Visa Rises on International Success In the company’s first quarter, Visa beat expectations and raised guidance, but it was its overseas triumphs that stood out the most. When Visa Inc (NYSE:V) reported its earnings late last month, shares popped on the news, and even the payment...
What Europe’s Tough New Data Law Means for You, and the Internet LONDON — In a couple of weeks, Europe will introduce some of the toughest online privacy rules in the world. The changes are aimed at giving internet users more control over what’s collected and shared about them, and they...
Airlines to launch payments system to rival credit card groups A frontal assault on credit card companies is being launched by the global airline industry and Deutsche Bank with a new electronic real-time payment system for plane tickets that seeks to save carriers billions of euros in...
Instagram quietly launches payments for commerce Get ready to shop the ‘Gram. Instagram just stealthily added a native payments feature to its app for some users. It lets you register a debit or credit card as part of a profile, set up a security pin, then start buying things without ever...
Mastercard Profit Boosted by Card Customers Traveling Abroad Mastercard Inc. was a hit with tourists last quarter. Customers spent more with the firm’s plastic when they traveled abroad in the first three months of the year, aided by a weakening U.S. dollar. Cross-border volume on...
