Visa

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Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 13 Aug 2025

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MasterCard joins push for US EMV switch

MasterCard joins push for US EMV switch

Following the lead of rival Visa, MasterCard has set out plans to push the United States into abandoning mag-stripe cards in favour of EMV chip technology.

Austria's RBI preps mobile NFC roll out

Austria's RBI preps mobile NFC roll out

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is preparing to introduce a contactless mobile payments service.

Visa: US EMV move doesn't mean chip and PIN

Visa: US EMV move doesn't mean chip and PIN

Following its decision last year to push the adoption of EMV in the United States, Visa has moved to clarify that this does not mean the introduction of chip and PIN cards.

Visa Europe hails UK e-commerce spending growth; sets sights on mobile

Visa Europe hails UK e-commerce spending growth; sets sights on mobile

Around £1 in every £3 in the UK was spent on Visa cards in 2011, with growth in debit and e-commerce payments fuelling a strong year for the European card scheme, which is now training its sights on mobile services.

La Caixa turns Barcelona contactless

La Caixa turns Barcelona contactless

La Caixa has partnered with Visa Europe on a major contactless payments push in Barcelona, rolling out cards, point-of-sale terminals and ATMs featuring the technology across the city.

PCI security standards in the dock

PCI security standards in the dock

A legal challenge to the payment card industry's PCI security standards is brewing in the US, as a Utah-based restaurant chain cries foul over the apparently "arbitrary" nature of the system and the level of fines imposed by Visa and MasterCard following an alleged breach of security.

UK contactless payments momentum gathers pace

UK contactless payments momentum gathers pace

Nearly three quarters of British contactless users think that the technology will eventually become more commonplace than cash and 84% see cards as just a stepping stone to mobile NFC payments, according to a survey from Visa Europe.

Visa Europe probes potential processor security breach

Visa Europe probes potential processor security breach

Visa Europe is investigating a possible data breach at an Eastern European payment processor that may have hit thousands of cardholders.

Visa Europe launches UK offers portal

Visa Europe launches UK offers portal

Ahead of Christmas, Visa Europe has launched a Web portal offering deals and discounts from participating retailers to its UK cardholders.

Green Dot lures Visa's global development head as new CIO

Green Dot lures Visa's global development head as new CIO

Green Dot, the US prepaid card outfit with designs on entering the retail banking market, has hired Visa's head of global development John MacIlwaine as it new Chief Information Officer.

The Visa, DirectGov pilot offers push-button security.

The Visa, DirectGov pilot offers push-button security.

Test groups for the Visa, DirectGov push-button identification pilot comment on the complexity of the service and difficulty of the push-button card system. However, trust in both the Visa, the government and banks tested higher than expected in focus groups. Phil James, consultant at Consult Hyperion and project manager on the DirectGov pilot explains the pilot.

BNZ trialling NFC-based mobile wallet

BNZ trialling NFC-based mobile wallet

Bank of New Zealand and Vodafone have kicked off internal trials of mobile wallet technology using NFC-enabled Samsung Galaxy S2 handsets.

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