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Giving Credit Where Credit Will Do: How the Banks Have Changed the Rules Halfway Through the Game

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Credit Cards, Consumer Debt, Bankruptcy, Bailout, Visa, Finance, Economy, Mastercard, Banks, Interest Rates, Money, Congress, Business News
Nelson Montana

The way it stands with credit card companies these days, you might be better off dealing with loan sharks. At least they'll warn you before breaking your legs. The banks sneak up behind you and do it.

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United States Needs to Rethink How It Treats International Guests

Gary Shapiro | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Orlando, Angela Merkel, Pakistan, International Olympic Committee, Gary Shapiro, 2016 Summer Olympics, Obama, Rio Olympics, Ces, Visa, Germany, Las Vegas, Consumer Electronics Show, Cea, China, Tarp, Business News
Gary Shapiro

We make our trade show a world-class event, but our nation's visa policies work against us in attracting the world to our country.

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Prepaid Debit Cards Hide Enormous Fees

nytimes.com | ANDREW MARTIN | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Prepaid Debit Cards, Mastercard, Micash, Visa, Consumer Federation of America, Green Dot, Business News

For many people who do not have bank accounts, or cannot get a credit card, the appeal is irresistible, making the reloadable cards among the consumer...

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ATM Skimming Identity Theft Reaches $1 Billion in Losses

Robert Siciliano | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Cybersecurity, Mastercard, Visa, Identity Theft, Atm, Atm Scams, Business News
Robert Siciliano

Skimming can occur in a few different ways. The most common is when a store clerk takes your card and runs it through a device that copies the information from the magnetic strip.

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U.S. War on Drugs Is Killing Mexico

Diane Francis | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Drug Trafficking, Tourism, Passport Requirements, Visa, Crime, Marijuana, Mexico, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Canada, Drugs, War on Drugs, Protectionism, Legalize Marijuana, World News
Diane Francis

The Three Amigos Summit which just ended -- U.S., Canada and Mexico -- is the private gathering of North America's dysfunctional family.

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Visa Quarterly Profit Jumps 73 Percent Amid Recession

AP | MARK JEWELL | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Credit Card Profits, Visa, Visa Quarterly Profit, VISA Credit Card, Visa Profit, Business News

BOSTON — Visa Inc. on Wednesday said its fiscal third-quarter profit jumped nearly 73 percent, as recent cost-cutting helped offset declining pa...

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7 Ways Credit Cards Can Rob You Blind

minyanville.com | Scott Reeves | Posted 08.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Credit Card Reform, Credit Card Rates, Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Bank of America, Credit Card, Credit Card Debt, Business News

It's difficult to rent a car or buy a plane ticket without a major credit card like Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), or American Express (AXP)....

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Immigration Detainee's Death Causes Controversy

The New York Times | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Immigration Death, America, Pakistan, 9/11, Immigration, Deportation, World Trade Center, Immigration Reform, Green Card, Visa, Prison, Jail, Immigrant, September 11th, Immigration Policy, Ahmad Tanveer, Politics News

When the 43-year-old man died in a New Jersey immigration jail in 2005, the very fact seemed to fall into a black hole. Although a fellow inmate scraw...

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Plastic Surgery

Ina Pinkney | Posted 06.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: American Express, Diners Club, Visa, Interchange Rates, Debit Cards, INA's, Banks, Discover, Mastercard, Credit Card Industry, Credit Card Fees, Chicago News
Ina Pinkney

I propose a new way of thinking about transactions that is based on paying cash as a bridge to connect human beings in relationships of service.

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Your Credit Card Company is Spying on You

Carine Fabius | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Mastercard, Banks, Obama, Credit Cards, Credit Card Debt, American Express, Visa, Credit Card Industry, Financial Crisis, Business News
Carine Fabius

Let's start using debit cards and cash as much as we can to help f*#@! the credit card companies.

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YouTube's Sells Exclusive "Click to Buy" Sponsorship to VISA

Daisy Whitney | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Youtube, Online Video, Visa, Online Advertising, Advertising, Monty Python, Media News
Daisy Whitney

As it continues to mine new advertising models, YouTube said VISA has currently bought out the new "click to buy" ad option on YouTube.

