Contactless payment is extremely convenient in a retail setting, all you have to do is pick up your desired item wave your card at the designated terminals and voila transaction done. No hassle in queuing and sign offs.To promote take up rate and higher usage of this new method of paying Visa and Mid Valley Megamall launched the Visa payWave “Amazing Wave & Win” campaign. The idea is to create awareness of contactless payment technology among shoppers as well as highlighting the Mid Valley merchants that offer the facility.
The contest booth is located at East Entrance Atrium will run from 6 to 19 April 2015 and from 20 April till 3 May 2015, it will be at 3rd Centre South Area, Third Floor. With no spending required, shoppers can head down to the Visa payWave booth and register their details with any Visa Ambassadors to win a gift. Throughout the 28 days, Visa will be giving out more than 10,000 gifts to shoppers.
In addition, shoppers who “wave” a minimum of RM50 with their Visa payWave cards at selected merchants in Midvalley Megamall are entitled to redeem GSC Movie tickets at the Visa payWave “Amazing Wave and Win” booth.
“Consumer payment preferences have evolved over the years. Besides moving to cashless, consumers increasingly want to make payments in a faster and more convenient way. Through this promotion, we hope to educate more consumers about the benefits of Visa payWave. They no longer need to spend time waiting at the checkout counters or fumble for cash. They simply need to wave their Visa payWave cards to complete their transaction, with no signatures required for purchases below RM250,” said Ng Kong Boon, Visa Country Manager for Malaysia.
Merchants that have installed Visa payWave readers in Malaysia include AEON, AEON Big, Chatime, Coffee Bean, Jaya Grocer, Krispy Kreme, Mydin, Radio Shack, GSC Cinemas, KLIA Express, Sogo and more will be rolled out this year.
