Australian Stories

Marketing Technologies

What do the 457 Visa changes mean for the Australian IT sector?

Aus IT sector grapples with 457 visa shake-up, leaving businesses and foreign workers uncertain of their future.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Apr 2017

Global Stories

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

Hyperscale

Visa expands global presence with not one, but TWO new data centres

Visa has announced expanded transaction processing capabilities in two new data centres – one in Singapore and one in the United Kingdom.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Jul 2017

Biometrics

What do millennials want? Biometrics, easy payments and progressive tech, according to Visa

It might seem incredibly easy (or incredibly difficult) to figure out what millennials want. Visa reckons it knows how they like to pay for things.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Apr 2017

Customer Experience

Kiwis more trusting of digital payment methods - and customer experience is the driver

Kiwis are starting to trust digital payment methods much more since contactless, mobile wallets and online checkouts have arrived on the scene.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2016

Marketing Technologies

Kiwi finalists gear up for Visa's 'The Everywhere Initiative' contest

Four innovative Kiwi startups are amongst the finalists in Visa's 'The Everywhere Initiative', with a $70,000 prize up for grabs.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 15th Sep 2016

Marketing Technologies

Visa seeks tech startups for its $70,000 Everywhere Initiative

Visa is encouraging startups across New Zealand & Australia to step forward and apply for the Everywhere Initiative, to pave the way for payment tech.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 9th Aug 2016

Marketing Technologies

NZ Government invites entrepreneurs to our shores with new visa

The New Zealand Government is launching a new global impact visa that is designed to encourage entrepreneurs to set up shop in this country.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd May 2016

Marketing Technologies

Mobile payments get easier with new Visa product

Visa lauches digital swipe product enabling shoppers to complete online purchases by sliding a virtual image of their credit, debit or prepaid card.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 14th Mar 2016

Stories from Other Regions

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

Marketing Technologies

Rush Digital celebrates September success in VR and payment tech

Rush Digital has looked back on September with vigour, as the startup company celebrates some grand achievements in their progress in tech innovation.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Oct 2016