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20/06/2025	Visa appoints Tareq Muhmood as Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa
18/06/2025	Visa Expands Stablecoin Initiatives in CEMEA
02/06/2025	Visa Study Reveals Qatar Consumers Would Shop More Online with Simpler Checkout Experience
14/04/2025	QIB Launches Visa+ to Simplify International Money Transfers
18/03/2025	Visa Stay Secure: Consumers Embrace Security Measures as Digital Payments Adoption is Set to Grow in Qatar
12/03/2025	Visa Unveils Annual Index Results, Highlighting Advances in Digitalization Among Women Entrepreneurs
27/01/2025	More Qatar consumers using digital payments, yet 23% of transactions still in cash: Visa’s latest ‘Where Cash Hides’ research
17/07/2024	Qatar’s TESS Payments to compete at ‘Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024’ regional finals
09/06/2024	TESS Payments wins Inaugural 2024 Visa Everywhere Initiative for Qatar and Kuwait Edition
28/05/2024	Qatar fintech finalists unveiled for 2024 Visa Everywhere Initiative
01/04/2024	Visa Everywhere Initiative applications now open to Qatar fintech startups
05/03/2024	Accepting digital payments essential for business growth: 86% of Qatar retailers surveyed by Visa
13/12/2023	Visa ‘Where Cash Hides’ research identifies categories in Qatar where consumers still use cash
06/12/2023	Banking on Sustainability: Visa reveals Qatar consumers seek banks help in understanding environmental impact of spending
27/11/2023	Visa Study Reveals 91% of Qatar Consumers Surveyed are at Risk of Responding to Scammers
17/10/2023	Visa prepares GCC to meet growing demand for flexible payments with new Visa Installment Solution
21/06/2023	Application closes soon for Visa’s She’s Next Grant Program in Qatar
19/06/2023	Digital payments leader Visa officially inaugurates new Doha office
22/05/2023	Visa launches inaugural 'She's Next' program to support women-owned businesses in Qatar
18/04/2023	Applications open in Qatar for Visa Everywhere Initiative, a global innovation competition for fintech startups
22/12/2022	Digital Payments Took Center Stage at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
12/12/2022	Global Winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 announced as Thrive Agric from Nigeria
08/12/2022	Visa: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Already Outpacing Last Two FIFA World Cups™ in Total Consumer Spend
17/11/2022	Visa Brings Innovative Payment Experiences to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
09/11/2022	Visa Reveals More Transit Users Are on Board with Contactless Payments in Qatar
17/10/2022	Eighty-nine percent of consumers in Qatar want to know how eCommerce site will protect personal data before paying online: Visa survey
16/04/2022	Visa brings FIFA World Cup™ Winner’s Trophy to Qatar
23/03/2022	Visa calls innovative startups in Qatar to enter global competition
01/02/2022	Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 invites fintech and payment startups in Qatar to showcase their solutions on a global stage
16/06/2021	Visa Appoints Dr. Saeeda Jaffar as Senior Vice President to lead Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Region
09/08/2016	Visa returns with #NotATourist Summer Getaway 2016 to reward holiday spends of Qatar cardholders

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In today’s economy, “business as usual” just doesn’t cut it anymore. That’s why there’s Visa Direct which empowers end users, businesses and clients to quickly move money around the world, helping transform global money movement. Visa Direct helps facilitate the delivery of funds directly to eligible cards, bank accounts and wallets around the world. Visa Direct supports multiple use cases such as person-to-person payments and account-to-account transfers, business and government payouts to individuals or small businesses, merchant settlements and refunds.¹

7.5B transactions processed^*

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190+ countries and territories reached through a network of 15+ card-based networks, 70+ domestic payment schemes, 10+ RTP schemes and 5+ payment gateways

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*(As of full year FY23)

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