1684 results about this entity
Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 19 Nov 2025
News
Visa is taking on industry leader PayPal with the Australian launch of a new micropayment system for online shopping.
24 June 2010
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.
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.
22 June 2010
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.
03 June 2010
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.
02 June 2010
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.
28 May 2010
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.
25 May 2010
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.
20 May 2010
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.
14 May 2010
Card giant Visa is launching a match planner social media application for the World Cup, which kicks of in South Africa next month.
12 May 2010
State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, is to form a merchant acquiring joint venture with US-based Elavon and Visa.
07 May 2010
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.
06 May 2010
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