Visa

1502 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 13 Aug 2024

Visa targets unbanked with mobile pre-paid account

Targeting the vast unbanked market in developing countries, Visa has launched a pre-paid account that can be accessed through mobile phones.

Visa launches developer centre for digital wallet

Visa has launched an open beta developer programme for its upcoming digital wallet, which will now be called V.me.

Movenbank names Bales chief mobile officer

Banking start-up Movenbank has appointed Fundamo's Scott Bales chief mobile officer.

Visa takes stake in data analytics firm

Visa Europe has taken a minority stake in Beyond Analysis, a UK-based analytics firm, as it looks to gain deeper insight into consumer behaviour from card transaction spending patterns.

Banks backing UK government online identity project

Big banks and card schemes are among a list of 26 companies that are working with the UK government on the creation of a new personal identity system for consumers transacting online.

Visa Europe invests £24.7m in Monitise

Visa Europe has invested £24.7 million in Monitise and put its CEO, Peter Ayliffe, on the UK mobile money outfit's board.

WikiLeaks ceases publishing to fight 'financial blockade' as funds dwindle

Whistleblowing Web site WikiLeaks has suspended publication to concentrate on fighting the 'financial blockade' imposed by Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and others.

US banks sued over ATM fees

A New Jersey man has sued Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, claiming that they collude to fix the fees charged to withdraw money at ATMs.

Visa and MasterCard face ATM price-fixing suit

Independent ATM operators in the US have filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard, alleging that the card issuers' rules artificially inflate and fix the price of cash machine access fees.

Visa adds GSMA's Krugal to mobile money team

Visa has added GSMA veteran Gavin Krugel to its mobile team where he will focus on rolling out m-payments services in the developing world.

Visa Europe unveils mobile P2P payments and alert services

Visa Europe's member banks will be able to offer their customers mobile person-to-person payment and alert services from next month.

Google launches mobile wallet

Search engine giant Google has kicked off a new era in payments with the formal launch of its mobile wallet service and the announcement of new co-operation agreements with Visa, Discover and American Express.