
Bank al Etihad partners with ecolytiq and Visa to integrate carbon insights tool into mobile banking app - Jordan News
Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at About Visa, visamiddleeast.com/blog and @Visacemea About ecolytiq ecolytiq enables financial institutions and their customers to drive climate action. The ecolytiq product suite enriches a traditional banking experience with information to understand an individual's environmental impact, as well as personalised climate insights and actions to help measurably reduce one's carbon footprint. Having partnered with leading financial institutions such as Bank al Etihad and Visa, ecolytiq operates globally to leverage payment data for a better, more sustainable banking experience
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