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Is the Global Talent Visa really helping the UK tech skills crisis?
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recruitment

Is the Global Talent Visa really helping the UK tech skills crisis?

As skills shortages hit many UK industries, from food to logistics, has the Global Talent Visa proved beneficial amid the rush for talent to bolster o…
10 Oct 2021
Visa to acquire cross-border payments expert Currencycloud
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Acquisition

Visa to acquire cross-border payments expert Currencycloud

Currencycloud lets users track foreign exchange transactions in real time
22 Jul 2021
How the UK’s immigration system failed tech talent during the pandemic
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Careers & training

How the UK’s immigration system failed tech talent during the pandemic

Although the government has published a new proposed brief for the future immigration system, the changes might be too little too late
4 Jan 2021
US demands social media details from visa applicants
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Policy & legislation

US demands social media details from visa applicants

Travellers must submit social handles as well as email addresses and phone numbers
3 Jun 2019
Applications for technology visas 'rise after Brexit'
News

Applications for technology visas 'rise after Brexit'

Record number of visa applications from non-EU tech workers received following EU referendum
28 Nov 2016
Visa unveils new contactless payment ring
Mobile

Visa unveils new contactless payment ring

New payment method will be trialed at the Rio Olympic Games 2016 by Visa-sponsored athletes
3 Jun 2016
Mastercard scraps passwords in online security drive
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Security

Mastercard scraps passwords in online security drive

Visa will also work with Mastercard to roll out an innovative way of securing online payments
14 Nov 2014
Apple teams with Amex, Mastercard & Visa
Mobile

Apple teams with Amex, Mastercard & Visa

iPhone 6 to introduce mobile payments
1 Sep 2014
iPhone 6 could bring Visa mobile payments
Visa
Mobile

iPhone 6 could bring Visa mobile payments

The iPhone 6 could bring Visa mobile payments to Apple users
5 Aug 2014
Visa to reap rewards of IBM-Monitise mobile cloud union
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cloud computing

Visa to reap rewards of IBM-Monitise mobile cloud union

Customers will benefit from introduction of speedy payment and transfer options using a range of mobile devices.
5 Sep 2013
Hacker comes clean over Visa-Mastercard data breach claims
Hackers
Security

Hacker comes clean over Visa-Mastercard data breach claims

Computer hacker claims leaked contact details came from banks, not credit card companies as first suggested.
19 Jun 2012
Visa and Mastercard at centre of alleged data breach
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Security

Visa and Mastercard at centre of alleged data breach

Hacker claims to have leaked firms' customer details.
18 Jun 2012
Mastercard drops Global Payments from PCI approved vendors
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Security

Mastercard drops Global Payments from PCI approved vendors

Credit card company follows Visa's lead by axing support for Global Payments over data breach.
4 May 2012
Visa drops Global Payments from PCI compliant list
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Security

Visa drops Global Payments from PCI compliant list

Visa has droped Global Payments from its PCI compliant list, following the exposure of 1.5 million credit card numbers.
3 Apr 2012
MWC 2012: Vodafone teams with Visa for NFC payments
mobile payments
Mobile

MWC 2012: Vodafone teams with Visa for NFC payments

The mobile operator's CEO announces the UK will be one of the first countries to benefit.
27 Feb 2012
Touch and go
Paying via a mobile
Mobile

Touch and go

NFC is already making its presence felt for payments. But could it have wider business uses, asks Paul Briden?
18 Jul 2011
Visa and MasterCard WikiLeaks donations reopened
WikiLeaks
public sector

Visa and MasterCard WikiLeaks donations reopened

Julian Assange will be happy to see Visa and MasterCard donations can now be made via WikiLeaks partner DataCell.
8 Jul 2011
Visa begins search for 12 IT apprentices
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public sector

Visa begins search for 12 IT apprentices

The payments giant is looking for a dozen candidates to work with on a three-year training and development programme.
18 Apr 2011
Samsung and Visa team up for NFC
Mobile payments
Mobile

Samsung and Visa team up for NFC

The handset manufacturer will add NFC payment functionality to its Olympic-themed mobile.
1 Apr 2011
Visa tech claims $1.5 billion fraud savings
Fraud
Security

Visa tech claims $1.5 billion fraud savings

Visa believes its updated fraud detection technology will provide some big returns.
7 Jan 2011
Week in Review: Xmas acquisitions, tablet talk and
Week in review
platform as a service (PaaS)

Week in Review: Xmas acquisitions, tablet talk and

This week, Google is just one tech giant to make acquisitions, whilst there has been plenty of tablet talk in the lead up to Christmas.
10 Dec 2010
DataCell launches legal action against Visa and MasterCard
Legal action
public sector

DataCell launches legal action against Visa and MasterCard

The credit card giants have no longer just got distributed denial of service attacks from WikiLeaks supporters to contend with.
9 Dec 2010
IBM IOD 2010: Visa heralded as BI innovator
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business intelligence (BI)

IBM IOD 2010: Visa heralded as BI innovator

IBM's annual Information on Demand Innovation award has been given to Visa.
27 Oct 2010