Visa : MEDIA ALERT: Visa Unveils Future of Payments and Commerce at Mobile World Congress 2016
February 12, 2016 at 08:01 am EST
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Visa Inc. (NYSE:V):
WHO:
At Mobile World Congress 2016, Visa will join innovators from around
the world to demonstrate the increasingly important role mobile is
playing in how people pay and get paid. Visitors to the Visa booth
can explore how a wave of a hand could pay for groceries, or how a
connected car can allow a consumer to pay for gas and parking from
the comfort of the driver’s seat.
WHAT:
Visa will showcase the future of payments, including:
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Connected Commerce: Explore new ways to pay with mobile
devices using mVisa and Visa Checkout, as well as a number of
wearable contactless payment devices, such as Barclaycard’s bPay
wristbands, keychains and stickers
•
Connected Car: Experience the latest fuel and parking
proof-of-concept apps in a connected car that bring greater
simplicity and convenience to everyday tasks
•
Biometric Authentication: Preview the future of payment
authentication prototypes through biometrics. Learn how you could
pay at the register with the simple wave of hand, or through
facial recognition and fingerprint capabilities on mobile devices
Tech Seminars: Technology tutorials will be held at
the Visa booth (Hall 6, Stand 6D40). The schedule will include:
Day 1 | Feb 22
•
1:00pm CET: Visa Token Service: Payment Protection Across Devices
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2:00pm CET: Visa Developer: Rapid Innovation on a Secure Network
2:00pm CET: Visa Direct: The Next Generation of Paying and Being Paid
•
3:00pm CET: Future of Payments
Client and Partner Seminars: On Wednesday, February
24 (Hall 8, Theatre ‘A’), Visa will host two half-day
invitation-only client and partner events
•
10am – 1pm CET: Visa Developer Program
•
2:00 – 5:30pm CET: Visa Ready Summit
WHEN:
February 22-25, 2016
WHERE:
Mobile World Congress 2016, Visa booth (Hall 6, Stand 6D40)
If you are a member of the media attending Mobile World Congress and
would like to meet with a Visa executive, please contact us at globalmedia@visa.com.
Follow us on Twitter @VisaNews and visit www.visa.com/mobileworldcongress
for news and updates throughout the event.
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Visa, Inc. specializes in issuing and marketing payment cards. The group's activity is organized essentially into two areas:
- sales of means of payment: credit cards, debit cards, on-line payment cards, prepaid cards, etc. (Visa, Visa Electron, PLUS, Interlink and V PAY names);
- services: consulting and assistance services, information services, partner network management services, etc.
56.7% of net sales are generated abroad.