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28/07/2025	77% of Egyptian SMEs Consider Digital Payments Crucial For Growth According to Visa Study in collaboration with the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA)
24/06/2025	Google Pay Launches in Lebanon in Collaboration with Visa
20/06/2025	Visa appoints Tareq Muhmood as Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa
18/06/2025	Visa Expands Stablecoin Initiatives in CEMEA
02/06/2025	Visa Study Reveals Oman Consumers Would Shop More Online with Simpler Checkout Experience
02/06/2025	Visa Study Reveals Bahrain Consumers Would Shop More Online with Simpler Checkout Experience
05/05/2025	Visa Signs Exclusive Partnership with EgyptAir to Deliver Innovative Technology Solutions, Enhancing Customer Experience
16/04/2025	Visa Invests in African fintech Konnect and PayTic on heels of Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator at GITEX Africa 2025
14/04/2025	Visa Enables Money Transfers through BenefitPay by Mobile Number in Bahrain
09/04/2025	Visa Bridges Passion for Innovation, Fintech and Football at GITEX Africa 2025
18/03/2025	Visa Stay Secure: Consumers Embrace Security Measures as Digital Payments Adoption is Set to Grow in Bahrain
18/03/2025	Visa Stay Secure: Consumers Embrace Security Measures as Digital Payments Adoption is Set to Grow in Oman
12/03/2025	Visa unveils Women SMB Index results, highlighting digitalization progress
12/03/2025	Visa cardholders can now add their cards to Google Wallet in Jordan
05/02/2025	Visa hosts successful inaugural client-focused event in Jordan
27/01/2025	More Bahrain consumers using digital payments, yet 17% of transactions still in cash: Visa’s ‘Where Cash Hides’ research
27/01/2025	Oman advances in digital payments, yet 25% of consumer transactions still in cash: Visa’s latest ‘Where Cash Hides’ research

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

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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.

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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.

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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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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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