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Paul Penrose - Finextra - London | 27/06/2008 | 4064 views | 5 comments

Soaring oil costs force Visa on the back-foot

Visa has announced plans to cut the fees charged to petrol stations in the US, amid growing unrest at the effect that high interchange charges are having on merchant profits.Announcing the move, Visa corporate PR came over all philanthropic, issuing a gushing press release bearing the headline: 'Visa to help ease the pain at the pump'. &ldq... Tags: Cards, Payments

Matt White - Finextra - London | 16/06/2008 | 3815 views | 3 comments

Virgin ditches green card for no card

According to Marketing Week, Virgin Money is shelving plans for a biodegradable card. The firm seems to have decided that if there's one thing greener than a green card it's no card at all, so they're going to concentrate on mobile payments instead. I’m sure at least one regular Finextra blogger will applaud the decision. Tags: Cards, Retail banking

Peter Roberts - UCL - London | 11/06/2008 | 2007 views

Want to go green? On yer bike!

Given the soaring cost of oil and the increasing awareness that global warming really is happening - the email I got from TFL this morning seemed very timely. As part of their drive to increase cycling in London they are now offering free or subsidised training for would-be cyclists.Cycling around London isn't as bad as it may sound - for start...

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