Olympics

BOJ: 40 Pct Of Japan’s Financial Firms Victims Of Cyber Attacks
BOJ: 40 Pct Of Japan’s Financial Firms Victims Of Cyber Attacks
February 02, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Ahead of hosting the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summer in July and August, Japan’s financial institutions have been cautioned to be especially on guard...

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Alibaba Promises To ‘Transform And Upgrade’ Olympic Games
Alibaba Promises To ‘Transform And Upgrade’ Olympic Games
January 15, 2020  |  International

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has an Olympic sponsorship deal that’s worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and the company said it plans to use its...

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Visa To School Olympic Athletes On Finance Management
Visa To School Olympic Athletes On Finance Management
January 14, 2020  |  VISA

Visa has announced that it is sponsoring athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Games and teaching them about financial literacy for when their athletic careers...

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Top Payments News: Visa Makes Olympic Move; Siri Comes To Walmart; Nike Leaves Amazon
Top Payments News: Visa Makes Olympic Move; Siri Comes To Walmart; Nike Leaves Amazon
November 13, 2019  |  News

Amazon is losing a major sneaker brand — could this be a sign of more to come? Meanwhile, Apple cozies up to Walmart and Facebook...

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Team Visa Reveals Olympic, Paralympic Roster
Team Visa Reveals Olympic, Paralympic Roster
November 13, 2019  |  VISA

Visa announced its roster of athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. 13)....

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Olympics Payment Partner Visa Embraces ‘Cashless Japan’
Olympics Payment Partner Visa Embraces ‘Cashless Japan’
July 24, 2019  |  VISA

Visa is exploring state-of-the-art payment experiences at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo to support “Cashless Japan.”  The mandate handed down by Japan’s lawmakers strives to...

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Olympic Store Debuts On Tmall
Olympic Store Debuts On Tmall
December 17, 2018  |  Retail

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Alibaba Group have announced the launch of the first-ever Olympic store on China’s Tmall. “We are delighted to launch our...

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Visa, Olympic Committee Pair On Integrated Payments
Visa, Olympic Committee Pair On Integrated Payments
October 12, 2018  |  VISA

Visa has announced that it is partnering with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to offer enhanced payment technology for...

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Alibaba Plans Tech-Driven Winter Olympics 2022
Alibaba Plans Tech-Driven Winter Olympics 2022
February 12, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba has big plans for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, envisioning a more technology-driven event through which all stakeholders make more...

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