Payments with unlawful contact cards, only with approach, already calculating 67 % of transactions with science cards A visa in Brazil. Usage has been expanded by small traders and urban transport, such as the metro river.
In Latin America, the average use of non -features is also 70 %, but in some countries, such as Chile and Costa Rica, use overcomes 90 % of transactions, said Via Latin America and the regional president of Caribbian, Eduardo Coelho, in a conversation with journalists during the period of introducing the new flag in San Francisco (US).
Already in Mexico, a country that still uses a lot of money in payments, has been adopted without contact after other markets in the region, participation is less than average.
In Rabbit Rating, with a part of the World Cup in the country in 2026 – besides the United States and Canada – the perspective is that use will grow, not only without contact, but from the card in general.
In Brazil, the non -contact card arrived in 2008, but after she started taking off. In 2016, Visa concluded a deal to use plastic in the subway in Rio, due to the city’s Olympic Games. The transportation, executive pillows, is one of the means that encourages most people to use the card by rapprochement, speed of treatment and low values.
In the epidemic, the use of the approach card grew significantly, not only in Brazil. This is because people wanted to avoid communication with machines, and refers to the head of products and innovation at Visa Latin America, Caribbean, Romina Seltzer.
In Mexico, the 2026 World Cup is seen as an opportunity to use other payments other than money. Visa speaks to members of the Mexican government to discuss ways to make the official character to the economy, with more visa deals.
In many countries, there are completely non -cash stadiums, where everything is pushed through the card and the idea is to build the same thing in Mexico. A stadium in the city of Monterrey, in the north of the country, is already changing to be without using money.
According to Coelho, in events such as the World Cup and the Olympics, tourism is not only growing before and during events, but even after its end. In Rio, it can be observed after the 2016 Olympics.
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