Visa

1502 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 13 Aug 2024

Vodafone and Visa prep Oz contactless mobile payments

Wireless operator Vodafone and card giant Visa have unveiled the SmartPass contactless mobile payments system that they will launch in Australia next year.

Mega Monday: UK Christmas shoppers set for busiest e-commerce day in history

'Mega Monday' - 3 December - will be the UK's biggest online shopping day in history, predicts Visa Europe, which expects to see £320 million spent on its cards alone.

UK govt tells banks to hand over account data to customers

The UK government has warned banks that it is prepared to legislate to force them to hand over current account and credit card data to customers who request it.

Pocket money goes digital with pre-paid card for eight-year olds

A British start-up is encouraging parents to ditch cash and take pocket money into the digital age, offering pre-paid cards to children as young as eight which can be used online, in-store and at ATMs.

Visa signs 50 US financial institutions to digital wallet

As Christmas approaches, Visa has signed up another 50 US financial institutions to its V.me digital wallet service, designed to make online shopping simpler.

US card fee settlement gets preliminary approval

A US judge has granted Visa and MasterCard's $7.25 billion interchange settlement deal preliminary approval in the face of opposition from retailers.

Kazakhstan bank ships diamond-encrusted credit card

Kazakhstan's oligarchs now have a novel new way to flaunt their wealth, with the launch of a solid gold, diamond-encrusted Visa credit card.

Under fire MasterCard bids to smooth over data privacy fears

MasterCard has moved to soothe consumer privacy fears following a rash of headlines about its plans to sell card transaction data to large retailers and corporations.

Visa signs BBVA to V.me wallet

BBVA will be the first financial institution to launch the V.me digital wallet in Spain, with a trial set for November ahead of a full roll out next year.

Unbanked hungry for mobile money - study

The vast majority of mobile phone owners in developing countries are interested in using their handsets to access financial services, according to a survey from Visa.

PNC Bank to issue Visa virtual wallet

PNC has become the first US bank to offer Visa's new digital wallet service, V.me, to its online banking customers.

RBS and NatWest begin iPhone NFC case trial

RBS and NatWest have begun a contactless payments trial, giving 1000 customers NFC-enabled iPhone cases ahead of a wider roll out.