Eco Benefits is a suite of sustainability-focused solutions that will help Visa cardholders better understand the environmental impact of their payments.

Live Payments has announced a new partnership with Visa to help small businesses and taxi operators accept digital payments securely and conveniently using Visa technology.

Visa has selected New Zealand payments startup Cymonz for the 2022 cohort of its Visa Accelerator Programme in Asia Pacific.

Visa has launched a one-year immersion program designed to bring together a global cohort of entrepreneurs interested in building their business with NFTs.

More and more, consumers are looking for tangible utilisation of crypto in their everyday lives, and eCommerce companies are seeing this as an opportunity for new growth.

An estimated 100,000 migrants can apply for fast-tracked residence from today - though IT problems have stopped some being able to.

After a substantial ongoing feud, Amazon and Visa have agreed to settle a dispute over the credit card giant's fees.

Banks should keep a finger on the pulse of the growing demand for cryptocurrency services, according to a global study by Visa.

Immigration advisers have described the first day of the country's new residence scheme as a shambles.

"We are investing more heavily than ever in technology that ensures a safe and secure marketplace - combatting fraud while enabling seamless, genuine transactions."

"The pandemic has greatly accelerated changes in consumer behaviour, commerce and hence digital payments."

As part of the new partnership, Meniga will join the Visa Ready Program, signifying that the company’s solutions meet Visa’s standards regarding security and functionality, and granting Meniga the status of certified Fintech Enablement partner.

The Asia Pacific region led activity in terms of value with deals worth $26.56bn.

PaymentsNZ says the change will be progressively rolled out ‘over the coming days’, but may take weeks in some cases due to the number of cards, payment terminals and businesses involved. 

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

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

“Cyber criminals are reusing tactics, techniques and procedures, leaving a recognisable trail of breadcrumbs and insights into the very attacks they are launching.”

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

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.

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

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

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

The deal will expand Visa’s business suite of solutions serving the B2B payments industry.

More than three-quarters (77%) of New Zealanders own a contactless capable card.