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Bank Technology News
July 2005
Glen Fest |
Data Losses: Cardsystems Takes A Bullet After Breach Visa and American Express bid adieu to the processor, unable to forgive the firm for the compromise of customer data and flouting association rules. Was that fair-and is anyone next in the firing line?   |
InternetNews
June 20, 2005
Clint Boulton |
MasterCard: 40M Credit Card Accounts Exposed Credit card companies said sensitive information, including names, banks and account numbers, for millions of accounts was exposed by Atlanta-based CardSystems Solutions. |
Entrepreneur
February 2007
Melissa Campanelli |
Pay It Safe Security standards might make you rethink your payment system. |
Bank Technology News
October 2005
Michael Dumiak |
Protecting Customer Data: Grappling With Lost Data, Broken Trust Data loss is an institution's worst nightmare. And with high profile cases like CardSystems, the largest players are playing damage control with customers-and facing the ire of Congress. |
Bank Technology News
December 2001
Maria Bruno |
Govt. Makes Antitrust Case Ruling For anyone wondering what a world with American Express and Discover bank cards would be like, your chance to find out might soon arrive... |
U.S. Banker
September 2007
John Bingham |
Data Breaches' Sophistication Prompt 'Digital Dozen' Standards Taking measures to prevent and deter data breaches is the best approach to avoiding the high cost of fraud. Collaborations among Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card and JCB created a common industry security requirement known as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. |
Bank Technology News
February 2009
Daniel Wolfe |
Another Processor Spills the Data Hackers have obtained payment card data from another processor, according to Visa Inc., though many of the details, including the name of the company, remain unclear. |
InternetNews
June 22, 2005
Tim Gray |
Fronting a Fix on Data Breaches Everyone's pointing fingers and looking for answers as the investigation into a recent leak of credit card accounts at CardSystems Solutions unfolds. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 9, 2007
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Visa and American Express Settle Legal Dispute A 2004 anti-trust suit brought against Visa, MasterCard and their member banks has been brought to a close, with Visa agreeing to pay rival American Express in a settlement totaling $2.25 billion. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
No Love for MasterCard Even though MasterCard's second-quarter earnings were actually quite good, investors couldn't look past the one-time, $1.65 billion pre-tax legal expense that nicked results. |
InternetNews
February 24, 2006
Roy Mark |
CardSystems Settles Data Breach Charges CardSystems settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission Thursday over what the FTC characterizes as the largest known compromise of financial data to date. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2009
Alex Goldman |
Heartland Hit With $12M Breach Tab The credit card payment processor is disputing fines from MasterCard and Visa, but the security breach turned what would have been a profitable quarter into a loss. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy. |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 21, 2007
Maria Bruno-Britz |
PCI Council and Visa See More PCI Compliance Merchants are complying with PCI Data Security Standards now more than ever. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Throwdown: Visa vs. MasterCard Both Visa and MasterCard have one thing in common that's few and far between these days: they're both great stocks with fantastic future prospects. but which one is the better investment? |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Sham Gad |
Visa's Big Deal The upcoming $19 billion IPO of Visa is kind of a big deal. In fact, if all goes as planned, it could be the largest IPO in U.S. history |
Bank Technology News
March 2009
Rebecca Sausner |
Heartland's Lonely Quest For Reform Heartland Payment Systems deals with perhaps the largest data breach ever. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2005
Rich Smith |
What Would Spitzer Do? If Congress doesn't move fast on identity theft, the nation's attorneys general just might. Investors must now beware a flurry of lawsuits being filed. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 30, 2004
Scott Thompson |
One Question For: Scott Thompson, Inovant How does Visa complete the complex updates of its global payment network without any system interruptions? |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa Powers Ahead ... But Is It Cheap? Visa is doing fantastic, no doubt about it. But how much longer can cash-strapped consumers keep charging up their credit cards, and is Visa a good investment today? |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010 |
An Investing Alternative to Visa and MasterCard The the investing thesis for Heartland Payment Systems is discussed. |
Bank Technology News
July 2004
Jeremy Quittner |
A Battle's Breaking Out Over Phishing Prevention As phishing and spoofing scams continue to rise on the Web, and identity theft becomes a primary concern for financial services institutions, some credit card issuers have begun experimenting with new card technology to combat the problem. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
