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Ahead of the World Cup opening ceremony on Sunday (Nov. 20), soccer fans from around the globe have been arriving in Qatar, giving an economic boost to the country’s tourism and hospitality sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
France wasn’t the only winner at the FIFA World Cup: Payments innovation won big, too, with contactless payments accounting for 45 percent of all Visa purchases in the 11 host cities. Fans from Poland, in particular, made a whopping 74 percent of Visa transactions using...
Contactless payments scored big at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, with 50 percent of Visa purchases in tournament venues utilizing contactless transactions through cards, mobile devices and wearables. The popular sports event enabled Visa to highlight new payment technologies that save fans time, while keeping their...
