Visa's ‘Tap to Add Card’ in SA: Everything you need to know
The Visa "tap to add card" is for the purpose of enhancing digital payments and financial security in South Africa.
Temmy Samuel
Visa's ‘Tap to Add Card’ in SA: Everything you need to know
The American multinational payment card services corporation, Visa, launched an innovative tap-to-pay with card feature in South Africa to enhance digital payments and financial security in the country. The innovative tap-to-pay feature, called “Tap to Add Card”, will enables cardholders to seamlessly add Visa contactless cards to mobile wallets using Visa’s Chip Authenticate service. Visa’s Tap to Add Card will eliminate the need for manual data entry. According to a statement issued by Visa, manual data entry is "a common source of errors and a vulnerability exploited by fraudsters seeking to compromise sensitive card information.” South Africa is ready for big changes in digital payments. With most people using smartphones and more areas getting internet access, mobile wallets are becoming very popular. Since 2020, contactless payments have grown by 30% each year, partly because people wanted safer ways to pay during the pandemic. Since the COVID 19 pandemic when people are afraid…
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Temmy Samuel
He is a seasoned journalist with extensive experience in consumer tech, economy, finance, business, money and politics. Currently chasing a BSc degree in Accounting.
