Read more Visa stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15644/visa.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:39:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57650/debit-cards-overtake-credit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has boosted the popularity of debit cards, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the last quarter of 2008, debit-card transactions processed by Visa were 50.4% of the company’s volume, surpassing credit cards for the first time. Rival MasterCard’s debit volume surged 13% last year as credit-card volume...http://www.newser.com/story/57650/debit-cards-overtake-credit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 8:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51624/visa-mastercard-warn-of-new-data-breach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMastercard and Visa have alerted financial institutions about another serious data breach at a payment processor, Wired reports. The breach, like the massive fraud unveiled at Heartland Payment Systems last month, is believed to have occurred through malicious software. The credit card issuers are refusing to name the processor involved...http://www.newser.com/story/51624/visa-mastercard-warn-of-new-data-breach.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 5:36:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41142/lenders-yank-credit-cards-as-economy-sours.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe flattening economy is putting the squeeze on credit card lending just when consumers can least afford it, the New York Times reports. Lenders are putting the brakes on new credit card offers and reining in lines of spending for existing holders, even those with good credit records. The flood...http://www.newser.com/story/41142/lenders-yank-credit-cards-as-economy-sours.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Oct 2008 4:33:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30873/mastercard-to-pay-amex-18b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMasterCard will pay American Express $1.8 billion in 12 quarterly installments, settling a lawsuit that claimed it had blocked banks from offering American Express cards to customers, the Wall Street Journal reports. American Express said the antitrust settlement would "help to lessen the impact of this weakening economic cycle....http://www.newser.com/story/30873/mastercard-to-pay-amex-18b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 8:51:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28751/stocks-rise-on-healthy-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe markets saw gains today as good economic data and a rally amid financial shares gave evidence that the nation may be moving past the current slump, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 52.19 points to close at 12,646.22, the Nasdaq gained 21.62 to...http://www.newser.com/story/28751/stocks-rise-on-healthy-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 May 2008 15:33:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21925/interest-soars-sky-high-in-visas-18b-ipo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVisa pulled in almost $18 billion in its initial public offering yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The credit card company's IPO was the biggest by far in US history and the second biggest ever. The $44-per-share price investors paid was $2 higher than the company's highest estimate, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/21925/interest-soars-sky-high-in-visas-18b-ipo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 8:43:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21831/supermarket-breach-exposes-4m-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA data security breach at Hannaford, an East Coast supermarket chain, has exposed the credit card information of 4.2 million customers and resulted in 1,800 cases of fraud so far, the Boston Globe reports. The breach, which went undetected for three months, is one of the largest ever,...http://www.newser.com/story/21831/supermarket-breach-exposes-4m-credit-cards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Mar 2008 9:20:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19991/visa-plans-17b-ipo-in-risky-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVisa is hoping to surpass rival MasterCard’s 2006 stock market debut with a $17 billion IPO that would be the largest in Wall Street history. The company today said it hopes to sell some 406 million shares for $37 to $42 each, reports the Wall Street Journal. The biggest previous...http://www.newser.com/story/19991/visa-plans-17b-ipo-in-risky-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Feb 2008 8:55:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11391/visa-heads-for-biggest-ipo-in-us-in-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVisa is moving ahead on a massive initial public stock offering expected early next year. Papers filed yesterday show that shares could be valued at $10 billion, which would make it the second-largest public offering in US history, the Wall Street Journal reports. The biggest is the $10.62 billion...http://www.newser.com/story/11391/visa-heads-for-biggest-ipo-in-us-in-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Nov 2007 12:18:28 CST