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Photos: Visa predicts the future of paying
Photo Visa Europe was out in force at the Cartes and IDentification show in Paris earlier this month, showing off its latest payment gadgets. This is one of Visa's pre-loaded payment cards for children. Photo... [10 Nov 2008]
Visa demos the credit card with its very own PIN pad
News Credit card company Visa showcased its latest developments in payment technology alongside announcements on field trials and payment services upgrades at the Cartes and IDentification Show in Paris last week. [10 Nov 2008]
Visa and MasterCard accounts hacked
News Millions of credit card accounts belonging to Visa and MasterCard customers have been exposed by a hacker who broke into the systems of a third party company which provides processing services to merchants. [18 Feb 2003]
Visa's online security sets WorldPay in motion
News Online payment provider WorldPay has become the first company to use Visa International's Visa 3-D Secure technology on a global scale. Visa 3-D Secure is designed to reduce the risk of... [20 Sep 2001]
Visa and MasterCard to clear up links with data loss firm
News A judge has asked MasterCard and Visa to disclose details about their relationship with CardSystems Solutions, the payment processor that was the subject of a high-profile data security breach. CardSystems, MasterCard,... [28 Sep 2005]
Visa offers support to e-tailers
News Credit card company Visa International is taking on liability for internet fraud using its Visa cardholder-authentication program. The same guarantees afforded to high street retailers will also be... [11 Sep 2001]
Visa to spend $200m fighting fraud
News Credit card giant Visa is to spend $200m on what it calls 'anti-fraud measures', as criminal activity online continues to rise. John Coghlan, Visa CEO, has also called for tougher laws to combat credit... [07 Oct 2005]
Visa: Beware retail software that stockpiles PINs
News A popular software that retailers use to control debit-card transactions may inadvertently store sensitive customer information, including PIN codes, according to Visa. Two versions of cash-register software made by... [20 Mar 2006]
Visa backs European smartcard standard
News Visa is set to push forward a European standard for electronic purse applications. A spokesman for rival Mondex attacked Visa for being arrogant enough to assume the standard will be taken on globally. [01 Jul 1998]
Visa launches mobile payments platform
News Visa has launched a mobile platform that it says will "lay the foundation" for commercial deployment of contactless mobile payments and near-field communications (NFC) services around the world. Patrick Gauthier, senior... [10 Jan 2007]
Visa primes dotMobi for contactless m-payments
News Visa International has invested a seven-figure sum in dotMobi, the industry group behind the mobile domain name. Although the exact size of the investment has not been disclosed, it has secured Visa a... [29 Mar 2007]
Visa puts weight behind smartcard firm
News Visa yesterday gave its backing to a Belgian smartcard technology - Proton - with a view to making it the global standard for electronic purse schemes. Visa is developing Common Electronic Purse... [30 Jul 1998]
Visa's smartcard plan is as sharp as a PIN
News More secure and quicker electronic transactions - that's the promise being made by Visa of a retail smartcard initiative, unveiled at the CarteS 2001 show in Paris today. Visa has worked with Retail... [23 Oct 2001]
Visa to trial 'tap and go' debit cards in London
News Visa is to trial contactless debit cards in London this autumn that will allow shoppers to pay for low-value goods by simply touching their card against an electronic reader. Visa is planning on using... [26 Jun 2006]
Visa to launch 'wave and pay' cards in UK
News Visa is planning to introduce contactless 'wave and pay' debit cards to replace low-value cash transactions across the UK by the end of next year. Visa claims this will make transactions quicker and... [24 Nov 2006]
