Visa has launched its first data centre in Africa, located in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of a 1 billion rand ($57 million) investment in the country over the next three years. This initiative aims to extend the reach of VisaNet and leverage South Africa's digital economy for continent-wide innovation.

• Visa's investment in South Africa is part of a larger $1 billion commitment to Africa over five years, announced in 2022.
• The data centre is one of the few Visa has built outside its core infrastructure hubs in the U.S., UK, and Singapore.
• Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications of South Africa, praised the launch, calling it a "vote of confidence" in the country's investment potential and a boost to "national financial sovereignty."