Vivendi Universal NewsNews on Vivendi Universal continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Visa upgrades payWave to EMV standard- July 7, 2008 Visa has announced new global specifications for its payWave platform based on based on the international EMV standard.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/visa-upgrades-paywave-to-emv-standard?fromrss=1 IPO Report: Newly public stock retreats as more companies yank offerings- July 6, 2008 U.S. issuance of initial public offerings cratered 69% in the first half of 2008 as a volatile stock market and credit fears prompted nearly five dozen companies to yank their plans to go public.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/ipo-report-newly-public-stock-retreats-as-more-companie... Visa Inc. Statement on Changes to U.S. Operating Regulations on...- July 5, 2008 Visa Inc. has revised its U.S. Operating Regulations to expand the conditions under which non-Visa debit transactions can be processed without PIN validation on Visa-branded debit cards, effective July 1, 2008.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/visa-inc-statement-on-changes-to-u-s-operating-regulati... Visa Updates Milestones for payWave Contactless Cards- July 4, 2008 Visa has announced "significant milestones in the adoption of Visa's contactless technology feature, Visa payWave , demonstrating continued global momentum for the technology around the world.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/visa-updates-milestones-for-paywave-contactless-cards?f... Visa re: Non-Visa Debit Transactions on Visa-Branded Cards- July 3, 2008 Visa Inc. has announced that it has "revised its U.S. Operating Regulations to expand the conditions under which non-Visa debit transactions can be processed without PIN validation on Visa-branded debit cards, ...http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/visa-re-non-visa-debit-transactions-on-visa-branded-car... Energy Recovery: Good IPO in a Sea of Losses- July 2, 2008 It's been a tough year for new issues as broad market indices log double digit losses and liquidity has been hard to find.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/energy-recovery-good-ipo-in-a-sea-of-losses?fromrss=1 Visa to reduce gas purchase fees- July 2, 2008 Electronic payments giant Visa Inc. is reducing fees charged for credit and debit card gasoline transactions, which it says can lower costs to oil companies, gasoline retailers and perhaps consumers.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/visa-to-reduce-gas-purchase-fees?fromrss=1 US Dept. of Justice Investigation Results in Visa Debit Rule Change- July 2, 2008 The US Department of Justice has announced that, as the result of a DOJ antitrust investigation, "Visa Inc.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/us-dept-of-justice-investigation-results-in-visa-debit-... Diageo-Pernod team locked in Seagram talks- July 1, 2008 Diageo and Pernod-Ricard were locked in eleventh-hour talks last night to try to complete their long-awaited deal to buy Seagram's spirits business from the company's new French owners, Vivendi Universal.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/diageo-pernod-team-locked-in-seagram-talks?fromrss=1 Media & Marketing: News Corp. Hunts Europe Pay TV Again- July 1, 2008 The last time News Corp. spent big getting into the European pay- television market, it lost billions of dollars.http://www.topix.net/com/v/2008/07/media-marketing-news-corp-hunts-europe-pay-tv-again?fro... |