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ANZ to launch pre-paid Visa payWave card

Monday, July 21, 2008 in News

Australian and New Zealand Bank will offer a Visa contactless Visa payWave card preloaded with $25 to $2,000 (Australian dollars) to ANZ Stadium members during the Bledisloe Cup rugby match between Australia and New Zealand July 26.

The card recipients will be able to make payments of under $35 by holding the plastic against terminals equipped to read contactless cards that are located within the members’ areas of the stadium.

The cards can be reloaded with funds using Bpay on the Internet or by phone. The cards also include a mag stripe that can be used at merchants that don’t accept contactless cards.

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