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Walmart Canada stops accepting Visa
Walmart Canada says it will no longer accept Visa cards after it failed to agree a deal with the card company. Fees applied to Visa card purchases “remain unacceptably high,” the company said in a statement – according to a report on the BBC. Customers will no longer be able to use the card in its [...]
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Visa Checkout introduces digital swipe for mobile commerce
Visa has launched a new feature for its online payment service, allowing users to authenticate a transaction by swiping an image of the card on the system. This service is best applicable for mobile commerce on smartphones. “Visa Checkout’s new interactive button is yet another way we are designing the future of online checkout and delivering on our promise to [...]
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Visa and MasterCard continue to grow at the expense of Visa Electron and Maestro
Visa and MasterCard brands collectively account for 86% of all European payment cards. Visa holds the largest share in Europe as a whole and in western Europe, while MasterCard has a larger share in central and eastern Europe (CEE). Migration to Visa and MasterCard will continue despite interchange regulation Visa Electron and Maestro are [...]
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MasterCard and Visa post strong earnings
Rival payment processors MasterCard and Visa both posted higher earnings than Wall Street expected as US customers increased card spending at the end of 2015, a period including the lucrative holiday shopping season. MasterCard reported profit of 79 cents a share on Friday, topping the 70-cent average of analysts’ projections, while Visa’s earnings of 69 cents a share, excluding some items, compared [...]
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United Bank of Africa launches Smartmoney with Visa
Visa, in partnership with United Bank of Africa (UBA) has announced the launch of SmartMoney, a new banking solution comprising a prepaid card and a mobile app for the African market. The partnership brings together Visa Inc’s trusted payments technology and SmartMoney’s mobile app experience to establish a millennial centric product proposition, for consumers who want [...]
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