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Shift to card shopping gathers pace

Visa country manager, sub-Saharan Africa, Jabu Basopo during a media briefing on February 19, 2013. Photo/DIANA NGILA

The increased use of plastic cards to pay for goods and services saw Visa point of sale transactions grow by Sh26 billion last year, the company announced Tuesday.

The payment services company, which opened a regional office in Kenya last year, saw the total volume of transactions using Visa cards, including ATM withdrawals, remain flat at about Sh522 billion ($6 billion) during the year.

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