Thales and Visa Collaborate to boost Digital Payment solutions across Asia Pacific
Thales has officially joined the Visa Digitalization Ready Program (VDRP), marking a pivotal step in accelerating the adoption of Visa’s innovative digital payment solutions among financial institutions throughout the Asia Pacific region.
As the inaugural technology partner to enroll in the VDRP within Asia Pacific, Thales strengthens its leadership role in digital payments and aligns with Visa’s objective to expedite the rollout of Click to Pay across the region.
Utilizing Thales’ D1, a comprehensive modern card issuing platform, financial issuers in Asia Pacific will be empowered to seamlessly implement Click to Pay along with advanced digital services, including Payment Passkeys. This integration will enable a faster, more secure, and frictionless payment experience for consumers.
As Asia Pacific financial institutions accelerate their digital transformation, they are confronted with rising expectations to deliver seamless payment experiences that maintain resilience against evolving cybersecurity threats. Through the VDRP, Thales pledges to support issuers in deploying next-generation digital payment services that merge reliable security, simplified integration, and quicker time to market.
The partnership will initially target Click to Pay and Payment Passkeys, leveraging Thales’ state-of-the-art D1 platform. This collaboration simplifies the integration of Visa’s digital services, allowing issuers to diminish implementation intricacies, hasten deployment, and provide secure, user-friendly payment experiences at a large scale.
The alliance showcases the mutual commitment of Visa and Thales to aid issuers throughout their digital evolution. Together, both companies aim to enhance the adoption of reliable digital payment services that merge increased consumer convenience with robust security and authentication mechanisms, addressing the rapidly changing expectations of users.
Thales, recognized for its global expertise in digital issuance and tokenization, equips issuers with the capability to swiftly activate Visa’s digital payment features, all while ensuring optimal security, scalability, and performance. This capability allows financial institutions to provide quicker, more streamlined checkout experiences without sacrificing trust.
“As digital payments continue to evolve, issuers need a trusted technology partner that can combine innovation, security, and speed to market. With decades of expertise across both physical and digital payment technologies, Thales is uniquely positioned to help financial institutions accelerate their digital transformation. Through our collaboration with Visa, we are enabling payment providers across Asia Pacific to deliver next-generation payment experiences that combine the highest levels of security with the seamless convenience consumers expect.” said Nassir Ghrous, Vice President, Banking & Payment Services, Asia, Middle East & Africa, Thales.
About Thales
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) stands as a global frontrunner in advanced technologies within the Defense, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. The company’s innovative products and services are designed to tackle major challenges including sovereignty, security, sustainability, and inclusion.
With an annual investment of €4.5 billion in Research & Development, Thales focuses on critical areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Quantum, and Cloud technologies. The Group employs over 85,000 individuals across 65 countries and reported €22.1 billion in sales for 2025.
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About Thales in Singapore
Thales has been active in Singapore since 1973, originally focusing on aerospace advancements in Asia. Since that time, it has evolved into a leading deep-tech company in Aeronautics (including avionics and air traffic management), Defence, Public Security, Cybersecurity, and Digital Identity sectors. Thales in Singapore oversees global industrial operations for avionics and digital identity solutions, demonstrating a strong commitment to Research, Technology, and Innovation with multiple Centres of Excellence including areas like avionics, defence, inflight entertainment, naval drones, public security, radars, and space. With more than 2000 employees across four locations, Thales is actively enabling Singapore to achieve its digital transformation and Smart Nation goals.
Source: Thales Group (2026-07-01 09:57:04)
