VISA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS The power of digital payments for government

Governments can transform how they work and deliver services with digital payment solutions from Visa, to support their efforts to help people, businesses and economies to thrive.

Digital payment solutions for today’s public sector

Visa and its partners offer a broad range of solutions to help governments modernize and streamline the way they accept payments, manage purchasing and disbursements and measure and monitor spending.

Disbursements

Help deliver social protection and fiscal stimulus disbursements quickly and securely to those that need it most.

Commercial payments

Help streamline time-consuming, manual processes with our suite of purchasing, accounting and compliance solutions.

Revenue collection

Provide convenient ways for citizens and businesses to pay for taxes and public services with a single tap, click or swipe.

 

Data insights

Access unique insights on spend and travel trends to help inform and shape public sector strategies and decision-making.

See how governments are meeting real-world challenges with digital payment capabilities

 

Around the world, governments are using leveraging digital payment capabilities to help enhance their impact, work efficiently and deliver effective and inclusive experiences for their constituents

From identity to utility

See how governments can unlock the potential of citizen wallets with integrated payments.

Read citizen wallet paper

Accelerating government efficiency through digital transformation

See how payment digitization can represent a compelling opportunity within the broader transformation landscape.

Read government efficiency paper

Unlocking financial access through post office digitalization

Read about UPU and Visa's collaboration to unlock new opportunities to boost economic development and financial inclusion.

Read post office digitalization paper

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Driving efficiency by providing benefits on prepaid cards

German cities have adopted an innovative aid delivery solution to simplify access to help fund and simplify operations, with efficiency savings of up to 90%.*

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Digital identity and payments

See how digital IDs are often a key building block of digital government and how payment use cases can help accelerate their adoption and use.

Read the digital ID story

Deliver refugee aid efficiently and securely

See how governments can help streamline processes and enhance their impact by providing benefits to refugees on debit or prepaid cards.

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Reimagining humanitarian aid delivery

A research study from Devex looks at best practices for providing flexible options for local and situational needs.

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Partnering to provide simplicity and security for financial guardians

In the Netherlands, an innovative partnership provides a solution for guardians to spend and manage money for their vulnerable clients.

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Delivering digital payouts of state lottery winnings

The U.S. state of Maine streamlined payouts of state lottery winnings with real-time* payments to consumer debit cards.

Digital transformation of public disbursements

Management consulting leader, Kearney, evaluates the potential of digital payments in the public sector.

Discover the opportunity

Explore digital payment opportunities for your government