Visa is expanding access to Visa Pay for additional issuers across Africa and Central Asia through a software development kit (SDK) that helps banks, mobile money operators and fintechs embed Visa Pay capabilities into their existing mobile applications and launch virtual cards and payment experiences quickly and securely.
Visa Pay is an interoperable and secure way for banked and unbanked consumers to pay, get paid, and move money across participating banks, fintechs and mobile networks. With integrated issuer processing capabilities, built-in customer experience, tokenization readiness and Visa-certified security and compliance components, the SDK helps accelerate and simplify the deployment of Visa Pay, particularly in markets where infrastructure constraints can slow digital transformation.
Supporting Diverse Payment Needs Across Markets
Issuers adopting Visa Pay’s SDK today span multiple markets across Africa and Central Asia, including Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Comoros, Mauritius, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. Partners range from banks and mobile money operators to fintechs and licensed payment service providers.
Visa Pay supports a range of digital payment use cases, including e-commerce and remittances, mobile money-linked virtual cards, virtual card issuance, humanitarian disbursements and processing enablement.
Looking ahead, Visa Pay will continue to evolve with new capabilities designed to further simplify everyday payments. Among the features expected to launch soon is Tap to Pay, which will enable consumers to make secure contactless payments by simply tapping their phone at a contactless-enabled checkout terminal.
“Visa Pay is designed to help issuers meet a wide range of market needs, from secure e-commerce and remittances to mobile money-linked virtual cards, humanitarian disbursements, person-to-person payments and future contactless experiences,” said Godfrey Sullivan, Senior Vice President and Head of Products and Solutions for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Visa. “By embedding these capabilities directly into existing mobile applications, Visa Pay’s SDK helps banks, mobile money operators and fintechs bring trusted digital payment experiences to consumers faster, while unlocking new opportunities for growth across domestic and cross-border use cases.”
“From a business perspective, Visa Pay will help us accelerate digital adoption among both consumers and merchants, increase transaction activity within our ecosystem, expand merchant acceptance and strengthen customer engagement. It also supports our broader goal of driving financial inclusion by bringing more individuals and businesses into the digital economy” said Jesse Jackson, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Tanzania Commercial Bank.
“Visa Pay provides advanced capabilities such as tokenization, enhanced security, digital credential management, and support for next-generation payment experiences. These capabilities align perfectly with our strategy of building a modern, scalable, and interoperable payment ecosystem” said Ally Raheemeea, Chief Executive Officer EZ Dash Ltd, Mauritius.
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