Visa

1668 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 10 Oct 2025

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London 2012: The social media Games

London 2012: The social media Games

With the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony just hours away, sponsors from the financial services world have been bombarding Facebook, Twitter and YouTube with promotional gimmicks in a bid to secure a return on their multi-million dollar investments.

Walmart opposes $7.25bn interchange settlement

Walmart opposes $7.25bn interchange settlement

Walmart has become the latest retailer to voice its opposition to a $7.25 billion class action settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit card interchange fees.

WikiLeaks opens new payment gateway as reserve funds run dry

WikiLeaks opens new payment gateway as reserve funds run dry

Whistle-blowing Website WikiLeaks has opened a new payment gateway for Visa and MasterCard donations through the French Carte Bleue system as it bids to raise $1 million or face closure in the next few months.

US retailers reach $7.25 billion interchange settlement with card schemes and banks

US retailers reach $7.25 billion interchange settlement with card schemes and banks

US retailers have reached a $7.25 billion class action settlement with Visa, MasterCard and nine major credit card issuers, ending a seven-year legal dispute over interchange fees.

WikiLeaks claims banking blockade court victory

WikiLeaks claims banking blockade court victory

An Icelandic court has ordered local card acquiring outfit Valitor to reopen a gateway to WikiLeaks, giving the whistleblowing Web site its first victory against the banking blockade that has choked off its money supply for over a year.

Telefónica and Visa Europe form mobile money partnership

Telefónica and Visa Europe form mobile money partnership

Telefónica and Visa Europe have formed a partnership that will see the pair co-invest in a range of mobile money products and services.

NatWest to trial contactless NFC payments on the iPhone

NatWest to trial contactless NFC payments on the iPhone

The UK's NatWest Bank is to begin a four-month pilot trial of contactless mobile payments on the high street with 1000 customers.

AmEx jumps aboard US EMV train

AmEx jumps aboard US EMV train

Following in the footsteps of Visa, MasterCard and Discover, American Express has set out a timetable for its US abandonment of mag-stripe cards in favour of EMV chip technology.

Hacktivist claims to dump Visa and MasterCard customer info

Hacktivist claims to dump Visa and MasterCard customer info

A self-described 'hacktivist' has leaked what he claims is the personal information, including names and addresses, of Visa and MasterCard customers.

Visa runs into criticism over Olympic ATM plans

Visa runs into criticism over Olympic ATM plans

Visa has run into hot water again over its controversial Olympics sponsorship deal after it emerged that the card scheme has insisted on replacing 27 ATMS at various Olympic sites with just eight of its own machines.

Flagging contactless gets a boost from UK Post Office

Flagging contactless gets a boost from UK Post Office

The UK Post Office is to roll out contactless payment terminals across 30,000 counter positions in its national network of over 11,500 branches, in a move which exponents of the technology hope will help to boost awareness among a reluctant populace.

Payments trends and 'big data'

Payments trends and 'big data'

Adam Bank, CTO of Visa Europe discusses the social and technological trends influencing innovation in payments.

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