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Here we go again, the Visa USB Stick

Visa just doesn’t have an impressive track record as it pertains to security. It’s almost as if they are more focused on looking the part and adding integration costs to the end merchant and consumer than actually fixing the problem.
When Verified by Visa came out several years ago, Visa dedicated $100,000,000.00 to its advertising […]

29Dec2007 | Riley Poole | 2 comments | Continued
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The Visa IPO

Many people have asked: so when is Visa going public? While Visa would love to make it February, the reality is that it’s closer to early May, 2008. In light of MasterCard’s near 500% stock growth rate in 18 months and due to the fact that Visa is a much stronger name, rumors of its […]

29Dec2007 | Riley Poole | 2 comments | Continued
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Merchants maybe risking millions in fines while using Google Checkout

From time to time, major companies miss their PCI certification deadlines. It’s not uncommon and in fact it has been a problem that many major companies have faced. The certification process is daunting, expensive and time consuming and must be completed annually but with that said, what’s going on with Google?
Visa USA Inc. maintains a […]

29Dec2007 | Riley Poole | 7 comments | Continued
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Eight Predictions for 2008.

This will be my first predictions list, let’s see how many I get right. Sorry, this list isn’t for the weak at heart, you’ve been warned.
1) Google will suffer a major security breach.
Nearly 750,000 advertisers use their credit cards on Google accounting for nearly 3,000,000 unique credit card numbers. Millions more consumers use Google Checkout, […]

28Dec2007 | Riley Poole | 9 comments | Continued
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