No more signatures. Visa said Jan. 12 in a blog post that it is making the signature an option — and no longer a requirement — for EMV chip-enabled merchants across North America. That shift, for contact or contactless chip card payments, goes into effect in...
Visa, the payments company, has terminated its relationship with WaveCrest, a cryptocurrency card provider. Citing an email from WaveCrest, CNBC reported the company said it has been forced to close all Visa cards, which left thousands of people with declined transactions and worries about how...
BigCommerce, the cloud eCommerce platform, and Visa, the payments company, announced news on Wednesday (Dec. 20) of a new partnership in which Visa Checkout is coming to BigCommerce merchants. In a press release, the companies said more than 55,000 small- and mid-sized retailers can now...
Visa, the payments company, revealed Monday (Dec. 18) in an infographic that counterfeit fraud is down in the U.S. at merchants that are using chip-enabled cards. According to the Visa press release, counterfeit fraud at U.S. chip-enabled merchants was down 66 percent in June of...
Visa, the payments company, found in a new survey that consumers in America are interested in biometrics technology because of its convenience. In a press release on Thursday (Dec. 14), Visa said, based on a survey of 1,000 Americans, that biometric authentications — including fingerprint scanners, facial and...
At the dawn of the new millennium, consumers had only a few payment methods to choose from – cash, check or cards – and only a small fraction used them anywhere other than a brick-and-mortar storefront. Back then, authenticating the consumer was mostly what happened...
“It’s everywhere you want to be.” As corporate mottos go, Visa has a good one. It’s short, it’s easy to remember and it makes Visa’s essential point about its most useful feature: No matter where you go, no matter what you want to do, if...
Visa, the payments company, announced Wednesday (Nov. 15) that it is enabling bank-to-bank test transactions with a handful of partners, including Commerce Bank in the U.S., Shinhan Bank in South Korea, Union Bank of the Philippines and United Overseas Bank in Singapore. In a press...
In an effort to get more travelers to use a debit, credit or prepaid card when commuting, Visa announced news of the launch of its Visa Global Transit Solutions on Monday (Nov. 13). In a press release, Visa said the new program is targeted at...
