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VISA the official payment technology partner of FIFA has launched an educational video game with the aim of fostering financial literacy, with the World Cup momentum slowly building up.
The video game, will enable players dress up as the Country of their choice and try their best to win the desired trophy by correctly responding to questions intended to help them make wise, well-informed financial decisions. The game enables football lovers to polish their financial talents on the virtual field.
Michelle Gethers, Visa’s Chief Diversity Officer and Head of Corporate Responsibility, stated that having access to financial education is essential for assisting people in succeeding in an increasingly digital environment.
“To give people and small companies a fun and exciting way to start or continue their financial education journey, Visa is thrilled to bring the strength of its partnership with FIFA to the global stage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022”
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To promote the availability of the game, Visa and its partners are organizing unique events with learning programs in more than 100 markets worldwide. The activities will start prior to the World Cup and go on afterwards.In a press release dated Monday 26, 2022 emailed to PYMTS.com, an online website that features latest information related to e-commerce and online payment methods, stated the educational game is free and tests players on personal finance while adjusting the level of difficulty to allow players to go down the field for a chance to score a goal.
Men’s and women’s teams and tournaments, game types focused on personal finance and small businesses, and a mobile app for iOS and Android are all new additions to the version. Questions on founding and running a business, budgeting, and other topics are included in the small business game mode. According to the press release, there are also cryptocurrency-related questions on the personal finance track.
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