This Is All You've Got, Visa? As consumers pull back, Visa's growth goes up in smoke. |
U.S. Banker
December 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
'I Didn't Do It' MasterCard and Visa are having a hard time fighting Internet and telephone fraud. The technology is there, but there's little incentive for all parties to cooperate. Above all, MasterCard and Visa are duking it out with each other... |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
AmEx Withdraws Cash From MasterCard American Express wins a settlement with MasterCard for as much as $1.8 billion, in one of the largest antitrust suits ever. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Credit Card Competition Coming The legal defeat for Visa and MasterCard is a victory for some other firms, such as American Express, and also for some card-issuers. As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa vs. Mastercard: Which Should You Buy? Now that investors have a gaggle of credit card providers to choose from, which, if any, are worth their money? |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Defies Logic It has been a while since there has been anything good to say about a finance company, but now there is: Visa had an incredible quarter. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Are Visa and MasterCard Really Under Attack? I wouldn't bet on it. These moats are still safe. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
John Keeling |
MasterCard Results Are Mixed. Now What? MasterCard had a mixed bag of earnings news, so is now a time to invest? |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Better Investment: Visa or MasterCard? Visa and MasterCard both reported full-year 2009 results last week. So let's weigh 'em in, unpack the numbers, and declare a winner. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 1, 2006
Larry Greenemeier |
Growth Can Be Risky Business Most banks are expecting healthy growth over the next few years on the strength of their retail banking operations, according to a recent study. But are banks focusing enough on the issue of data security? |
U.S. Banker
January 2005
Holly Sraeel |
MasterCard. Visa. Amex. Welcome to the Sandbox. Citibank's decision to issue Amex cards to its customers will force other large banks to follow suit -- exactly what MasterCard and Visa have been dreading. |
InternetNews
September 22, 2005
Roy Mark |
Roberts Vote Could Stall Data Privacy Law Judiciary Committee may vote today on mandating national breach disclosure law. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Still Signs of Life at Visa Credit card king Visa reported fourth-quarter earnings yesterday that met analyst expectations, more or less. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Is MasterCard a Buy? Take a look at the pros and cons of MasterCard. |
U.S. Banker
November 2001 |
Jubilant Chenault Banks seeking to exit the credit card business may get more for their portfolios as a result of the court decision that allows MasterCard and Visa members to link up with competing networks... |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Not Bad, Visa Visa is proving its ability to withstand this global recession and retrenchment in consumer spending far better than expected. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004
Dean Foust |
First Data: The Power Behind The Plastic After its merger with EFS, First Data's ownership of vast electronic-payment networks will provide it with a flow of fees the other rivals to MasterCard and Visa never had. |
InternetNews
April 19, 2005
Erin Joyce |
Policing Credit-Card Data -- On Demand Qualys rolls out new on demand vulnerability management platform and is certified to help online merchants evaluate the security of Web sites that store MasterCard account data as a deadline to secure data looms. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Has a Case of the Slows Consumers have slammed their wallets shut, and that could spell trouble for card processors. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Dave Mock |
A Big Upgrade for Visa After spending more than a year locked at a mediocre three-star rank, Visa has impressed enough top-performing members of the 165,000-strong Motley Fool CAPS community to climb up to four stars. |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Mara Der Hovanesian |
When The Bill Comes Due MasterCard's new IPO investors will have to pay the company's legal fees. |
Bank Technology News
November 2007
Anthony Malakian |
Strategic Alliances: Wells Teams With Discover For Merchant Payments Discover faces a fierce battle for merchant payments business from the likes of American Express. Wells Fargo is hungry to expand its merchant payment acceptance options. That makes a strategic alliance between the two firms a no brainer. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Ho Ho No for Visa and MasterCard Another victim of consumers' gloomy mood will be credit card processors Visa and MasterCard. Not only will they be stung by the inevitable drop-off in consumer spending, but what little spending is left might go to a relic form of payment that some may have forgotten even exists ... cash! |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Sell Visa. Now. Meeting future lofty expectations will likely result in less-than-awesome returns for Visa. |
