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66 Results from "Visa", 2016

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Visa and Mastercard strike wallet tokenisation deal

Bitter rivals Visa and Mastercard have struck a deal that lets each firm's digital wallet service request the other's tokenised payment credentials.

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Visa to run fintech bootcamp for African startups

Visa is collaborating with Hong Kong-based VC firm and incubator Nest to run a four-day fintech bootcamp in Nairobi for innovative startups in Africa.

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Visa to acquire Cardinal Commerce

Visa has agreed to buy e-commerce authentication firm Cardinal Commerce to beef up security in card-not-present channels whether through a browser, mobile app, or connected device.

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Visa slams European plans for stronger online transaction authentication rules

Visa has lashed out at European Banking Authority (EBA) plans to toughen up authentication rules for online transactions over EUR10, claiming that they will lead to more declined transactions, complicated checkouts and abandoned purchases.

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Visa looks to kill passwords with multiple biometric authentication options

Visa is stepping up its efforts to kill off the password, teaming up with BioConnect to bring multiple biometric authentication options to a single app.

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Visa treads on Swift's toes with blockchain pilot for high value payments

Visa is working with blockchain outfit Chain on the development of a near real-time funds transfer system for high value bank-to-bank and corporate payments.

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Visa tells Europe to be ready for 3-D Secure 2.0 by April 2018

As EMVCo prepares to unveil a major update to the 3-D Secure specification for authenticating online transactions, Visa says that it expects to set a migration deadline for European merchants of April 2018.

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Visa CEO Scharf quits

After four years in the job, Visa chief executive officer Charlie Scharf has handed in his notice, to be replaced by former American Express president Alfred Kelly.

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US Bank uses Visa geolocation tech to reduce card declines

US Bank is tapping technology from Visa that uses the geolocation capabilities of mobile phones to determine whether payment cards are being used fraudulently.

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On first anniversary, US becomes Visa's largest chip card market

A year after the official launch of chip payment technology in the US, Visa is claiming steady progress, with the country already its largest EMV card market and fraud rates falling sharply.

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Brits trust banks more than government on biometrics

Brits are nearly twice as likely to trust banks to store and keep safe their biometric information as they are to trust government agencies, according to a survey from Visa.

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BNY Mellon recruits former Visa innovation lead to head Emea incubator

BNY Mellon has recruited former Visa innovation lead Niamh De Niese to head up its Emea technology incubator.