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Visa Joins Amazon & Google In SA Data Centre Rush Amid Wider Pressures

Global payments giant Visa flipped the switch on its first African data centre on Wednesday. Nestled in Johannesburg, the facility represents a strategic bet on Africa’s booming digital payments, and a tacit nod to a continent-wide revolution shaping up as the fierce pursuit of data sovereignty. Visa’s USD 57 M hub is part of a broader billion-rand investment in South Africa, a deliberate move outside its traditional strongholds in the U.S., UK,…

Visa makes SA gateway for its first Africa data centre

The global payments company launches its first local data centre, which is part of a R1 billion investment, as Africa remains its growth engine.

What It Means For Kenyans After Visa Opens Its First African Data Centre

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos What It Means for Kenyans After Visa Opens Its First African Data Centre Visa officially unveiled its first African data centre in South Africa, a move aimed at tapping into the continent’s digital payments systems. According to the Visa company, the facility reflects Visa’s long-term commitment to Africa’s financial technology growth. Speaking at the launch on July 23, 2025, Michael Berner, V…

Visa opens first African data centre in Joburg

Visa has opened a new data centre in Johannesburg, the company’s first in Africa, as part of three-year R1-billion investment into South Africa. The data centre, which is already operational, ensures that local transactions are processed securely, seamlessly and resiliently within South Africa’s’ borders. It is the first data centre that Visa has set up outside its core locations of the US, UK and Singapore, says Michael Berner, head of Southern…

Visa opens data centre in South Africa

Visa has opened its first African data centre in South Africa, backed by a R1bn investment to boost fintech growth, speed up transactions, and meet rising data localisation demands.

Visa launches first data centre in Africa to boost its growing digital payment

Global payment company Visa has unveiled its data centre in South Africa, representing the first in Africa. According to the company, the infrastructure serves as a platform for its growth across the African continent. The company said that the data centre is structured to improve its services on the African continent, while the infrastructure location in South Africa will form its base for a broader extension to other parts of the continent. In…