# Visa Government Solutions Supporting governments around the world to transform their work and impact through digital payment solutions. ## Disbursements and payouts Deliver social protection and fiscal stimulus disbursements quickly and securely to those who need it most. - [More about disbursements](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/solutions/government-solutions.html#1) ## Public finance effectiveness Streamline public spending and procurement processes with purchase, accounting, and compliance solutions. - [More about public finance](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/solutions/government-solutions.html#2) ## Revenue collection Provide more convenient and secure ways for people and businesses to pay for taxes, public services, and transit. - [More about revenue collection](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/solutions/government-solutions.html#3) ## Policy input and measurement Gain insights from card spending data to help inform and shape public sector strategies and decision-making. - [More about policy input](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/solutions/government-solutions.html#4) * * * ## Our impact around the world ### Disbursements in Guatemala Helping deliver financial aid to 2.7 million families in need in Guatemala using virtual bank accounts. [Read the Guatemala case study](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/supporting-info/disbursements-guatemala.html) ### Revenue collection in Ukraine Helping Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation to enable digital payments to the government. [Read the Ukraine case study](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/supporting-info/disbursements-ukraine.html) ### Data insight from Charlotte Maximizing global tourism appeal and economic potential in Charlotte, North Carolina, using data insights. [Read the Charlotte case study](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/supporting-info/disbursements-charlotte.html) ### Driving tourism revenue in Lake Tahoe Driving tourism and marketing strategies for the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority using insights from spend data. [Read the Lake Tahoe case study](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/supporting-info/disbursements-lake-tahoe.html) ### Helping build up tourism on Australia’s Gold Coast Using payments data for tourism development in Australia’s Gold Coast region. [Read the Gold Coast case study](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/supporting-info/disbursements-australia.html) ### Helping relieve economic hardship in Spain Helping distribute benefit payments via prepaid cards to 200,000 recipients across 120 municipalities in Spain amid COVID-19 restrictions. [Read the Spain case study](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/supporting-info/disbursements-spain.html) ### Partnering to strengthen tourism in Singapore Supporting the recovery of tourism and local SMBs in Singapore following the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read the Singapore case study](https://africa.visa.com/en_MW/supporting-info/disbursements-singapore.html) ## Disbursements and payouts Governments are building the future of public disbursements with digital payments, to create more effective, responsive, and inclusive programs with lower costs. ### Emergency disbursements Send financial support fast, and directly to those who need it most. Use virtual, physical, or a combination of both payment methods to help provide a better-suited experience for recipients. - **Delivery** — Respond to crisis with quick disbursement of aid and convenient access for recipients. - **Impact** — Help ensure that emergency aid reaches those in need, including unbanked individuals and hard-to-reach areas. - **Efficiency** — Enhance cost savings and process efficiency in emergency situations. ### Social protection Provide vulnerable individuals with a quick and dependable disbursement program and simplified customer experience, helping to improve policy outcomes. - **Speed** — Provide convenient, dependable ways for beneficiaries to receive and use funds. - **Inclusion** — Amplify reach while improving financial enablement and access to the digital economy. - **Security** — Mitigate risk of fraud and ensure targeted use of funds. ### Fiscal stimulus Provide one-time payments to individuals, or grants and loans to small businesses, to support economic goals. - **Recipient experience** — Optimize the recipient’s experience when receiving and accessing funds. - **Impact** — Increase reach to intended beneficiaries and measure the impact of policy decisions. - **Insights** — Enable more targeted use of funds through insights, reporting, and controls. ### Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) As awareness of CBDC increases, see how to leverage the potential of this new digital currency within government disbursement and payout programs. - **Adaptability** — Discover opportunities in CBDC and how to leverage digital currency for disbursements. - **Recipient experience** — Optimize the speed and reach of disbursements and improve inclusion. - **Policy** — Explore the impact CBDC can have on the economy. ### Visa Ready for Disbursements partnership program Government agencies can work with certified and experienced Visa partners to digitalize disbursement programs and facilitate issuance, processing, and