In this episode, Nkebet Mesele, Snr Director, Solutions Management, Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa, breaks down Visa QR - their payment product where your camera scans a QR code to pay. We explore how it evolved to break down the barriers to commerce for businesses across Africa.
Nkebet Mesele, Snr Director, Solutions Management, Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa, breaks down Visa QR - their payment product where your camera scans a QR code to pay.
We explore how it evolved to break down the barriers to commerce for businesses across Africa.
01:52 - Nkebet's journey from telecoms to banking to payments
03:22 - Exploring Visa's key offline products for Africa
04:58 - How Visa QR came to be
06:40 - Visa QR versus POS
07:40 - Exploring merchant adoption of Visa QR
08:37 - Understanding how QR payments work
16:46 - Visa's marketing strategies for winning new markets
20.00 - [Paystack Merchant Alert] Introducing Branch paystack.com/branch
20:53 - The most surprising insight Nkebet gained launching Visa QR
22:56 - The future of Visa QR in Nigeria
27:15 - The most important question
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