Visa

1666 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 02 Oct 2025

Visa cites m-payments as it pushes US to EMV

Visa has signalled its determination to push the United States into abandoning mag-stripe cards in favour of EMV chip technology; a move it says will not only improve security but accelerate the adoption of contactless mobile payments.

Visa plans new US fee structure to fend off post-Durbin competition

Visa has outlined plans to change its fee structure for US merchants, introducing a network participation charge and cutting its variable processing costs.

Prague hosts mobile NFC payments pilot

Czech Republic capital Prague is the latest city to host a mobile contactless payments pilot, with Komerční banka and Citi customers offered the chance to use their handsets for purchases.

Isis sign card networks to NFC m-payments service

Isis, the contactless mobile payments venture set up by major US network operators has brought on board Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

EC sets out terrorist financing tracking plan

The European Commission has set out proposals for tracking terrorist financing, providing a counterweight to the controversial system run by the US.

WikiLeaks files anti-trust complaint against Visa and MasterCard

WikiLeaks has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission, claiming that Visa and MasterCard are in breach of EU anti-trust laws by blocking donations to the whistle-blowing outfit.

Visa shuts down WikiLeaks payments workaround

Visa has succeeded in shutting down a workaround that briefly enabled the re-instatement of credit card payments to whistle-blowing Website WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks to sue Visa and MasterCard

WikiLeaks has announced plans to sue Visa and MasterCard over their refusal to process donations to the whistle-blowing service.

Fed surprises markets with watered-down interchange caps

Shares in major US issuing banks and card schemes moved up late Tuesday as the Federal Reserve issued a watered-down take on the Durbin Amendment on interchange fees, setting the cap at 21 cents per transaction, rather than the 12 cent ceiling proposed in earlier consultations.

WikiLeaks hacktivists take down MasterCard

Hacktivisits crashed the Website of international card scheme MasterCard for two hours Monday, in protest at the continuing blockade of funds for whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks.

ANZ contactless m-payments trial disappoints

Following a pilot, Australia's ANZ has decided not to push ahead with a microSD-based iPhone case that turns the mobile handset into a contactless payments device.

Visa makes mobile payment play with $110 million cash deal for Fundamo

Visa has stepped up its investment in emerging mobile payments market with a $110 million cash deal to buy Fundamo, a provider of mobile financial services technology for banks and wireless operators in developing economies. The card payment scheme has also formalised an extended five-year agreement with m-banking outfit Monitise.