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Visa is a payment system provider thatmakes money flow by enabling cardholders, retailers and banks to do businesswith each other. For year endingDecember 2005, total global debit and prepaid sales and cash volume toppedUS$2.13 trillion, compared to US$1.78 trillion for the same period in 2004.(see sources). Ranked as a top 100globally recognised brands, VISA provides the products and services that makeelectronic transactions fast, secure and convenient. Having access to this payment facilitator willserve to enhance the efficiency of conducting business on the Internet. However, access to VISA varies globally,resulting in the differing scale of usage from country to country. In the economic environment of developingcountries such as Nigeria, VISA is limited to a handful of banks and theconditions that need to be met to qualify for the card is beyond what most ofthe citizen can meet. A consequence ofthis is a lack of a financial infrastructure to support VISA. In contrast to this VISA is the main issuerof cards in the UK where access and usage to this facility is thestandard. And this is not just thedeveloping versus the developed country thing. There is even a difference amongst the developed countries. The most obvious example is Germany, wherethe preferred method of payment is ELV (electronic debit or Lastschrift). The contradictory condition of both theseenvironments means that the Internet entrepreneur that conducts business inboth environments has to find ways to accommodate both sides of the coin. Advantage of Small and MediumEnterprises (SMEs)In order to complete transactions thesuccessful Internet business must be flexible to the demands of bothenvironments. The inability to adapt tothe environment of the host markets has been a major reason for the failures oflarge multinationals operating in foreign markets. This gives an advantage to SMEs and dealingwith SMEs on the Internet is not unusual. The fact is in most national economies SMEs account for the majority ofbusiness establishments. They are moreflexible and willing to adapt to market changes. Their strength is their ability to exploitnew technologies, and to respond quickly to changing market needs.The Internet has been a major protagonistin the increase in popularity of cross-border shopping andconsumption, and is an ideal opportunity for SMEs take advantage of a supplygap particularly when dealing with economies that have different standards ofpayment. From an entrepreneur point ofview having an Internet business that provides access to international shoppingthat is compatible with all environments takes a certain talent that gives acompetitive advantage. Providing optionssuch as direct bank payment or cash on delivery is just some of the alternative paymentoptions that will enable the savvy Internet entrepreneurs to capturean otherwise untapped pool of consumers.From a consumer point of view not havingaccess to VISA should not deter them from international shopping onthe Internet. We would all like thechance to buy those must have latest shoes, electronic gadgets, books, clothesetc. But it is important that consumers can find a site that will cater for thepayment facility that they have access to.Source VISAhttp://corporate.visa.com/media-center/press-releases/press293.jspnote 25
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