Visa is committed to driving digital and financial inclusion in the Philippines. On February 5, 2025, Visa’s leadership team, including Stephen Karpin, Regional President of Visa Asia Pacific; Arturo Planell, Group Country Manager for Southeast Asia; and Jeffrey Navarro, Country Manager of Visa Philippines, met with BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and officials of the Regional Operations and Advocacy Sector and Payments and Currency Management Sector.
The representatives discussed enhancing financial access for all Filipinos through the promotion of financial inclusion and education.
Additionally, they explored strategies to enhance consumer protection by preventing payment fraud, leveraging Visa’s expertise.
Visa looks forward to continued collaboration with BSP to drive innovation and inclusivity in the financial and payment sector.
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Its mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. It believes that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement.
