Visa

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Period: 26 Feb 2008 - 13 Aug 2024

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Volkswagen Bank and Visa Europe embark on NFC iPhone case pilot

Volkswagen Bank and Visa Europe embark on NFC iPhone case pilot

Germany's Volkswagen Bank and Visa Europe are handing out plastic NFC-enabled iPhone cases to 500 customers for a contactless mobile payments trial.

NSA snooped on Visa/Swift networks - Der Spiegel

NSA snooped on Visa/Swift networks - Der Spiegel

The US National Security Agency allegedly tapped in to credit card and bank-to-bank transactions crossing the Visa and Swift networks as part of its global intelligence gathering operations, according to documents passed to Der Spiegel by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Vodafone NFC m-payments service to make global debut in Spain

Vodafone NFC m-payments service to make global debut in Spain

SmartPass, the mobile contactless payments service developed by telco giant Vodafone with Visa will make its debut in Spain by the end of year ahead of a wider rollout.

Visa shuffles digital payments management team

Visa shuffles digital payments management team

Visa has confirmed a shake-up at its digital payments executive team but rejected reports that mobile chief Bill Gajda has been forced out.

Telefónica trials NFC mPOS system in Czech Republic

Telefónica trials NFC mPOS system in Czech Republic

Telco Telefónica is set to pilot an app and card reader-based mobile point-of-sale system that supports NFC payments in the Czech Republic.

Visa Europe names Nicolas Huss CEO

Visa Europe names Nicolas Huss CEO

Visa Europe has appointed Apollo Group's Nicolas Huss as its next president and CEO, replacing Peter Ayliffe.

Visa and MasterCard agree US chip tech licensing deal to ease EMV migration

Visa and MasterCard agree US chip tech licensing deal to ease EMV migration

MasterCard and Visa have agreed to license their respective common US debit technologies to each other to help ease the migration from mag-stripe to EMV chip cards.

UK retailers open new front in interchange fee row

UK retailers open new front in interchange fee row

The UK looks set to be the next battleground in the ongoing legal skirmishes between retailers and card schemes, as a host of merchants file suit in London against Visa over interchange fees.

Visa hails Slovakia as a 'hero' market for contactless technology

Visa hails Slovakia as a 'hero' market for contactless technology

Visa Europe has chosen Slovakia as a showcase market for the adoption of contactless technology, with 1.43 million cards in circulation recording one million contactless transactions per month.

EU to face payments shake-up as Commission proposes caps on card fees and new regulations

EU to face payments shake-up as Commission proposes caps on card fees and new regulations

The European Commission has publicly confirmed plans for a new Directive on payment services across the EU, and proposals to cap interchange fees for domestic card-based transactions.

Visa/Monitise joint venture in India signs up Icici Bank

Visa/Monitise joint venture in India signs up Icici Bank

India's Icici Bank is to use technology from Movida, the mobile payments joint venture between Visa and Monitise, to provide customers with a new way to recharge their phones and pay bills from their handsets.

Payment apps need to be secure and 'easy to use'

Payment apps need to be secure and 'easy to use'

Sandra Alzetta, head of mobile business unit, Visa Europe discusses the key to successful banking apps and the future of NFC for payments.

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