Apr 17, 2013

Mobile

Split Bread Gets Rid of Cash and Ahead of the Curve

“Cash is dirty in a food environment,” says David Silverglide, co-founder of the hip San Francisco sandwich shop, Split Bread.

Split Bread offers it consumers multiple ways to pay, none of which include cash. Customers can scan a QR code at their table and have their sandwiches delivered directly to them, use a card at a payment kiosk, or order online.

Only accepting electronic payments allows Split Bread to operate more cost effectively by not having to count and reconcile cash and customers can move in and out at a much quicker pace.

Smarter, faster, and in this case delicious.

To learn more about Split Bread and other restaurants embracing electronic payments, please visit Currency of Progress.

Posted by: Lucas Mast, Visa Corporate Relations on April 17, 2013 at 11:25 am

Category: Innovation, Mobile, Small Business

Keywords: Mobile, QR codes, SplitBread, Visa

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Feb 28, 2013

Postcards from #MWC13: Visa’s Rodrigo Meireles on Latin America

Visa’s announcements at Mobile World Congress of our partnership with Samsung to accelerate mobile NFC payments, the Visa Ready Partner Program and our financial inclusion research with the GSMA mWomen Programme have been well-received by those attending and covering the show.

Rodrigo Meireles, Visa’s Head of Mobile Product for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), sees announcements like these having a positive impact on his market, as Visa works to partner with financial institutions, mobile operators and mobile manufacturers in key countries like Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Colombia:

See the full interview with Migues below:

Posted by: Lucas Mast, Visa Corporate Relations on February 28, 2013 at 5:48 pm

Category: LAC, Mobile

Keywords: Brazil, Caribbean, Colombia, GSMA mWomen Programme, Latin America, Mexico, mobile world congress, Peru, Samsung, Visa, Visa Ready Partner Program

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Feb 27, 2013

Voices of Inclusion: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

From Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress show floor, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility Douglas Sabo interviews thought leaders from the public, private and NGO sectors about the impact mobile services are having on financial inclusion efforts around the world.

Next in the series, Douglas sits down with Daniel Radcliffe, Program Officer, Financial Services for the Poor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

View the entire Voices of Inclusion series here.

Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 27, 2013 at 6:06 pm

Category: Financial Inclusion, Mobile

Keywords: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Daniel Radcliffe, Financial Inclusion, Financial Services for the Poor, mobile world congress, Visa

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Feb 27, 2013

Postcards from #MWC13: Ashwin Raj on Emerging Markets

As Visa’s Head of Mobile Product in Emerging Markets, Ashwin Raj talks about the importance of Visa’s participation at Mobile World Congress and how it allows Visa to showcase our capabilities, offering a view of what we have accomplished so far–as well articulate our vision for the future of payments.

Ashwin explains how mobile technology has revolutionized the way financial services reach unbanked and under-served consumers in emerging markets and the role Visa plays in making mobile money transactions secure, reliable and convenient.

See Ashwin’s full interview below:

Posted by: Lucas Mast, Visa Corporate Relations on February 27, 2013 at 4:11 pm

Category: Financial Inclusion, Mobile

Keywords: Ashwin Raj, Emerging Markets, Financial Services, mobile world congress, payments, Visa

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Feb 27, 2013

Voices of Inclusion: UNCDF’s Till Bruett

From the show floor at Mobile World Congress, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, Douglas Sabo interviews thought leaders from the public, private and NGO sectors about the impact mobile services are having on financial inclusion efforts around the world.

Next in the series, Douglas sits down with Till Bruett, Advisor and Programme Manager for the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF’) Mobile Money for the Poor initiative.

In this video, Bruett shares an overview of UNCDF’s work around the world and highlights the convergence of the diverse set of stakeholders supporting financial inclusion.

View the entire Voices of Inclusion series here.

Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 27, 2013 at 3:44 pm

Category: Financial Inclusion, Mobile

Keywords: Douglas Sabo, Financial Inclusion, MMP, Mobile Money for the Poor, mobile world congress, NGO, TIll Bruett, UNCDF, United Nations Capital Development Fund

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Feb 27, 2013

Voices of Inclusion: Daryl Collins, Author & BFA Director

Next in the series, Douglas sits down with Daryl Collins, Author of Portfolios of the Poor and Director at Bankable Frontier Associates (BFA) for an extended discussion of the research recently released BFA, the GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. exploring how women around the world manage their money and how mobile money services can help meet their financial needs.