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Credit Card Summit: "Charge!"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business

Read More: American Express, Obama and Credit Cards, Bank of America, Credit Cards, Visa, Barney Frank, Bank and Credit Cards, Citibank, House of Representatives and Credit Cards, Bank Bailout, Mastercard, Barack Obama, House Financial Services Committee, Obama Administration, Business News
Rick Horowitz

Wasn't the government shoveling billions of dollars at these very same banks to help them? And to pick this moment to stick it to the people with higher interest rates, and lower credit limits, and hidden fees?

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Arthur Delaney

Smashing Pumpkins Sells Out For VISA Commercial (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Visa, Pumpkins Ad, Pumpkins Commercial, Smashing Pumpkins, Smashing Pumpkins Commercial, Politics News

In a 2004 Newsweek interview, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan said he turned down "heavy, heavy money" to license his band's hit song, "Today,...

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Visa's New Ad Campaign, AmEx Returns To Roots

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Visa is changing its "Life Takes Visa" advertising slogan. Its new $140 million ad campaign's slogan is "Mor...

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Credit Card Breach: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Customers Vulnerable

New York Times | ERIC DASH and BRAD STONE | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business

Read More: American Express, Credit Cards, Heartland Payment Systems, Visa, Discover Financial, Credit Card Breach, Discover, Mastercard, Business News

Heartland Payment Systems, a major payment processing company, disclosed a data breach on Monday that potentially exposed tens of millions of cred...

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Leading the New Political Evolution in Advertising

Danny Groner | Posted 12.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Paris Hilton, Oprah Winfrey, Center for Communication, Visa, Nike, Advertising, Ford, Pepsi, Barack Obama, Obama Media, Obama Ads, Media News
Danny Groner

Both the media and President-elect Obama's strategists have worked -- hopefully independently -- to transform the man into a brand

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Olympic Sponsors: For the Chinese, Winners and Losers

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Ge, Coca-Cola, Li Ning, Visa, Nike, Olympic Sponsorship, Beijing Olympics, Budweiser, Coke, Olympic Marketing, Yang Yuan Xiang, McDonald's, Business News, Adidas, Olympics, Anta, Business News
Tom Doctoroff

As the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing has come to a close, all eyes are on return on investment. Were the millions of dollars forked out by both international and local brands worth it?

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Visa's $17.9 Billion IPO Breaks Records

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Visa Inc, the world's largest credit card network, on Tuesday raised $17.9 billion in an initial public offering, the largest-ever U.S. IPO. San Fran...

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How The Press Failed Readers On The Changing Credit Card Industry

Columbia Journalism Review | Dean Starkman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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One of the paradoxes of the business press is that while everyone should read it, since we all live in the economy, not everyone does. In fact, most p...

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Visa's IPO: The Next Big Thing

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: MasterCard IPO, Biggest IPO, Kraft Food, AT&T, Sec, Largest IPO, Visa, Securities and Exchange Commission, Mastercard, Visa IPO, Initial Public Offering, Business News

On Monday, Visa announced that it was looking to raise $19 billion from its initial public offering (IPO), which would make it the largest in U.S. his...

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Visa IPO Could Be Largest in US History

AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Visa, Visa IPO, Biggest IPO, Biggest IPO Ever, American Express, Mastercard, Credit Cards, Credit Card IPOs, Business News

NEW YORK — Stocks are shaky, credit is tight, the economy may be tipping into a recession. Not the best of times to be going to the markets for ...

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Visa To Pay Amex $2.1 Bil To Settle Suit

AP | Michael Liedtke | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: American Express, AmEx, Credit Cards, Visa, Business News

Visa Inc. will pay American Express Co. up to $2.25 billion to settle a lawsuit alleging Visa illegally stifled competition to protect its position as...

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Healthcare Visa Gift Card Covers Co-Pays, Elective Surgery, Gym Memberships

Wall Street Journal | Kris Maher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Gift Cards, Visa, Healthcare Visa Gift Card, Highmark Inc, Holiday Gifts, Business News

Wondering what to give your aunt this Christmas? How about paying for her next trip to the chiropractor? Pittsburgh health insurer Highmark Inc. is s...

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