Visa to support 10 million SMEs in Asia Pacific
June 26th, 2020 – Visa has recently announced a commitment to support 10 million small businesses across Asia Pacific, including Vietnam, in an effort to get local communities back to business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company has introduced a range of programmes and solutions to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) drive efficiency and sales by accepting and making payments digitally to meet increased demand for cashless payments both online and in-store.
Visa has also formed the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute (VEEI) focused on economic and societal issues, including pandemic challenges that SMEs face and closing racial and gender opportunity gaps.
The 10 million pledge is part of a global programme that will see Visa supporting 50 million small businesses worldwide.
More…https://en.vietnamplus.vn/visa-to-support-10-million-smes-in-asia-pacific/177538.vnp
Written by VietnamPlus
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