Visa

1502 results about this entity

Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 13 Aug 2024

Apacs talks up take-up of online card security schemes

Cardholder take-up of the MasterCard SecureCode and Verified by Visa online authentication services has increased by 600% over the past two years, according to stats from UK payments group Apacs.

A&L launches pre-paid travel card

UK bank Alliance & Leicester (A&L) has partnered payments vendor Indigosolutions to launch a pre-paid foreign currency card with SMS top-ups for holidaymakers.

UAE banks hit by surge in ATM fraud

Banks across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are sending customers text messages urging them to change their PIN numbers following a surge in fraudulent ATM withdrawals made abroad.

Canada's Interac looks to go for-profit - report

Canada's national payments association Interac is in talks with the country's competition bureau over plans to become a for-profit organisation, according to local newspaper the Globe and Mail.

EC moves to kick start Sepa direct debit scheme

EU authorities have called on banks to push ahead with plans to introduce a pan-European direct debit payments system, even if interchange fees are initially charged for cross-border transactions.

Visa reports m-payments schemes in Brazil and South Korea

Card network Visa is continuing its aggressive push into mobile payments by embarking on projects with banks and telcos in Brazil and South Korea.

London NFC trial shows customers want contactless m-payments

A pilot scheme that allows Londoners to use their mobile phones to pay for tube journeys and make small value purchases has been hailed as a success, with the majority of participants saying they are happy using the contactless system.

Chase teams with Visa on mobile coupon pilot

Chase Bank is teaming with Visa on a consumer pilot that will enable its credit and debit cardholders to receive merchant offers and discounts via SMS text message.

Visa teams with banks on alert system

Card network Visa is teaming with eight North American banks to pilot an automated alerting system that will notify cardholders of transaction activity via SMS text message and e-mail.

$10m spent on Visa cards on first day of Beijing games

Visa says international tourists visiting Beijing for the Olympics spent nearly US$10 million on Visa credit, debit and pre-paid cards on the opening day of the Games.

PayPal launches pre-paid card in UK

PayPal has launched a reloadable pre-paid Visa card for the UK market that can be used to pay for purchases in traditional retail stores as well as via the Internet.

MasterCard posts Q2 loss on American Express settlement

Shares in MasterCard slumped after the card network posted a $747 million loss for the second quarter due to a $1 billion charge relating to its antitrust settlement with American Express.