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• Vivendi outbids Telefonica and wins GVT

  Strategy Eye - 2009-11-15

  Vivendi, the biggest entertainment group in Europe, has flouted analysts' predictions by outbidding Telefonica in a battle for Brazilian broadband operator GVT. Vivendi topped Telefonica's USD4bn bid by offering USD4.18bn. CEO of the French entertainment group, Jean-Bernard Levy, says the high bid is a reflection of "the exceptional quality...

  Tags: Telefonica S.A., Vivendi Universal, Advertising & Promotion, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Marketing, Networking, Editorial, Visa Inc.

• Winn-Dixie to Add Visa Prepaid Debit Card to Offering

  BNET - 2009-11-10

  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? nFinanSe, a Tampa-based financial services company and provider of stored value and prepaid cards, announced it plans to launch in December its new Visa reloadable prepaid debit card in Winn-Dixie Supermarkets here. The new Visa debit card will be sold at $3 and will not charge consumers...

  Tags: Visa Inc., Card, Debit Card

• MasterCard Q3 Profit Beats Estimates as Costs Fall

  Reuters - 2009-11-03

  By Juan LagorioNEW YORK (Reuters) - MasterCard Inc MA reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday as the world's second-largest credit card network aggressively trimmed marketing expenses and raised fees to banks, and consumers used their debit cards more.However, MasterCard anticipated marketing expenses will increase 20 percent in the fourth quarter,...

  Tags: Debit Card, Quarter, MasterCard International, Litigation, Financial Services, Marketing, MasterCard Inc., Visa Inc.

• Visa on way to all-PIN

  BNET - 2009-11-02

  Karen Dearne | November 03, 2009VISA is a step closer to ending the signature scrawl for retail purchases, with all new credit cards to contain a computer chip designed for use with a PIN for greater security from January.Visa general manager Chris Clark said the aim was to move entirely...

  Tags: Chip, Credit Card, Visa Inc., Card

• Visa renews Olympic Games sponsorship to 2020

  BNET - 2009-10-29

  Visa has announced that it will extend its Olympic Games sponsorship for the next eight years. The credit giant will retain the rights it has enjoyed since 1986 (12 Olympic Games), remaining the exclusive payment services sponsor and the only card accepted at the four Olympic Games that follow London...

  Tags: Visa Inc., Olympic Games

• Visa Incorporated F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-27

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Jason Kupferberg - UBS Securities. Jason Kupferberg - UBS Securities Nice to see the top-line upside here and we appreciate the initial look at fiscal 2011. Just a quick question and a follow-up. First of all, with regard to...

  Tags: U.S., Visa Inc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Pricing Strategy, UBS AG, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Seeking Alpha

• Visa Profit Beats Estimates

  ReutersUK - 2009-10-27

  By Juan LagorioNEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Visa Inc V posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, as consumers used their debit cards more, and the company raised prices, sending shares up 2.4 percent.The world's largest payment network also authorized a $1 billion (610 million pound) share repurchase plan, and said...

  Tags: Revenue, Visa Inc., Payment, Analyst, Volume, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Sales Channel

• Visa Q4 Profit Beats Estimates

  Reuters - 2009-10-27

  By Juan LagorioNEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc V posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, as consumers used their debit cards more, and the company raised prices, sending shares up 2.4 percent.The world's largest payment network also authorized a $1 billion share repurchase plan, and said the decline in payment...

  Tags: Revenue, Visa Inc., Payment, Analyst, Volume, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Sales Channel

• Visa Profit Beats Estimates

  BNET - 2009-10-27

  By Juan Lagorio NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc V posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, as consumers used their debit cards more, and the company raised its dividend and authorized a share repurchase plan, sending shares up 1 percent. Net income was $514 million, or 69 cents a share,...

  Tags: Earnings, class, Dividend, Visa Inc.

• Earnings Preview: Visa

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-27

  Visa V is expected to report Q4 earnings Tuesday, October 27 after the market close with a conference call scheduled for 5 pm ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of 72c on revenue of $1.78B. The consensus range is 67c-77c for EPS, and $1.62B-$1.84B for...

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