Visa

1684 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 19 Nov 2025

Visa launches micropayments service in Australia

Visa is taking on industry leader PayPal with the Australian launch of a new micropayment system for online shopping.

OFT considers action over Visa's exclusive 2012 Olympics deal

The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is considering whether to take action over an exclusive deal between the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic organisers and Visa which will prevent fans using other cards to buy tickets.

US House and Senate near interchange deal

The US House of Representatives looks set to accept plans by Senator Richard Durbin to curb debit card interchange fees but only after a tweak in his amendment which protects Visa and MasterCard.

Visa tussles with China UnionPay

Visa International is on course for a showdown with China UnionPay after telling bank members not to use its rival's network to process international transactions for their co-branded cards.

Visa CodeSure gets commercial green light

Following a string of bank pilots, Visa Europe has commercially launched its CodeSure system, which comprises a card with a display for generating one-time codes to authenticate online transactions.

Durbin to Visa and MasterCard: Stop threatening small banks

Visa and MasterCard have been accused by US Senator Dick Durbin of threatening behaviour to small banks as the card giants stoke up opposition to his proposals to limit interchange fees.

Wal-Mart executive calls for US move to Chip and PIN

US retailer Wal-Mart is calling on the nation's banks to move to the international EMV standard for securing financial transactions at the point-of-sale.

Heartland reaches $41.4m MasterCard settlement over data breach

Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay up to $41.4 million to MasterCard issuers in relation to the data breach that hit the processor in 2008.

US Senate votes to curb debit card interchange fees

The US Senate has voted to give the Federal Reserve powers to regulate debit card interchange fees, handing a victory to merchants in their long-running battle with Visa and MasterCard.

Visa turns to social media for World Cup promo campaign

Card giant Visa is launching a match planner social media application for the World Cup, which kicks of in South Africa next month.

State Bank of India sets up merchant acquiring JV with Visa and Elavon

State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, is to form a merchant acquiring joint venture with US-based Elavon and Visa.

Vermont Senate takes on credit card interchange fees

The Vermont State Senate has passed a bill that lets shops set minimum amounts for card transactions, enabling them to bypass card scheme rules and avoid prohibitive interchange fees.