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23/05/2023	Visa launches 2nd edition of She’s Next in partnership with MCIT, Monsha’at, and ANB Bank to support women-owned small businesses in Saudi Arabia
02/05/2023	Visa and Saudi Tourism Authority sign MoU at Arabian Travel Market 2023 to Enhance Saudi Tourist Experience
26/04/2023	Applications open in Saudi Arabia for Visa Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation competition for fintech startups
04/04/2023	Visa Defines New Era of How Money Travels Abroad
16/03/2023	Visa and Fintech Saudi sign MoU at Financial Sector Conference 2023 to bolster fintech growth and accelerate Saudi Vision 2030
10/03/2023	Visa, Monsha’at sign MoU at Biban 2023 to build SME capacity for digital economy in line with Saudi Vision 2030
08/11/2022	Visa Reveals More Transit Users Are on Board with Contactless Payments in Saudi Arabia
27/10/2022	Visa to open state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
21/09/2022	Visa and Al Rajhi announce winners of first Saudi Arabia edition of Visa She's Next program
18/07/2022	Visa announces KSA GM Ali Bailoun to lead payments leader’s operations in GCC cluster of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman
30/06/2022	Visa and Al Rajhi Bank launch global 'She's Next' initiative for first time in KSA
27/06/2023	85% consumers in Saudi want to know how eCommerce site will protect personal data before paying online: Visa survey
23/06/2022	Saudi’s NQOODLET wins the inaugural “Visa Direct” award at 2022 Visa Everywhere Initiative CEMEA finals
18/05/2022	NQOODLET wins 2022 Visa Everywhere Initiative in Saudi Arabia finals
11/04/2022	Visa calls innovative startups in Saudi Arabia to enter local edition of global Visa Everywhere Initiative
27/02/2022	Visa Brings the FIFA World Cup™ Winner’s Trophy to Saudi Arabia
01/02/2022	Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 invites fintech and payment startups in Saudi Arabia to showcase their solutions on a global stage
17/11/2021	Confidence Rebounds in Saudi Arabia as Consumers Embrace eCommerce and Contactless Payments
25/10/2021	41% of consumers will switch retailers if there are delays in completing their online transaction: survey by Saudi Payments and Visa
17/10/2021	75% of Saudi consumers trust digital payments for online and in-store shopping: Visa-Saudi Payments survey
28/09/2021	Saudi Arabia achieves highest adoption of NFC contactless payments in MENA at 94% of all in-store payments
16/06/2021	Visa Appoints Dr. Saeeda Jaffar as Senior Vice President to lead Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Region
22/03/2021	8 out of 10 Saudi small businesses optimistic about recovery, as revealed in new Visa Small Business Recovery study
23/02/2021	Visa Announces 2021 Edition of Visa Everywhere Initiative
28/01/2021	Digitally-enabled businesses best positioned for growth in 2021, say experts at Visa MENA eCommerce Summit
30/08/2020	More than a third of merchants in Saudi make the shift to eCommerce offerings amid COVID-19
06/07/2020	stc pay enters into a strategic partnership with Visa to launch customer-centric digital payment solutions
14/06/2020	Visa supports move in KSA to increase in PIN-free contactless transactions
21/04/2020	Visa introduces ‘Visa Secure’ – a new program for frictionless payments and improved online experience
14/04/2020	Saudi consumers increasingly trust digital payments over cash, according to latest Visa-mada security survey
26/05/2019	Saudi consumers increasingly trust digital payments over cash, according to latest Visa-mada security survey
10/03/2019	Transforming customer experience paramount for Middle East eCommerce growth, say experts at Visa Summit
19/02/2019	Apple Pay now available to Visa cardholders in Saudi Arabia
07/10/2018	Visa-SAMA Security Week to help consumers understand their role in securing digital commerce in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
15/07/2018	Visa and mada partner to launch new mobile-based Application, mada Pay
10/04/2018	Adopting digital payments could bring up to SR 25.1 billion annually in net benefit to consumers, businesses, and government in Riyadh, Visa global study reveals

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