The Visa Platinum Debit Cards are globally recognized Visa debit cards and feature free purchase protection, extended warranty insurance and higher spending limits, as well as being subject to exclusive Visa offers.

HSBC Bank Egypt offers its Premier clients the Visa PayWave Platinum Debit Card, which beyond being the first Visa contactless card in the market, offers consumers a faster way of making transactions.

Visa PayWave is a new feature that allows consumers to simply wave their contactless payment card in front of a scanner to complete the payment transaction.

Visa general manager for North and West Africa Tarek Elhousseiny said that the introduction of Visa’s contactless technology in Egypt as a means to facilitate electronic payments and the migration from cash to card.

"This advanced payment feature offers even greater convenience, while still providing the same secure, flexible, globally-accepted benefits cardholders have come to rely on in Egypt and around the world," Elhousseiny said.

HSBC PFS and branches head Nevine Taher said HSBC is a global Visa account and a great partner to launch the HSBC Visa PayWave contactless debit card in Egypt and across the region.