Visa

1502 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 13 Aug 2024

Visa sued over alleged SMS alert patent infringement

Visa has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing a patent covering the notification and authorisation of transactions via text messages sent to cardholders' mobile phones.

Singapore moves towards interoperable NFC infrastructure for m-payments

Authorities in Singapore have outlined plans to work with banks, telcos and payment processors to set up an interoperable infrastructure for contactless mobile transit and payments.

NAB to explore commercialisation of m-payments after trial shows strong consumer support

National Australia Bank is looking at a commercial launch of contactless mobile payments after a three-month trial at Melbourne's Docklands "exceeded expectations" and indicated a strong consumer appetite for the technology.

Payments start-up Noca takes aim at interchange Achilles heel

Noca, a startup founded by former Visa executives to address the high costs associated with credit card processing, has launched the beta version of its payment system that virtually eliminates transaction fees for online merchants.

American Express acquires EMVCo stake

American Express has joined MasterCard, Visa and JCB as an owner-member of EMVCo, the standards body set up to manage and maintain the global EMV specifications.

Visa Europe says close to EC deal on interchange fees

Visa Europe's CEO Peter Ayliffe says he expects to reach an agreement with the European Commission (EC) over interchange fees charged for cross-border card transactions by the end of the year.

VisaNet Brazil extends IPO deadline

Visa and a consortium of Brazilian banks have postponed a planned IPO of the national VisaNet system, according to a late-December filing with the country's securities regulator.

Visa introduces SMS one-time passwords for online shopping

Visa has partnered with banks in China and Taiwan to introduce an SMS-based one-time password system for cardholders to authenticate themselves when making online purchases.

Visa steps up Australia chip and PIN migration

Visa has outlined plans to accelerate Australia's migration to chip and PIN card technology as part of a five year programme to improve payment system security in the country.

Discover alleges Morgan Stanley had secret talks with Visa and MasterCard

In a lawsuit filed against Morgan Stanley, card scheme Discover claims that its former parent engaged in secret talks with its rivals, jeopardising its antitrust case against Visa and Mastercard and forcing it to agree to a lower $2.75 billion settlement than it might otherwise have been able to claim.

Cryptocard launches combined 2FA and payment card

Canadian security company Cryptocard is to launch a combined payment card and one-time-password generator to secure online banking log-in and protect against card-not-present fraud.

Visa looks to expand worldwide presence with payments processing JV

Visa has formed a payments processing joint venture with India-based Yalamanchili Software Exports in a bid to tap fast developing regions like Asia Pacific and Latin America.