Through Visa’s “Spend and Win” initiative, winners and their companions experienced the excitement of the global competition up close, cheering on their favourite athletes while enjoying the rich cultural offerings of the French capital.

The winners had the unique opportunity to explore Paris, participating in various cultural activities and enjoying the city’s great energy during the Games. 

Spending in key areas such as theatres, museums, restaurants, retail, and entertainment saw a huge increase during the first weekend of the Olympics, providing a boost to Paris’ local economy.

Visa: The Perfect Travel Companion

For travellers, owning a Visa card is like having a trusted travel companion. Some key benefits of using a Visa card while abroad include:

• Global Acceptance: Visa cards are accepted at millions of locations worldwide, ensuring seamless transactions whether you’re dining at a charming café in Paris or shopping at a bustling market in Tokyo.
• Security and Convenience: With Visa’s advanced security features, cardholders can travel worry-free, knowing their transactions are protected against fraud and unauthorized use. This eliminates the need to carry large amounts of cash, providing peace of mind.
• Exclusive Offers and Discounts: Visa cardholders also enjoy special offers and discounts on travel-related expenses, from hotel bookings and car rentals to flights, making vacations more affordable and enjoyable.

Visa continues to support its cardholders by offering exclusive travel experiences, making their trips memorable and convenient.

With the subscription market projected to reach $406 billion by 2025, this new service addresses the growing need for managing payments in various sectors like retail and food.

Visa’s new Subscription Manager streamlines key aspects of recurring payments in one place, allowing cardholders to see where their card details are stored, view which recurring payments are attributed to their card, and stop recurring payments.

“Navigating through each platform’s unique terms can potentially lead to unnoticed charges, even after a subscription is cancelled,” said Andrew Uaboi, Vice President and Head Visa West Africa. “Our goal is to make this process simpler and ensure cardholders know exactly where their money is going, and when.”

As consumer expectations for seamless, secure digital payments grow, it’s important for issuers to keep pace. A forthcoming Visa report supports this trend, revealing that 63% of surveyed consumers are comfortable with a future that relies entirely on digital money.

The rapid introduction of new digital financial tools and services is propelling this shift, with consumers increasingly turning to apps and mobile wallets to manage their finances.

The same report also found that over half of the consumers surveyed have adopted the use of mobile wallets in just the past year.

Subscription Manager is the newest addition to Visa’s Digital Enablement product suite, a comprehensive set of tools and flexible solutions aimed to help issuers offer better digital experiences for their cardholders.

The new solution supports Visa’s ongoing efforts to increase transparency and control in the subscription economy, building on initiatives such as its 2020 mandate that requires merchants to obtain cardholder consent after free trials or introductory promotions before initiating billing.

Subscription Manager is currently available in Nigeria. For more information on this, as well as Visa’s issuing solutions and other value-added services for businesses, please visit the Visa Developer Center.