Visa aims to introduce its Visa Pay tap‑to‑pay service in the Philippines by year-end, allowing Filipino consumers to tap their NFC‑enabled phones for payments on any Visa‑accepting POS terminal. During a briefing, Visa Philippines head of products Ezer Escolar confirmed that Visa Pay will launch first in partnership with fintech player Maya, enabling seamless integration across digital wallets and merchants. Visa will also introduce Visa Accept, enabling micro‑sellers to receive payments directly via NFC‑enabled smartphones into their Visa debit cards. This push is part of Visa’s Visa Intelligent Commerce initiative, leveraging AI to enhance digital payments and e‑commerce in the Philippines. Visa has announced the launch of Garmin Pay in the Philippines, allowing users of compatible Garmin smartwatches to make contactless payments using supported Visa cards. Visa said the Philippines is now the fourth Southeast Asian market to support Garmin Pay after Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. Supported features Contactless payments via compatible Garmin smartwatches Visa card support Tokenized payment security Works on contactless-enabled terminals When the Maya Black credit card was first introduced last year, it allowed anyone with a verified Maya account to get a Visa credit card from Maya. Read more in our articles including "Visa to Launch Tap‑to‑Pay Service in the Philippines This Year" and "Visa enables Garmin Pay in the Philippines".
Visa aims to introduce its Visa Pay tap‑to‑pay service in the Philippines by year-end, allowing Filipino consumers to tap their NFC‑enabled phones for payments on any Visa‑accepting POS terminal. During a briefing, Visa Philippines head of products Ezer Escolar confirmed that Visa Pay will launch first in partnership with fintech player Maya, enabling seamless integration across digital wallets and merchants.
Visa will also introduce Visa Accept, enabling micro‑sellers to receive payments directly via NFC‑enabled smartphones into their Visa debit cards. This push is part of Visa’s Visa Intelligent Commerce initiative, leveraging AI to enhance digital payments and e‑commerce in the Philippines. Visa has announced the launch of Garmin Pay in the Philippines, allowing users of compatible Garmin smartwatches to make contactless payments using supported Visa cards.
Our coverage of Maya Visa Pay includes: "Visa to Launch Tap‑to‑Pay Service in the Philippines This Year"; "Visa enables Garmin Pay in the Philippines"; "MAYA Black Mini-Payments Explained". Each article provides unique insights and information.