022 – Visa in Europe has further invested in its ambition to provide sustainability focused payment solutions to its clients and partners to meet their customers’ needs and accelerate the sustainable choices for ways to pay and be paid.
The Sustainability Solutions team, led by Steve King, will seek out collaboration with clients and partners across Visa’s network to desig

The rise of the ’Environmental Entrepreneur’: Recommerce growth is supporting the needs of consumers and small businesses during the cost-of-living crisis

32% of adults in the UK say they are open to participating in Recommerce more frequently if they are able to make or save money from their actions, compared to just a quarter of those across Europe.[1]

Getting Played: gamers encouraged to keep details safe from fraudsters when gaming online

Three quarters (75%) of gamers say they’re concerned about gaming fraud according to new research from Visa[1]. Almost half of gamers (46%) plan to spend more time playing online over the festive period[2], leading to a potential increase in fraud attempts. New gamers may be more likely to be targeted by fraudsters as they want to advance quickly through levels according to Ukie[3]. Visa teams up

Women thriving on and off the pitch: Participation in team sports shown to help female entrepreneurs grow their business, boosting economies

Nearly three quarters (73%[1]) of women entrepreneurs who play team sports say it positively impacts their business, according to new research by Visa Stress management, mental resilience and decision-making were ranked the top transferable skills gained from team sports that help with running a business Visa’s ‘Women thriving on and off the pitch’ report coincides with the launch of the ‘Team T

Visa partners with JustPark to boost electric vehicle adoption for UK drivers

New scheme rewards Visa cardholders for using JustCharge network of community electric vehicle (EV) charging points Designed to make EV charging as simple and intuitive as other everyday contactless payments Supports further expansion of the JustCharge network, particularly in areas where existing public charging infrastructure is minimal Operated by JustPark, the UK’s leading driveway sharing pl

Fraudulese: online shoppers encouraged to learn about the language of fraud, as average UK consumer targeted twice a week

Visa launches ‘Fraudulese’, to help consumers learn about the language of fraudsters and understand how to protect themselves from payment fraud online

Visa calls for standardised seamless, interoperable payments in electric vehicle charging

• As part of the conversation on interoperable payments and systems for electric vehicle (EV) charging points, Visa is calling for the industry to embed interoperable payment standards that provide consumers with greater convenience and choice. • Visa is also launching a new consultation among electric vehicle charging point manufacturers to establish the barriers to installing contactless payment

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About Visa Europe

Visa Europe is a payments technology business owned and operated by member banks and other payment service providers from 38 countries.

Visa Europe is at the heart of the payments ecosystem providing the services and infrastructure to enable millions of European consumers, businesses and governments to make electronic payments. Its members are responsible for issuing cards, signing up retailers and deciding cardholder and retailer fees. Visa Europe is also the largest transaction processor in Europe, responsible for processing more than 18 billion transactions annually.

There are more than 500m Visa cards in Europe, while €1 in every €6 spent in Europe is on a Visa card. Total expenditure on Visa cards exceeds €2 trillion annually, with €1.5 trillion spent at point-of-sale.

Visa Europe is an independent business with an exclusive, irrevocable and perpetual licence to use the Visa brand in Europe. Visa Europe works in partnership with Visa Inc. to enable global Visa payments in more than 200 countries and territories.

For more information, visit www.visaeurope.com and @VisaEuropeNews

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