Visa

1649 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 18 Aug 2025

Monitise shares plunge as Visa ponders stake sell-off

Shares in Monitise plummeted more than 25% in morning trading on news that Visa is "considering its options" on its 5.5% stake in the mobile money firm.

Visa begins tokenisation roll out

Visa has taken advantage of the hoopla surrounding Apple's application of digital account tokens to replace card numbers for online and mobile purchasing by initiating the roll out of its Token Service to US clients.

Amazon hires Visa's Talwar to lead lending business

Amazon has hired Visa's North America credit card head Nick Talwar to run its business providing capital to sellers on its marketplace.

Banks and retailers sign on for new Australian Payments Council

Australian banks, retailers and payments specialists have signed on to a new co-ordination body that aims to step up the pace of innovation in the country's payments industry.

BitPay brings in Visa, PayPal and Jumio talent

BitPay has begun putting the proceeds of its recent $30 million funding round to use, embarking on a hiring spree that sees talent from Visa, PayPal and Jumio join the digital currency startup.

US migration to EMV gathers momentum

More than 575 million US payments cards will feature EMV chip security by the end of next year, according to a trade body set up to push the migration from magstripe plastic.

Visa token service key to Apple's mobile payments plans - analysts

Analysts at Pacific Crest Securities (PCS) have joined the Apple mobile payments guessing game, speculating that recent security moves by Visa will see the iPhone 6 go contactless.

Apple talking to Visa about mobile payments - report

Apple is in talks with Visa as it ponders launching a mobile wallet this autumn, according to tech site The Information.

Visa takes on PayPal with Checkout button for Web and mobile payments

In its latest attempt to crack online and mobile payments, Visa has unveiled a system which lets virtual shoppers complete purchases with a couple of clicks.

The end of verification? Visa Europe posits new age for payment security

Executives at Visa Europe are pondering an overhaul of card security standards as new technologies and consumer preferences for frictionless shopping create demands for a more flexible approach to protecting transactions.

Visa and MasterCard given Russian boost

Visa and MasterCard may escape having to pay billions of dollars in security deposits to carry on operating in Russia after the country's central bank rowed back on its initial demands.

BBVA introduces HCE-based mobile NFC payments

Spain's BBVA has become the first major global bank to commercially launch a host card emulation-based mobile contactless payments service.