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 Visa explains the advantages of contactless technology with new multimedia campaign

” A gesture. Simple “ is the motto of the new campaign for Visa in Portugal providing information about the ease and benefits of contactless technology for daily payments. The campaign is present on television, internet and billboards until the end of March.

To educate the Portuguese about the benefits of card use Visa Contactless and thus contribute for more secure, fast and convenient payments, Visa bet in simple language and in off and online stories that demonstrate the added value of this technology to consumers and merchants.

Through Contactless technology just approach a card debit or credit a few centimeters of a payment terminal adapted to effect the transaction. This innovation allows for low-value payments – up to € 20 – without entering the PIN code. Holders of a Visa Contactless card can use it in Portugal or abroad in acceptance points marked with the Contactless symbol.

This campaign comes at a time that Visa released its annual results, which demonstrate the number of Contactless cards in Portugal reached 5.28M, 41.2% more than December 2014. the adaptation of traders to such payments also continues apace. There are now more than 15,000 terminals that accept this technology and many others are in the activation process. Large surface would and restaurant chains are some of the places where this technology is more popular.

“The implementation of Contactless technology in Portugal already has very interesting numbers having regard to its recent implementation and benefits for merchants and consumers are enormous. Our goal is that this innovation will facilitate more and more life to the Portuguese when it comes to making payments in a simple, fast and safe “, says Sergio Botelho, Country Manager of Visa Europe in Portugal.

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