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January 17, 2025	Visa calls on RBA Review to support investment in Australia’s payment security and innovation
December 23, 2024	Visa Analysis: Australia Rings in Holiday Retail Spending Growth
December 9, 2024	SMS One-Time Passwords no longer enough to fight Australia’s AI-driven fraud, says Visa
October 18, 2024	Visa welcomes Reserve Bank of Australia consultation
October 2, 2024	Alan Machet Appointed Head of Visa Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
June 25, 2024	Visa Report: Australians Prefer Apps for Overseas Remittances
May 14, 2024	Visa Kicks Off Summer in Paris with Visa Live at le Louvre Concert, Headlined by Post Malone
February 12, 2024	Visa prevents more than $700 million in fraud from disrupting Australian businesses
February 1, 2024	Visa welcomes Aussie athletes to Team Visa ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024
November 1, 2023	Visa partners with Taronga Conservation Society Australia to support wildlife conservation
August 14, 2023	Visa announces She’s Next small business winners in Australia & New Zealand
June 27, 2023	Visa Player of the Match Will Deliver a Win for Women-Owned Businesses at FIFA Women’s World Cup™
May 18, 2023	Aussies want more control over their data, reveals Visa study
May 15, 2023	Visa launches new platform to tackle trend of Australian girls dropping out of sport
March 27, 2023	Aussies more suspicious yet equally likely to fall for scams
February 23, 2023	Visa appoints Martyna Lazar as Head of Risk in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
October 14, 2022	Visa recognised on the AFR’s Most Innovative Companies list
October 6, 2022	Visa opens exclusive cardholder ticket presale for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™
August 3, 2022	Visa launching eco-friendly payment solutions in Australia
July 20, 2022	Visa celebrates the countdown to FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ in Australia and New Zealand
July 13, 2022	More Aussie commuters on board with contactless ways to pay
January 14, 2022	The Future of the Point of Sale is Here: Visa Pioneers Cloud-Based Payment Acceptance
January 12, 2022	Visa Study: Small Businesses Optimistic, Looking to Digital Payments for Growth in New Year
December 14, 2021	Australia first to adopt new ecommerce security requirement to combat cybercrime, says Visa
December 9, 2021	1 in 3 Aussie Crypto owners likely to switch banks to one that offers Crypto products, Visa study reveals
November 3, 2021	Visa invites startups in Australia to build next generation digital payment capabilities
October 28, 2021	Visa Helping Fuel ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Growth Around the World
October 8, 2021	Visa’s AI prevents more than $350 million in fraud from disrupting Australian businesses
October 8, 2021	Visa Instalments Expands to Australia, Offering a New Way to Buy Now, Pay Later in Partnership with ANZ and Quest Payment Systems
August 6, 2021	Consumers want to maintain choice over how they pay, says new research
July 21, 2021	Meet Visa: Reintroducing the Iconic Visa Brand to Everyone, Everywhere
July 7, 2021	Team Visa Goes for Gold: Largest and Most Diverse Athlete Roster Unveiled for Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
December 1, 2020	Visa Invites Australia’s Top Startups to Unlock Their Global Potential
September 15, 2020	Visa prevents more than $560 million in fraud from impacting Australian businesses
September 3, 2020	Visa study finds smartphones could serve as low cost, secure payment terminals for Australian small businesses
July 9, 2020	Australian online shoppers can now click to pay with Visa, making checkout easy, smart and secure
June 22, 2020	Visa to Digitally Enable 50 Million Small Businesses to Power Recovery in Communities Worldwide
April 7, 2020	Visa applauds the move to temporarily raising the contactless payments limit in Australia
April 6, 2020	Visa Foundation Commits $210 Million to Support Small and Micro Businesses and Immediate COVID-19 Emergency Relief
March 23, 2020	Visa amplifies support for small businesses, launching e-commerce and advertising opportunities, partnerships and a campaign reminding Aussies that ‘where you shop matters’
March 5, 2020	Opinion: The true cost of not supporting small business
January 6, 2020	Visa donation to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund
December 13, 2019	Australian e-commerce businesses eye global expansion in the lead up to the holiday shopping season
December 10, 2019	Visa backs Buy From The Bush campaign and reminds Aussies that #WhereYouShopMatters
November 22, 2019	Rapid growth in Australian fintech sector demonstrates market opportunity: Visa report
