Visa Expands Smartphone Payment Capabilities for Small Businesses Worldwide

What's happening

Visa introduced new smartphone payment capabilities for small businesses through its Visa Pay, Visa Accept and Visa Direct offerings, with tools designed for small businesses in emerging markets. The company positioned the smartphone as a replacement for cash registers, aiming to help SMEs manage payments via smartphone. Visa framed this as accelerating the digital payments shift and supporting SMEs worldwide by enabling card acceptance and payment management on mobile devices.

Why it's trending

Multiple outlets reported Visa's push to turn smartphones into payment terminals for SMEs, highlighting a coordinated product rollout for emerging markets.

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