Visa Australia recently introduced WaveShades, an interesting twist on contactless payments technology, with the help of Australian surfer-focused wearable payment startup Inamo and a fellow Aussie company, sunglass maker Local Supply. WaveShades are Local Supply sunglasses with a small Inamo secure payment chip embedded in one arm of the glasses. The sunglasses allow wearers to […]
Before their game against the Detroit Lions this past Sunday, the Chicago Bears kicked off a new four-year partnership with Visa, the team’s exclusive credit card sponsor. Yet the franchise activated the sponsorship using a new technology cutting at the intersection of sports in 2016 — virtual reality. The out-of-the-box creative initiative not only allowed […]
The greatest athletes in the world compete in the Olympics every four years. We sit and watch in awe of their athletic and physical abilities on the way to attempting to capture an elusive gold medal. This year’s Olympics have not sold us short on the amount of advanced technology on display during the Games. The ability to bring fans […]
Before the U.S. Olympic athletes leave for Brazil, Visa rolled out some new technology that it announced at a promotional event in Manhattan last Tuesday. They wanted their sponsored Olympians to board the plane to Rio with some new gear in hand. U.S. Olympic fencer Ibitihaj Muhammad showcased what 45 Olympic hopefuls will be given before the […]
New England Patriots fans finally got the chance to “Travel Inside the Game” to Patriots’ training sessions with Google Cardboard virtual reality headsets this weekend. Bank of America and Visa handed out 10,000 Google virtual reality cardboard headsets at Gillette Stadium, in Massachusetts before the Patriots-Eagles game on Sunday as a part of their Travel Rewards Visa […]
