Visa: Leveraging On Tech & Innovation In Southeast Asia

Serene Gay, Group Country Manager for Singapore, Malaysia & Thailand and SVP Global Clients & Acquirer for Asia Pacific , Visa Inc.

17-Jan-25 08:00

Visa: Leveraging On Tech & Innovation In Southeast Asia

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Visa is upbeat about its future in Southeast Asia with various surveys pointing to an increasing number of people in the region adopting a cashless lifestyle. Serene Gay, the global payment network's group country manager for this region as well as the senior VP of global clients and acquirer for the Asia Pacific region also discusses efforts to combat fraud and enhance cybersecurity.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Keith Kam

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Tags: visa, southeast asia, cashless, cybersecurity, tech innovation,

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