Visa, Mastercard block Russian financial institutions after sanctions
U.S. payment card firms Visa Inc (V.N) and Mastercard Inc have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions from their network, complying with government sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
EXCLUSIVE U.S. trade official called India’s Mastercard ban ‘draconian’-emails
A senior U.S. trade official privately criticised India’s July decision to ban Mastercard Inc (MA.N) from issuing new cards, calling it a “draconian” move that caused “panic”, according to U.S. government emails seen by Reuters.
U.S. Justice Dept says tweaks to debit-card rule good for competition, consumers
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday threw its weight behind a proposed rule change that would require banks and other debit card issuers to provide multiple network options to merchants to route online purchases.
Visa gets vaccine boost as domestic spending back near pre-COVID levels
Visa Inc (V.N) beat estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, with domestic spending almost back to pre-pandemic levels and international travel on the road to recovery as rising vaccinations and reopening economies take effect.
Visa to buy Swedish fintech Tink for $2.2 billion
Visa Inc (V.N) said on Thursday it had agreed a 1.8 billion euro ($2.2 billion) takeover of European open banking platform Tink, months after it ditched a planned acquisition of the startup’s U.S. rival Plaid.
