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Visa unpacks consumer spending trends for 2025 festive season

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Consumer spending insights from the 2025 festive season is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Sandy Samaan, head of consulting and analytics at Visa for Southern, East, West and Central Africa

Topics of discussion include: spending patterns during the festive period; growth of e-commerce; in-store trends; and an outlook for 2026. 

Producer: Demi Buzo

Business Day Spotlight is an Arena Podcasts Production.

 

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