October 7, 2019	Visa and Payment Logic launch Yak Pay, making it easier for small businesses to pay suppliers
March 26, 2019	Visa bolsters its Consulting and Analytics practice in Australia and New Zealand with appointment of David Peacock as local head
February 26, 2019	Visa launches global study into the future of transportation, highlighting opportunities and pain points in daily travel
January 29, 2019	New report: Real-time payments solutions to enable faster funds for Australia’s growing gig economy
January 22, 2019	Visa launches mobile payments campaign starring Ronny Chieng as momentum for the technology continues to build
November 2, 2018	Visa supports charitable organisations, including The Big Issue, to accept contactless donations
October 16, 2018	Australian payments leaders commit to new technology that makes online shopping better for merchants and consumers
December 15, 2017	Julian Potter appointed Head of Visa in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
December 7, 2017	Visa sets direction for future of payments security in Australia with launch of new roadmap
November 22, 2017	New report highlights the economic benefits of electronic payments, as contactless payments in Australia reach new high
November 21, 2017	Visa’s Everywhere Initiative fast-tracks the future of payments with Australian and New Zealand startups
November 8, 2017	Visa Introduces New Payment Wearables for Fans Attending the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
October 3, 2017	Calling Australia and New Zealand’s brightest start-ups: entries open for Visa’s Everywhere Initiative
July 20, 2017	Australians ready for IoT and AI in commerce
January 30, 2017	Visa is now the look at St Jerome’s Laneway Festival with WaveShades – the latest innovation in wearable ways to pay
December 7, 2016	Visa and RFi Group research: Digital experience the most important differentiator for Australian banks
September 23, 2016	New ways to pay: Bots, tattoos and augmented reality among the innovations pitched to Visa’s Everywhere Initiative
August 2, 2016	Developers start your engines: entries open for Visa’s The Everywhere Initiative
July 12, 2016	Visa Study Estimates Australian Households to Spend AU$8,430 Annually on Overseas Travel by 2025
April 27, 2016	Visa Brings Digital Payments to Rio 2016 Olympic Games as 1.2 Million Travelers Are Expected in Brazil
February 8, 2016	Visa calls for payments regulation to be forward-looking in submission to RBA Review
February 5, 2016	Visa Opens its Global Network with Launch of Visa Developer
January 25, 2016	Visa announces its first tokenised transaction in Australia bringing new mobile payment experiences and security benefits
November 30, 2015	IOUs go mobile: bringing peer to peer payments into the digital age
October 20, 2015	Visa welcomes Government decision to limit card surcharging
August 24, 2015	Visa Checkout Expands Global Availability with New Merchants and Issuers
August 5, 2015	New Visa research reveals Australians are some of the world’s highest spenders on travel, and they plan to increase their budgets next year
June 25, 2015	Visa & RFi Group reveal new target for banks: The Digital Customer
May 25, 2015	Visa and University of Technology Sydney partner on future of wearable technology
May 4, 2015	Visa calls on RBA Review to level the playing field and support innovation in payments
February 26, 2015	Growth plans at risk due to lack of cash flow visibility: Visa study
February 24, 2015	Tokenisation to help accelerate Australia’s move to digital payments in 2015
October 9, 2014	Australia’s Sally Pearson joins Team Visa for Rio 2016
September 29, 2014	Cash a liability for young Australian travellers
August 25, 2014	Visa appointed to inaugural Australian Payments Council
July 31, 2014	Visa Enables Internet-Connected Devices to Become Secure Commerce Vehicles
July 17, 2014	Visa Introduces Visa Checkout to Simplify Online Shopping on Any Device
June 26, 2014	Program with Interactive Fan Engagements to Connect Everyone to the 2014 FIFA World Cup
May 6, 2014	Affluent Australians more optimistic this year, but their intentions to spend stand still
March 31, 2014	Visa calls for Financial System Inquiry to level the regulatory playing field and position Australia for the future
March 26, 2014	Quick service restaurants speed up the checkout with Visa payWave
February 19, 2014	Visa steps up fight against online fraud
January 22, 2014	Australians replacing signature with PIN at the point of sale
November 8, 2013	Visa supports government call for consumer agencies to act on excessive surcharging
March 15, 2013	New rules to limit card surcharging come into effect next week

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