Visa articles

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  Iceland Supreme Court upholds Wikileaks win, orders Visa to process donations or face fines again

  By Sean Hollister on April 24, 2013 11:20 pm + 15 comments

  In December 2010, Visa, MasterCard and PayPal abruptly cut off donation payments to WikiLeaks, Continue reading…

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  Canada takes aim at Silicon Valley with new startup visa program

  By Amar Toor on April 1, 2013 11:08 am + 39 comments

  The Canadian government today officially launched its Start-Up Visa Program, as part of an ongoing Continue reading…

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  The knives come out: Mastercard will charge PayPal and Google for their mobile wallets (updated)

  By Dieter Bohn on March 20, 2013 07:32 pm + 79 comments

  Our long, slow slog towards ubiquitous mobile payments isn't getting any shorter, and today, Continue reading…

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  Foursquare expands 'Specials' discounts to Visa and MasterCard cardholders

  By Ellis Hamburger on February 26, 2013 12:03 am + 8 comments

  Two years ago, Foursquare launched a partnership with American Express that let cardholders check in Continue reading…

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  'Next generation' Samsung smartphones to ship with Visa NFC payment system

  By Dieter Bohn on February 25, 2013 10:55 am + 47 comments

  At an event today at MWC, Visa announced a partnership with Samsung that will result in its payWave Continue reading…

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  Google isn't teaming up with credit card companies to block pirates' funding, sources say

  By Adi Robertson on February 19, 2013 10:54 am + 16 comments

  Accusations of abetting piracy have plagued Google for years, whether because of illicit Android Continue reading…

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  Retailers in 40 US states authorized to charge extra for customers using credit cards

  By T.C. Sottek on January 29, 2013 02:19 pm + 133 comments

  An anti-trust settlement between merchants, credit card companies, and banks has cleared the way for Continue reading…

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  WikiLeaks re-opens donations under newly-formed Freedom of the Press Foundation

  By Joshua Kopstein on December 17, 2012 12:34 am + 17 comments

  After a two-year financial blockade that has all but strangled the whistleblowing organization, Continue reading…

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  Anonymous 'Operation Payback' hackers convicted for costly DDoS attacks

  By Kimber Streams on December 6, 2012 12:44 pm + 29 comments

  Four Anonymous hacktivists have been convicted of conspiracy for DDoS attacks that cost major banks Continue reading…

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  Google Wallet overhauled: support for major credit and debit cards, new remote-disable feature

  By Dante D'Orazio on August 1, 2012 01:48 pm + 161 comments

  Google Wallet has always been held back by two primary problems: a lack of devices that support the Continue reading…