Visa Europe, alongside payment processor WorldPay, has revealed that the Currys and PC World retail sites will accept payments made by customers using Visa’s V.me digital wallet.

The wallet, due to go live at the end of 2013 in the UK, allows consumers to make online transactions on a PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

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It can store details of multiple credit and debit cards but retailers will not have access to any of these.

Senior vice president of Visa Europe Duncan Olby said: "The retail community is incredibly important to us and we’ve designed V.me by Visa to improve sales for retailers. V.me by Visa is fully optimised for mobile e-commerce, easy to use and gives shoppers confidence and peace of mind when they pay online because we shield their card details. We’re delighted to have Dixons Retail on board to help us improve the online shopping experience for customers in the UK."

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