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International Olympic and Paralympic Committees champion Yorkshire schoolgirl’s inclusive payment invention for sports fans of the future

Beatrice, aged 10, has received responses from the IOC and IPC after writing a letter about her idea to make the fan payment experience of the future more inclusive. Inspired by the IOC and IPC’s mission to make Paris 2024 the most inclusive Olympic and Paralympic Games yet, Beatrice designed a wearable device to make the fan experience more accessible for people with disabilities. The idea helpe

Visa Data Shows How Spending At The Olympic Games Paris 2024 Is Boosting The French Economy

26% year-on-year rise in sales for Paris small businesses during the first weekend of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Significant increase in spending from Visa cardholders in many areas of commerce including restaurants, theatres and museums Biggest share of overseas spend comes from U.S. Visa cardholders, with most significant increases in year-on-year spending from Japan and Brazil
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Visa unveils new ‘Level Up Your Game‘ campaign ahead of Paris 2024, inspiring everyone to take their passions to the next level

19th July, UK: Visa, the Official Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, has unveiled a new campaign across Europe, fronted by Team Visa’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes, to encourage everyone to follow their passions. The campaign is an embodiment of the brand’s mission to uplift everyone everywhere, bringing together Team Visa athletes with Gen Z content crea

Passion-fuelled Gen Z side hustlers see average income boost of 22% over the last year, according to Visa

16thJuly, 2024 – London, UK – Visa, the Official Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, today reveals the secrets behind the success of side hustles set up by Gen Z, people born between 1996 and 2010, and how they are evolving to help young people level up their game.
New research conducted by Visa finds that 45% of Gen Zs now have a side hustle, with over a

Visa’s new AI tool for Faster Payments could help save UK over £330m a year on fraud and APP scams

London, 30th May 2024 – In a groundbreaking pilot in partnership with Pay.UK, Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has shown how leveraging the latest AI technology has the potential to drastically cut the £600m1 lost annually to account-to-account scams and fraud over recent years in the UK. Results from the pilot announced today reveal Visa identified 54% of fraudulent transactions which ha

Visa Unveils ‘Pep Talks’ Campaign to Drown Out The Negativity In Women’s Football

18th April 2024, London: Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today announces a new campaign celebrating the growing support for women’s football, and the power of positive voices of support in countering the noise of detractors.
As a long-term supporter of women’s football and proud sponsor of UEFA Women’s Champions League, Visa will be bringing fans together digitally and enhancing their

“Let’s Celebrate Towns 2024”: 8 towns celebrated as part of nationwide showcase highlighting UK businesses and communities

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, alongside the British Retail Consortium (BRC), have recognised 8 towns at this year’s edition of the ‘Let’s Celebrate Towns’ awards - a nationwide showcase designed to highlight the hundreds of towns across the country helping local businesses and communities to thrive.
Congratulations to Boscombe, Northwich, Weston-super-Mare, Armagh, Shrewsbury, Walth

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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.

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