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October 2, 2024	Alan Machet Appointed Head of Visa Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
May 14, 2024	Visa Kicks Off Summer in Paris with Visa Live at le Louvre Concert, Headlined by Post Malone
February 12, 2024	Visa prevents more than $270 million in fraud from disrupting New Zealand businesses
February 1, 2024	Visa welcomes New Zealand athletes to Team Visa ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024
August 14, 2023	Visa announces She’s Next small business winners in Australia & New Zealand
June 27, 2023	Visa Player of the Match Will Deliver a Win for Women-Owned Businesses at FIFA Women’s World Cup™
May 18, 2023	Kiwis want more control over their data, reveals Visa study
May 17, 2023	Visa launches new platform to tackle trend of New Zealand girls dropping out of sport
March 27, 2023	Kiwis may not be as fraud savvy as they think: Visa Study
February 23, 2023	Visa appoints Martyna Lazar as Head of Risk in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
October 14, 2022	Visa recognised on the AFR’s Most Innovative Companies list
October 6, 2022	Visa opens exclusive cardholder ticket presale for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™
August 22, 2022	New Zealand to adopt new ecommerce security requirement to counter cybercrime
August 3, 2022	Visa launching eco-friendly payment solutions in New Zealand
July 20, 2022	Visa celebrates the countdown to FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ in Australia and New Zealand
April 27, 2022	New Zealand payments startup Cymonz catapulted to world stage in this year’s Visa Accelerator Programme
January 12, 2022	Visa Study: Small Businesses Optimistic, Looking to Digital Payments for Growth in New Year
November 24, 2021	Current $200 Contactless PIN limit now permanent
November 19, 2021	Visa’s artificial intelligence prevents nearly $88 million in fraud from impacting New Zealand businesses
November 3, 2021	Visa invites startups in New Zealand to build next generation digital payment capabilities
August 2, 2021	Visa appoints Anthony Watson as Country Manager for New Zealand and South Pacific
July 21, 2021	Meet Visa: Reintroducing the Iconic Visa Brand to Everyone, Everywhere
July 7, 2021	Team Visa Goes for Gold: Largest and Most Diverse Athlete Roster Unveiled for Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
December 1, 2020	Visa Invites New Zealand’s Top Startups to Unlock Their Global Potential
October 27, 2020	Visa study finds smartphones could serve as low cost, secure payment terminals for New Zealand small businesses
August 13, 2020	Visa shines spotlight on New Zealand small businesses in new campaign reminding Kiwis that ‘where you shop matters’
July 9, 2020	New Zealand’s online shoppers can now click to pay with Visa, making checkout easy, smart and secure
June 22, 2020	Visa to Digitally Enable 50 Million Small Businesses to Power Recovery in Communities Worldwide
June 18, 2020	Visa launches Business Locator Tool and e-commerce support packages for New Zealand small businesses
April 8, 2020	Visa applauds the move to temporarily raising the contactless payments limit in New Zealand
April 6, 2020	Visa Foundation Commits $210 Million to Support Small and Micro Businesses and Immediate COVID-19 Emergency Relief
February 14, 2020	New Zealanders embrace biometric payments more than Australian neighbours, with security, speed and simplicity helping drive online sales
September 12, 2019	New Zealand payments leaders commit to making online shopping safer and easier for merchants and consumers
December 12, 2018	Visa launches South Pacific payments security roadmap to strengthen tourism and economies
June 26, 2018	International spend into New Zealand rises to $3.4 billion from Visa cardholders
May 30, 2018	Contactless payments technology a consistent factor in merchant business growth
May 14, 2018	Kiwis prefer biometrics payments over PINs and passwords, Visa research shows
January 22, 2018	Auckland among top nine cities for digital payments leadership
December 15, 2017	Julian Potter appointed Head of Visa in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
November 21, 2017	Visa’s Everywhere Initiative fast-tracks the future of payments with Australian and New Zealand startups
October 3, 2017	Calling Australia and New Zealand’s brightest start-ups: entries open for Visa’s Everywhere Initiative
July 4, 2017	Kiwis embracing the future of commerce
May 9, 2017	International Visa cardholders contribute NZ$2.8b to NZ economy
April 18, 2017	What millennials really want: The changing face of the retail consumer
November 14, 2016	Kiwis more comfortable with security of new digital payment methods
September 23, 2016	New ways to pay: Bots, tattoos and augmented reality among the innovations pitched to Visa’s Everywhere Initiative
August 2, 2016	Developers start your engines: entries open for Visa’s The Everywhere Initiative
June 27, 2016	Visa looking to co-create the commerce experiences of the future
February 5, 2016	Visa Opens its Global Network with Launch of Visa Developer

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