Decryptage – Tareq MUHMOOD, VISA President for the CEMEA region, UK : “AFCON is the third largest football competition in the world. We want to ensure the security of all payments related to this event, in order to safeguard transactions and strengthen trust around the tournament.”

Amid the 2025 AFCON won by Senegal, Rabat still echoes with the historic final against host Morocco. Tareq Muhmood, President Visa for the CEMEA region, drives tech solutions propelling African sport and commerce toward globalization. Long-time CAF partner, Visa transformed this AFCON into an economic laboratory: contactless payments, tokenization, fintech integration for 200 decision-makers from 40 countries.