Wednesday 04, March 2009 by
New e-payments systems on display
The Visa-powered innovations discussed and demonstrated at the Briefing recognise several overall trends in the payments industry, including the convergence of electronic payments and mobile phones; the continued growth of the internet as a payment channel; the expansion of electronic payments into new acceptance locations including transit and vending machines; and the importance of extending electronic payments to the millions of “unbanked” and “underbanked” consumers around the world.
