The O2

Visa Europe is the 'Official Payment Partner' of The 02.

Comments Colin Grannell Executive Vice President, Partnership Marketing at Visa Europe:

"We are delighted to have reached this agreement with AEG as a sponsor of The 02 Arena. Recently voted as the 'world's most popular venue', it has an excellent track record in attracting visitors from across Europe. It will bring benefits both to Visa and our cardholders, by creating strong exposure for our payment brand and providing a platform for us to create greater awareness of our latest payment innovations such as Visa payWave."

"Visa has an excellent track record of building global partnerships, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the FIFA World Cup and the Disney Partnership. The 02 Arena has raised the bar in terms of quality of venue and we are delighted to be part of the show."

Visa Europe is a membership association - an organisation owned and operated by its 4,500 European member banks - that was incorporated in July 2004. In October 2007, Visa Europe became independent of the new global Visa Inc., with an exclusive, irrevocable and perpetual licence in Europe.

As a dedicated European payment system it is able to respond quickly to the specific market needs of European banks and their customers, cardholders and retailers, and to meet the European Commission's objective to create a true internal market for payments.

Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance around the world. In addition, Visa/Plus is one of the world's largest global ATM networks, offering cash access in local currency in over 170 countries.

For more information, visit visaeurope.com