Visa Inc.

Citing a desire to remain competitive and drive issuer participation and innovation in its network, Visa Inc. in April increased the interchange rate it applies to purchases switched through its Interlink PIN-debit electronic funds transfer network.

Last Friday’s opening event for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, garnered $5.2 million in total spending on Visa credit, debit and prepaid cards, a 46% increase from $3.57 million the same day a year earlier, event sponsor Visa Inc. says.

As issuers mail out contactless credit and debit cards by the millions, it is not clear how often they are being used.

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BROOKFIELD, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, now offers the new vertical-format Visa card - an innovative design option that displays all card information vertically rather than horizontally. This breakthrough look captures cardholder interest and provides a new way to showcase an issuer's logo.

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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and SHPS, Inc. today announced the renewal of a collaborative agreement which pairs the world's largest electronic payments network with one of the nation's largest providers of account-based, consumer-driven healthcare solutions. Under terms of the renewal, Visa remains the preferred payment brand for employee benefit card programs administered by SHPS, which serves large and mid-sized employers, health insurance carriers, and government agencies.

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SAN FRANCISCO & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Visa (NYSE:V), the leading global payments technology company, today announced the North American rollout of transaction alerts, which allow issuers to provide near real-time1 alerts to Visa account holders throughout the U.S. and Canada. The service enables consumers to better manage and track their spending while providing them with an early warning system for potential fraudulent activities.

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PARIS, Cartes & IDentification 2009, November 16, 2009 - Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that its Wymix® PIN Pad has received Visa® payWave certification. The Wymix with built-in contactless antenna can be used to process payments made by contactless cards as well as NFC-enabled mobile handsets. The contactless Wymix PIN Pad is deployed with major French retailers.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, British Airways and Chase Card Services unveiled an enhanced rewards program for the British Airways Visa Signature card. Cardmembers will earn more miles for every dollar they spend. The unrivalled benefits include a 25 percent increase in the number of BA miles earned and a companion redemption voucher for a trans-Atlantic flight, awarded to cardmembers who spend $30,000 per calendar year. In addition, new cardmembers will receive a bonus 100,000 BA Miles. This enhanced card proposition is managed by The Mileage Company, operators of British Airways BA Miles rewards, in partnership with Chase Card Services.

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