Visa USA has announced that US sales volume on Visa-branded credit, debit, prepaid and commercial cards increased 11.1 percent over the same period last year to $350.3 billion during the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2006.   » Continue Reading

Erica Sagon writes for The Arizona Republic that "gift cards are shedding their reputation as impersonal presents given by lazy shoppers in buyers' eyes, at least, with the help of some clever marketing techniques that make a gift card seem more exciting than a piece of plastic."

Dave Birch reports on news that "Visa's UK Board of Directors has announced the nationwide roll out of contactless payment cards across the UK, starting in London, by the end of 2007."