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Blockchain

Visa saves Kiwi businesses $88 million with AI-powered security

Visa's AI solution has prevented $88m in fraud for New Zealand businesses in the past year, according to the company.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Nov 2021

Marketing Technologies

ASB first bank in New Zealand to step out with Garmin Pay

ASB has teamed up with global wearable device company Garmin to give ASB customers on-the-go the ability to make contactless purchases.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd May 2018

Biometrics

Visa carves out security roadmap for consumer payment technologies

The payments industry should now be almost ready to embrace the future of consumer technologies like biometrics, says Visa.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 15th May 2018

Marketing Technologies

Entries open for Visa's payments solution competition

Visa's Everywhere Initiative challenges startups to use Visa APIs to create consumer or business-to-business payments solutions.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Oct 2017

Marketing Technologies

Out with the card, in with the new: Kiwis are looking for new ways to pay for goods and services

Kiwis are keen to embrace new ways of paying, with smart home devices and mobile phones leading the charge, says a Visa-commissioned survey.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2017

Global Stories

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Marketing Technologies

Payment security vital as digital commerce resets in post-pandemic world

Visa has stressed the importance of robust payment security in a changing commerce environment post-pandemic, as fraud migrates to digital commerce.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 27th May 2021

Fintech

Meniga partners with Visa to accelerate expansion in APAC

Meniga partners with Visa to expand in APAC region, joining Visa Ready Program and gaining certified Fintech Enablement partner status.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Apr 2021

Marketing Technologies

Global technology industry deals total $34.4bn in April 2020

Technology industry deals worldwide reach USD $34.4bn in April 2020, a 33.8% increase from March, driven largely by Asia Pacific activity.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 27th May 2020

Marketing Technologies

COVID-19: Contactless payment limit increased to $200

New Zealand has increased the contactless payment limit from NZD $80 to NZD $200 to curb COVID-19 spread, rolling out changes over the next few weeks.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2020

Biometrics

Kiwis 'considerably' more likely to use biometric payments than Australians

The report finds 64% of New Zealanders are familiar with biometrics and 68% have used fingerprint recognition.

By Nick Forrester • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Feb 2020

Data Analytics

The team dedicated to global data literacy

The Data Literacy Project has appointed eight data experts who aim to help organisations and individuals improve data literacy across the globe.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2019

Marketing Technologies

ThreatQuotient partners with Visa for payments safety

ThreatQuotient integrates verified breach intelligence from Visa to help customers detect and protect against cyber attacks on payment data.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Nov 2018

Marketing Technologies

Tourists want contactless as spend into NZ grows

Visa has released a report showing that tourist spend in NZ is growing and they want to use contactless payment systems.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Jun 2018

Network Infrastructure

Visa's cockup put down to 'very rare' data centre crash

51.2 million Visa payments failed to process on Friday 1 June (just in time for after-work drinks) and the company says it all came down to a switch.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jun 2018

Marketing Technologies

Kiwi adoption of contactless payments driving merchant growth

The study shows that for contactless merchants, growth in customer numbers (8.3%) was double that experienced by non-contactless merchants (3.5%).

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 30th May 2018

Software-as-a-Service

Visa acquires SaaS tech company Fraedom for US$197 million

Visa acquires Fraedom for USD $197M, expanding its business suite with innovative B2B payment solutions that replace inefficient paper-based systems.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Feb 2018

Marketing Technologies

Auckland among top nine cities for digital payments leadership

Auckland is named a top digital payments leader, with potential to gain nearly USD $2 billion annually by further reducing cash reliance, a Visa study reveals.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018