{"id":877749,"date":"2026-10-01T11:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=877749"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:47:16","slug":"visa-launches-the-visa-infinite-series-in-south-africa-to-help-meet-evolving-cardholder-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/877749\/visa-launches-the-visa-infinite-series-in-south-africa-to-help-meet-evolving-cardholder-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa Launches the Visa Infinite Series in South Africa to Help Meet Evolving Cardholder Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Visa, a world leader in digital payments, announced the launch of the Visa Infinite Series in South Africa through its banking partners, evolving its premium proposition to reflect how affluent customers\u2019 expectations are changing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform brings together global payment performance, services and curated experiences that issuers can shape for their customers and evolve over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fusa.visa.com&amp;esheet=54196439&amp;newsitemid=20250130883800&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Visa.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=ae143c0ba5138fd0867c174742bf8c9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more about Visa.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Modern affluence calls for a more adaptive premium platform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Affluent customers increasingly expect premium experiences to feel personal, seamless and relevant across different stages of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visa Infinite Series is designed for that shift, evolving from a more traditional fixed premium proposition toward a flexible platform that can adapt as customers\u2019 needs change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For issuers, Visa Infinite Series provides a globally recognized framework they can shape around local customer needs, helping differentiate premium portfolios, support acquisition and deepen engagement, loyalty and long-term value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the new Visa Infinite Series, Visa brings together global payment performance, services, curated experiences and enhanced digital access in a flexible platform issuers can shape around local customer needs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Payment confidence and services<\/strong> that help reduce friction in everyday and high-value moments, using only capabilities approved and available in the market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexible product design and digital delivery<\/strong> that help issuers shape relevant propositions and make premium experiences and services easier to discover and use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhanced digital access <\/strong>that makes benefits easier to discover and use through more intuitive digital experiences and more tailored personalization over time. This includes curated travel discovery through <a href=\"https:\/\/destinations.visa.com\/destinations\/?action=logout&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=October+2026#\/discover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Visa Destinations<\/strong><\/a>, Visa\u2019s global travel inspiration platform that helps travelers discover unique experiences across some of the world&#8217;s most vibrant destinations, including Dubai, London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, New York and Sydney.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Curated experiences<\/strong> across travel, dining, sports, arts and entertainment, and wellness. Some of the partners include Gastronomy experiences with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thesupperclubinc.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=October+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SupperClub<\/a><\/strong> Dining; luxury lifestyle concierge providers <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/quintessentially.com\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=October+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quintessentially<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjmxZKQyrGWAxW7g_0HHdDuFsMQFnoECBgQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenconcierge.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3iOaaTNxRXNldh6eN4mg1n&amp;opi=89978449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ten<\/strong>; <\/a>hospitality and luxury hotel partners including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=f6c4f3804860d05d96d35ddf232c3ab11d28c5bc6b0d4ab0cfdf831303bce524JmltdHM9MTc4NzI3MDQwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=3c70e7c9-0787-67c4-005b-f081068e6622&amp;psq=banyan+group&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ3JvdXBiYW55YW4uY29tLw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Banyan Group<\/strong><\/a>, Lacure Villas, Travel partners such as Jet Class and Kensington Yachts. Visa Infinite Series cardholders also enjoy exclusive privileges with luxury retail partners such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=36fea98673c0f4deb3d21e211b0daccba480179ed718dbb98726b8cfeb5566f9JmltdHM9MTc4NzI3MDQwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=3c70e7c9-0787-67c4-005b-f081068e6622&amp;psq=Printemps+shopping&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHJpbnRlbXBzLmNvbS9mci9mcg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Printemps<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=49a86fbe577c736c0777e19335bf82ee9a187520709d70c821ff5d18564d68b4JmltdHM9MTc4NzI3MDQwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=3c70e7c9-0787-67c4-005b-f081068e6622&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20vYWxpbmsvbGluaz91cmw9aHR0cHMlM2ElMmYlMmZ3d3cuc2FtYXJpdGFpbmUuY29tJTJmJnNvdXJjZT1zZXJwLWxvY2FsJmg9OVFFMEhVS0s5SGRPcXA5M0w5b1RoRWolMmJ4V0dLM2VldXRyR0VSUU5yNW84JTNkJnA9bHdfbWFnc3R3dCZpZz05OUY4NDM2NDFDOTA0QjE1ODYxMjBEOUZEQzY5M0YzQSZ5cGlkPVlOQzY3QUIyRUVBMkY3MkQ4Rg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Samaritaine<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lineshree Moodley, Country Manager for Visa, South Africa said<\/strong>, \u201cAffluent expectations are changing. With the new Visa Infinite Series, we are giving issuers a flexible platform that brings together Visa\u2019s global scale, payment performance, services and curated experiences, while allowing them to create value that is relevant in each market. The result is a premium proposition that can evolve with customers and deepen relationships over time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fusa.visa.com&amp;esheet=54196439&amp;newsitemid=20250130883800&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Visa.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=ae143c0ba5138fd0867c174742bf8c9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more about Visa.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Visa Infinite Series helps issuers differentiate their premium portfolios and deepen relationships with affluent customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":877750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2105595608220275117","_sma_facebook_post_id":"191437357620492_2222751788545220","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[26670,10335,26671,1837,26669],"class_list":["post-877749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-affluent","tag-banking","tag-cards","tag-visa","tag-visa-infinite-series"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877749"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":877856,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877749\/revisions\/877856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}