Visa

1502 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 13 Aug 2024

China UnionPay and MasterCard ink MoU

China UnionPay has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MasterCard that will see the card schemes look to establish a "mutually beneficial relationship".

Pakistan uses pre-paid cards to distribute aid to flood victims

The Pakistan government is working with Visa and United Bank Limited (UBL) to distribute aid to millions of families hit by the monsoon floods through pre-paid cards.

Wells Fargo joins Visa NFC m-payments trial

Wells Fargo has become the latest banks to confirm its participation in trials of NFC-enabled mobile payments technology in association with Visa.

BofA and Visa plan contactless m-payments trial - Reuters

Bank of America and Visa are set to start testing mobile contactless payments technology next month in New York, according to Reuters.

Youth Olympics spectators get 3-in-1 Visa card

Spectators attending the opening and closing ceremonies at the first ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this month have been issued Visa pre-paid cards that, as well as acting as tickets, can be used to buy goods and travel on public transport.

Visa and Akbank team on MicroSD-based contactless m-payments

Visa is teaming with Turkey's Akbank and vendor DeviceFidelity to launch Europe's first microSD-based contactless mobile payment system.

Zeus variant uses card authentication programmes to dupe users

Security company Trusteer is warning of a new variant of the Zeus malware trojan that mimics the Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode enrollment screen to rip sensitive data and passwords from PC users.

Monitise to raise £32m; extends Visa deal

UK mobile banking outfit Monitise has outlined plans to raise over £32 million in a share placing and subscription and extended its alliance with Visa.

Visa contactless cards in issue in UK to reach 12 million by year end

The number of Visa contactless cards in use in the UK is expected to reach twelve million by the end of 2010.

Court backs Visa in trademark case

A US court has ruled a man cannot call his online English language tutoring business "eVisa" because it dilutes the trademark of card giant Visa, according to Reuters.

Visa launches micropayments service in Australia

Visa is taking on industry leader PayPal with the Australian launch of a new micropayment system for online shopping.

OFT considers action over Visa's exclusive 2012 Olympics deal

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.