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• MasterCard SecureCode service impacted in attacks over WikiLeaks

  The attacks against MasterCard by WikiLeaks supporters that knocked the credit card company's Web site offline today may have caused more problems than previously thought.

• Anonymous takes down Visa.com in WikiLeaks protest

  A loosely organized group of Internet hacktivists took down Visa's website Wednesday, after organizing a similar attack on MasterCard.

• Immigration Department moves to electronic visa processing

  The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is considering a move to electronic only visa and citizenship applications.

• Boost your geek cred with the Linux credit card (really)

  What is the coolest thing for a Linux fan to carry in their pocket? Why, the new Linux Tux credit card! The Linux Foundation teamed up with UMB Bank and CardPartner Inc. to create the Linux-branded Visa card. It's pretty much your typical credit card, except that, by applying for the card, you are also helping to promote Linux.

• Meeting the new PCI wireless requirements

  Beginning Sept. 30, Visa will require merchants and related businesses to conduct wireless security scans to prove compliance with version 1.2 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) which is designed to safeguard cardholder data from wireless threats.

• Global Brands Snap Up .co Domain Names

  Originally, .co was just the Internet country code for Colombia. But now it's becoming a popular top-level domain for major global brands such as BMW, Canon, Honda, Nike, Nokia, Pfizer, Sony and Visa.

• Federal election delays visa, immigration changes

  The Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC) plan to complete its transformational change under the Systems for People program has been delayed due to the Federal election on 21 August.

• Visa's payclick takes on PayPal for micropayments

  Credit card giant Visa has entered the micropayment processing space with payclick, a pre-paid hosted service aimed at teenagers purchasing online line content such as music and games.

• IPhone mobile payments trial to begin soon

  Visa expects soon to begin trials of contactless payments system for Apple's iPhone, using a special case for the phone developed by DeviceFidelity.

• Visa fraud alert puts banks, payment processors on guard

  Visa Inc. last week sent a fraud alert to banks and payment processors warning them to look out for a "large batch settlement fraud scheme" involving a merchant account in East Europe.

• Australian company achieves PCI DSS certification

  The burden of payment card industry (PCI) compliance is costing Australian companies thousands of dollars each month as organizations struggle to meet the stringent requirements of the data security standard known as PCI DSS.

• Visa pilots new payment card security initiatives

  Acknowledging the need for controls that go beyond those offered by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, a senior Visa executive Thursday described two new initiatives to reduce payment card fraud being tested by the company.

• Visa: Post-breach criticism of PCI standard misplaced

  Visa's top risk management executive Thursday dismissed what she described as "recent rumblings" about the possible demise of the PCI data security rules as "premature" and "dangerous" to long-term efforts to ensure that credit and debit card data is secure.

• Telstra, NAB see success with mobile commerce trial

  A three-month trial of mobile phone commerce technology by Telstra, the National Australia Bank and Visa has been hailed as a success with all three parties looking to deploy the technology extensively.

• Visa to develop applications for Android, Nokia phones

  Visa wants to become a part of your mobile phone, working with Nokia on realizing mobile payments and also announcing services for Google's Android platform.