More than one million fans are expected to travel to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 as the so-called “beautiful game’s” biggest stage kicks off this Sunday (Nov. 20). But for all the hype and buzz leading up to the event, a giant unexpected buzzkill...
Visa is bringing a contactless payments network to this year’s World Cup, joining a legion of companies attempting to make paying easier for sports fans. Visa said in a Thursday (Nov. 17) news release that contactless payments will be available at the eight stadiums hosting...
Ahead of the World Cup opening ceremony on Sunday (Nov. 20), soccer fans from around the globe have been arriving in Qatar, giving an economic boost to the country’s tourism and hospitality sector. But beyond the obvious beneficiaries of an influx of foreign visitors, World...
Upland, a mirror metaverse that replicates real-world locations in virtual reality announced on Wednesday (Nov. 11) that it has begun a multiyear partnership with FIFA that will start with the launch of a World Cup village in Upland’s Qatar to celebrate the Qatar 2022 World...
November 17, 2022
Visa is bringing a contactless payments network to this year’s World Cup, joining a legion of companies attempting to make paying easier for sports fans. Visa said in a Thursday (Nov. 17) news release that contactless payments will be available at the eight stadiums hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 next week. “With more […]
November 09, 2022
Upland, a mirror metaverse that replicates real-world locations in virtual reality announced on Wednesday (Nov. 11) that it has begun a multiyear partnership with FIFA that will start with the...
November 01, 2022
Visa is joining forces with Crypto.com to create and promote a series of NFTs inspired by the upcoming World Cup tournament, the company announced Tuesday (Nov. 1). The project, dubbed...
July 03, 2019
Contactless payments are making their own big play in the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, at least according to new Visa data. In a statement, the company said that...
