Visa and Mojaloop Partner to Boost Fraud Prevention in Africa’s Digital Payments Ecosystem
Visa and Mojaloop Foundation have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance fraud prevention and promote financial inclusion..
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Visa and the Mojaloop Foundation have partnered to bolster fraud prevention and risk management in Africa's digital payment ecosystem. This collaboration aims to integrate Visa's fraud expertise and secure payment technologies with Mojaloop's open-source platform to enhance trust and security in digital transactions.
- The partnership will integrate Visa’s Account-to-Account (A2A) Protect solution into the Mojaloop platform to add a layer of risk management for real-time transactions.
- Joanne Kubba, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs CEMEA, at Visa, stated the collaboration is a significant step towards safer and more inclusive digital payments.
- Visa has invested over $12 billion in fraud prevention over the past five years, blocking more than $40 billion in attempted fraud annually through AI-powered systems.
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