Dubai: Global payments technology company Visa said on Monday it will offer shoppers exclusive experiences at retail outlets during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF). Visa is the official payment partner of DSF, which runs from January 1 to February 1, 2015. Visa stated there were 19 million Visa cards used for 9.8 million transactions during this year’s edition of DSF, according to Visa, accounting for a total of $1.5 billion in Visa card spend, both domestically and internationally. The company added that it has invested in bigger and better promotions for Visa cardholders in the UAE and markets including China, India, Russia and Africa.