program management. Learn more here: [Government Disbursement partnership program](https://partner.visa.com/site/programs/visa-ready/government-disbursements.html) * * * ## Public finance effectiveness Governments are streamlining and automating public procurement and expenses with digital payments, to increase transparency, reduce costs, and expand access. ### Procurement Simplify and enhance how employees procure goods and services and manage expenses. Use virtual, physical, or a combination of both payment methods. - **Efficiency** — Streamline manual processes and reduce errors and costs for you and your employees. - **Compliance** — Set usage rules to follow your organization’s policies and procedures and utilize data in audit/internal control reviews. - **Data** — Improve management reporting and ability to analyze spend data. - **Security** — Take steps to reduce risk to funds and information with the help of fraud prevention tools and the Visa Network. ### Travel and entertainment Create easier ways to pay for travel and entertainment expenses and manage employee spending. Use virtual, physical, or a combination of both payment methods. - **Employee experience** — Mobilize employees by providing cards and/or creating a centrally billed corporate account for airlines and hotel bookings. - **Compliance** — Reduce the risk of fraud and misuse of funds through spend controls and reporting and utilize data in audit/internal control reviews. - **Data** — Improve purchasing oversight and streamline reporting to track employees’ travel and business-related expenses. ### Fleet Facilitate efficient management of fleet performance, and enable a unified, digitized acceptance experience. - **Controls** — Reduce the risk of fraud and misuse of funds through spend controls and evaluation. - **Flexibility and efficiency** — Save time and reduce costs associated with human error, bookkeeping, and reconciliation. - **Visibility** — Streamline reporting to track fleet and employees’ expenses and increase purchasing oversight. * * * ## Revenue collection Governments are transforming the citizen experience of making payments to the government, using digital payments and human-centered design to enhance revenue collection. ### Tax and public services Build a unified channel experience to simplify and improve how people and businesses pay for and interact with government services. - **Simplified payments** — Support individuals’ payment method of choice for all interactions with public services. - **Security** — Protect sensitive individual data and minimize participation in the informal economy. - **Operational efficiency** — Reduce the processing and operational costs of collections via cash and check. ### Centralize digital services Empower communities by enabling small businesses to accept digital payments. - **Consistent payment experience** — Enhance individuals’ experience by offering the preferred ways to pay across a single digital platform for all multi-agency services. - **Improve user experience** — Enable a shift to resilient commerce models and facilitate entry to the global marketplace. - **Promote self-service** — Increase operational efficiencies by allowing individuals to self-serve and pay any multi-agency service when it is convenient for them. ### Urban mobility Make cities more livable and accessible with easier, more connected, and more secure ways to pay for journeys. - **Customer experience** — Improve ease, speed, and security of access to public transport for residents and visitors. - **Cost efficiency** — Reduce infrastructure costs and reap the benefits of increased ridership. - **Livability and sustainability** — Encourage use of public transport by improving the travel experience for users. * * * ## Policy input and measurement Governments are using spending insights from digital payments data to more effectively inform policy, monitor trends, and optimize programs and spending. ### Travel and tourism Access unique insights on spend patterns to help inform decision-making in the tourism sector. - **Visitor spend trends** — Understand spend behavior and tailor tourism programs accordingly. - **Tourism growth** — Access research and insights to build resilience, grow the sector, and respond to changing consumer demands. - **Sector insights** — Get a unique view into the split of tourism spend by sector and see which segments of the economy are most affected by visitor fluctuation. ### Economic trends Guide public policy development and measure effectiveness by leveraging insights from aggregated and anonymized payments data. - **Economic insight** — Gauge the health of consumer spending and its impact on economic well-being. - **Long-term analysis** — Understand changes in spend trends and plan accordingly. - **Policy input** — Leverage economic performance indicators to inform public policy. ### Urban planning Support urban planning with unique insights based on aggregate spending trends and partners’ data sources. - **Informed decision-making** — Understand and support changing needs of local communities and cities. - **Small business** — Support small and local businesses through tailored marketing and digital enablement. - **City development** — Understand patterns in commercial activity and plan for sustainable city development. ## Want to learn more? Discover how you can partner with Visa. [Contact our team](https://globalclient.visa.com/contact-vgs)