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Payments experts weigh in on Visa’s IPO - Part II

By mfox • Apr 22nd, 2008

Taken from the Green Sheet 
San Francisco-based Visa Inc. debuted March 19, 2008, on the New York Stock Exchange, offering an initial 406 million shares at $59.50 each. It was the largest IPO in U.S. history. We wanted input from industry experts on this event, so we asked our Advisory Board the following questions just before the […]



Changes Ahead For Interchange?

By mfox • Apr 7th, 2008

By Tim Kridel
ISOs can count on continuing uncertainty as the battle rages over interchange rates. No one knows when the National Retail Federation and the card brands will resolve their differences or how that resolution might affect ISOs and agents. Meanwhile, most merchants know little and care less about how the card brands set interchange […]



PCI Compliancy

By mfox • Mar 28th, 2008

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E-Commerce Guidelines

By mfox • Mar 28th, 2008

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