Visa: 5m contactless transactions made weekly
New research published by Visa has revealed that more than 5 MILLION contactless transactions take place in Ireland every week. The news comes alongside the payment service's announcement of a new partnership with the children's charity Make-a-Wish.
Print9 March 2018
Children’s charity Make-A-Wish Ireland has announced plans to accept contactless donations during the sixth annual Wish Day today, Friday, 9 March. Visa, which is Make-A-Wish’s charity partner, is facilitating the payments.
Meanwhile, Visa has revealed that contactless payment has continued to surge in popularity, with Irish consumers making more than five million payments using Visa cards every week. At the end of 2016, that number was three million.
To help celebrate Wish Day 2018, contactless card holders in Ireland will be able to support the Make-A-Wish Ireland foundation by simply tapping their card on the contactless devices to make a secure donation. The devices will offer the public a quick and easy way to donate, even when they have no change to give. Visa is providing the contactless devices enabled by Elavon, which will allow Make-A-Wish Ireland to accept card payments.
All money raised will go towards funding the foundation’s aim of granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
“Visa is always looking for new and innovative ways to pay,” says Philip Konopik, country manager for Visa Ireland, “and the introduction of contactless donation devices will give people a greater choice about how they donate on this year’s Wish Day.
“We are delighted to support Make-A-Wish Ireland on Wish Day,” Konopik says, “by enabling donations with a Visa contactless card or smartphone which we are hopeful will help them boost the amount of money they raise.”
Susan O’Dwyer, chief executive officer, Make-A-Wish Ireland, adds that the organisation is naturally delighted to partner with Visa and Elavon for the initiative. “Since 1992, we have granted the wishes of more than 2,200 children with life-threatening illnesses in Ireland,” O’Dwyer says, “including 221 in 2017 alone.
“To keep granting these wishes, we are reliant on the generosity of our supporters – we receive no government funding. We are delighted to partner with Visa and Elavon this Wish Day to introduce contactless payments, making it even easier for the public to show their support and help us continue to grant magical wishes to seriously ill children in Ireland.”
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