Among her insights, Daryl shares information about how the money management techniques of women differ from men and the importance of the income that women earn and contribute to family expenses. Daryl shared additional information from the study, including what women reported as the most appealing features of mobile financial services: convenience, security and privacy.

Daryl Collins, Author of Portfolios of the Poor and Director at Bankable Frontier Associates

Other videos in the “Voices of Inclusion” series:

Dr. Maura O’Neill, USAID

Chris Locke, GSMA Mobile for Development

Elizabeth Berthe, Mercy Corps

Cherie Blair, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 27, 2013 at 8:50 am

Category: Financial Inclusion, Mobile, Surveys, Studies & Research

Keywords: Bankable Frontier Associates, BFA, Daryl Collins, Douglas Sabo, Financial Inclusion, GSMA mWomen Programme, Mobile, mobile money, mobile world congress, Portfolios of the Poor, privacy, Security, Visa, Voices of Inclusion, women

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Feb 26, 2013

Postcards from #MWC13: Visa Global Head of Product Jim McCarthy

Jim McCarthy, Visa’s Global Head of Product, takes a break from the hustle and bustle of Mobile World Congress to offer his perspective of why mobile payments are at the center of this year’s show.

See Jim’s insights on how the industry dialogue is evolving and why there is an increased focus on consumers, merchants and commerce in 2013–and the coolest thing he has seen at #MWC13:

Posted by: Lucas Mast, Visa Corporate Relations on February 26, 2013 at 10:13 pm

Category: Mobile, Products & Services

Keywords: Consumers, mCommerce, Merchants, Mobile, mobile world congress, payments

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Feb 26, 2013

Voices of Inclusion: Cherie Blair

Broadcasting from the Mobile World Congress show floor, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility, Douglas Sabo continues his conversations with thought leaders from the public, private and NGO sectors about the impact mobile services are having on financial inclusion efforts around the world.

Next in the series of conversations is Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, wife of the former Prime Minister and global ambassador for women entrepreneurs:

Other videos in the “Voices of Inclusion” series:

Dr. Maura O’Neill, USAID

Chris Locke, GSMA Mobile for Development

Elizabeth Berthe, Mercy Corps

Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 26, 2013 at 4:15 pm

Category: Financial Inclusion, Mobile

Keywords: Cherie Blair, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, entrepreneurs, mobile world congress, Visa, Voices of Inclusion

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Feb 26, 2013

Voices of Inclusion: Mercy Corps and GSMA Mobile for Development

Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility Douglas Sabo continues his conversations with thought leaders from the public, private and NGO sectors about the impact mobile services are having on financial inclusion efforts around the world.

Next in the series of conversations is Elizabeth Berthe, Senior Director of Financial Services Innovation at Mercy Corps and Chris Locke, Managing Director of GSMA Mobile for Development.

Elizabeth Berthe, Mercy Corps

Chris Locke, GSMA Mobile for Development

Other videos in the “Voices of Inclusion” series:

Dr. Maura O’Neill, USAID

Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 26, 2013 at 2:41 pm

Category: Financial Inclusion, Mobile

Keywords: Chris Locke, Elizabeth Berthe, Financial Inclusion, GSMA Mobile for Development, Mercy Corps, mobile world congress, Visa, Voices of Inclusion

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Feb 26, 2013

Voices of Inclusion at #MWC13

In series of conversations launching at Mobile World Congress, Visa’s Head of Corporate Responsibility Douglas Sabo interviews thought leaders from the public, private and NGO sectors about the impact mobile services are having on financial inclusion efforts around the world.

Douglas Sabo, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Visa

Dr. Maura O’Neill, Chief Innovation Officer, USAID

Posted by: Douglas Sabo, Visa Corporate Responsibility on February 26, 2013 at 1:05 pm

Category: Financial Inclusion, Mobile, Uncategorized

Keywords: #MWC13, Douglas Sabo, Financial Inclusion, GSMA Mobile for Development, Mercy Corps, mobile world congress, USAID

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Split Bread Gets Rid of Cash and Ahead of the Curve

Postcards from #MWC13: Visa’s Rodrigo Meireles on Latin America

Voices of Inclusion: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Postcards from #MWC13: Ashwin Raj on Emerging Markets

Voices of Inclusion: UNCDF’s Till Bruett

Voices of Inclusion: Daryl Collins, Author & BFA Director

Postcards from #MWC13: Visa Global Head of Product Jim McCarthy

Voices of Inclusion: Cherie Blair

Voices of Inclusion: Mercy Corps and GSMA Mobile for Development

Voices of Inclusion at #MWC13

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