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Merchants and punters cry foul over Verified by VisaOpen in New Window
John Leyden of The Register writes about difficulties with Visa's new Verified by Visa as well as Mastercard's SecureCode. The programs are designed to provide extra safety measures and authentica read more »
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PayPal top-up card is titsupOpen in New Window
John Oates reports that Register readers are complaining that money added to their prepaid PayPal Visa cards on Wednesday has still not appeared on account balances. One reader stated that he was tol read more »
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Convergence for the smartphone and credit card is nearerOpen in New Window
"Visa is now readying two sets of credit card payment services on separate continents for users of Android and Nokia smartphones. And there may be more convergence to come around mobile payments in. read more »
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Visa, banks to test real-time fraud alertsOpen in New Window
Visa is launching a pilot security program, working with 8 banks to alert consumers via cell phone and e-mail immediately if a credit card transaction appears suspicious. read more »
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Net shoppers bullied into being Verified by VisaOpen in New Window
John Leyden writes, "The Verified by Visa system may be marketed as an optional opt-in system for internet shoppers, but some banks are forcing users to enrol after only three attempts to avoid it." read more »
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Free HTML Credit Card Images LogosOpen in New Window
Free credit card logos in HTML code for your website. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and Paypal image logos in html code to cut and paste to your website. animated .gif .jpeg images of read more »
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Google loses in H-1B lottery as Congress gets new visa pushOpen in New Window
Patrick Thibodeau reports that Google is upset over losing ninety bids for H-1B visas and Congress is pushing a new bill to allow anyone with an advanced degree and an outstanding job offer into the country. read more »
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Attracting High-Skilled Immigrant Workers and Our Anti-Immigrant Bias.Open in New Window
John Carroll takes on the hot topic of immigration in general, while specifically focusing on H1B Visas for high-tech workers. He argues that we are being far too isolationist for our own good. read more »
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