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Saturday, December 5 - 2009
Seen here - from left: Jean Marc Le Brun, Group General Manager, Geant Hypermarkets, Mazher Papar, Director Fu-Com International, Lester Wynne - Jones, Regional Head of Personal Financial Services, HSBC, Kamran Siddiqi, General Manager Middle East, Visa International and Priyan Attygalle, Regional Head Credit Cards, HSBC.

UAE's first co-branded hypermarket credit card launched

Following the recent opening of Géant Hypermarkets in the new Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai, leading... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 04 - 2005 at 15:09
Kamran Siddiqi, General Manager, Visa International, Middle East.

Sophistication in Visa card usage pushes shopping spend up by 35 per cent

Visa International today announced its annual results ending 31 December 2004, reporting a sharp... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 11 - 2005 at 15:14
A record USD335 million was generated through Visa card payments alone during the Dubai Shopping Festival this year.

Shoppers smash records in UAE plastic purchase

A record USD335 million was generated through Visa card payments alone during the Dubai Shopping... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 22 - 2005 at 13:47

Visa joins first anti-phishing global service

Building on its extensive risk management efforts, Visa International has joined the first... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 08 - 2005 at 14:12
Neil Smith, Head of Emerging Technology Risk, CEMEA of Visa International

3-D Secure Platform can grow 'e' and 'm' commerce in the Middle East says Visa

Speaking at the E-Government Summit held in Dubai on 15 February, Visa International's Head of... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 15 - 2005 at 15:25
Anne L Cobb, President Visa International, CEMEA.

Electronic payments are more efficient than cash and bring significant macro-economic benefits, says Visa

Electronic payments are more efficient than cash and bring significant benefits to consumers,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, February 07 - 2005 at 16:37

Visa to demonstrate wireless payment solutions at the Channels Banking Strategy Summit in Dubai

Visa International CEMEA's (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa) Head of Chip,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, February 02 - 2005 at 13:57
Strong performance by Visa International's member banks across markets in the Middle East has generated a 39 per cent increase in Retail Sales Volume (RSV) on Visa cards for the 12 month period ending September 30.

Visa member banks drive retail card spending up by 39 per cent

Strong performance by Visa International's member banks across markets in the Middle East has... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, December 28 - 2004 at 13:56
Anne L. Cobb, President, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, Visa International. (Picture source - Jonathan  Walley, Leaders in Dubai 2004)

Visa president explains economic benefits of electronic payment systems at Leaders in Dubai conference

Anne-L. Cobb, President of Visa International CEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, December 06 - 2004 at 15:28

Visa International announces results of the Visa CEMEA regional Board of Directors's elections

Visa International has announced the results of the election to the Visa Central and Eastern... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, November 16 - 2004 at 13:51
Seen here advertising layouts of Visa's new brand campaign.

Visa rolls out regional brand campaign to drive behavioural change

Visa International has announced the launch of its new regional brand campaign to reinforce the... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 19 - 2004 at 14:09
Géant, HSBC and Visa launch first Co-branded Hypermarket Credit Card in Bahrain. Seen in the photo (from left): Mariam Bucheery, Manager - Personal Financial Services, HSBC Bahrain, Peter Boland, Acting CEO, HSBC Bahrain, Jean Marc Le Brun, Group General Manager, Géant Hypermarkets, Gabriel De Andrade, Store Manager, Géant Hypermarkets, Vanessa Singh, Business Development Manager, Middle East, Visa International and Ebrahim Jalili, Manager Card Centre, HSBC.

Géant, HSBC and Visa join forces to launch first co-branded Hypermarket credit card in Bahrain

Fu-Com International (franchisee holders of Géant Hypermarkets) and HSBC have unveiled Bahrain's... Read full article »
Bahrain: Sunday, August 29 - 2004 at 15:11
Seen from left to right: Bassam Abu Shaban, Head of IT and Jamal Shaheen, Head of Credit Card Division of Bank of Palestine Ltd with Alan Perkins, Head of Risk for Middle East, Visa International.

Visa holds comprehensive risk management training for Bank of Palestine Ltd

As Visa International continues to build its support for member banks to become leaders in their... Read full article »
Palestine: Monday, August 09 - 2004 at 13:08
International Visa card spend rises 43 per cent as more ME merchants offer card payment options.

International Visa card spend rises 43 per cent as more ME merchants offer card payment options

Visitors travelling to the Middle East are spending more on their Visa cards as regional markets... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 14 - 2004 at 09:20
Emirates adopts 'Verified by Visa' to boost e-bookings. Seen from left to right: David Treadgold, Operations Manager, Visa International and Joshua Koshy, Senior Vice President - IT, Emirates Group.

Emirates adopts 'Verified by Visa' to boost e-bookings

Emirates, one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world, has joined over 17,500 leading global... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, June 27 - 2004 at 16:50