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Visa Debit – the payment card for today’s world
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 2:46 pm | Visa
With 1.4 million1 New Zealanders regularly shopping online, the launch of Visa Debit provides a responsible and convenient new way to pay. A Visa Debit card enables consumers to pay for goods and services using their own money wherever EFTPOS is accepted, ... More >>
Wellington act wins Muso Challenge Scholarship
Monday, 6 April 2009, 2:50 pm | Visa
Visa Entertainment and MySpace have announced Tony Wilson as the winner of the second Visa Entertainment Muso Challenge Scholarship, established to help local musicians break into the New Zealand music scene. More >>
Simon and Garfunkel tour kicks off in Auckland
Friday, 3 April 2009, 9:39 am | Visa
Auckland, New Zealand 3 April 2009 – Simon and Garfunkel are headed to Auckland for the first show of their much anticipated ‘Old Friends’ tour of New Zealand and Australia and local Visa debit, credit and prepaid cardholders can snap up advanced ... More >>
Shop Online Safely this Christmas
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 4:42 pm | Visa
With more New Zealanders choosing to do their Christmas shopping online [Nielsen Global Online Survey, February 2008 ], Visa is urging cardholders not to be complacent with card security this Christmas. More >>
Special presale for COLDPLAY’s Viva La Vida Tour
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 3:54 pm | Visa
Local Visa debit, credit and prepaid cardholders can snap up advanced tickets to the New Zealand leg of COLDPLAY’s Viva La Vida tour, to be held at Vector Arena in Auckland next year in March. More >>
Visa Sets Global PCI DSS Deadlines
Tuesday, 11 November 2008, 4:03 pm | Visa
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced global mandates for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), creating a consistent framework for compliance among merchants, service providers and their agents. More >>
Scholarship for budding songwriters
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 2:02 pm | Visa
Auckland, New Zealand, 9 October 2008 – Visa Entertainment has launched a scholarship program for up and coming Kiwi musicians to help them break into the New Zealand music scene. More >>
Chance to Meet LA Galaxy, Oceania All Star Players
Monday, 22 September 2008, 10:00 am | Visa
From today Visa cardholders have the chance to snap up advanced tickets to see some of the most famous names in football take to the field in the LA Galaxy vs Oceania All Stars match, before public ticket sales commence on Wednesday 24 September. More >>
Visa Congratulates Team Visa Athlete Valerie Vili
Monday, 18 August 2008, 2:03 pm | Visa
Congratulations to Team Visa athlete Valerie Vili on her exceptional performance yesterday in the shotput finals; this achievement exemplifies the Faster, Higher, Stronger spirit of the Olympic Games, and the entire Visa team is proud of this accomplishment. More >>
Visa takes more than 2100 fans to Beijing for less
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 4:10 pm | Visa
Australian, New Zealand, Korean and Japanese Visa cardholders are among the first of an expected 6000 Visa guests at the Games More >>
Battle of the Sexes Heats Up Over Olympic Games
Monday, 4 August 2008, 5:01 pm | Visa
Some of the toughest competitions during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games may be at home over the television remote control, according to a Visa survey which shows a divergence between men’s and women’s interests in Olympic sports. More >>
Vili to Take on Kiwi Kids’ Shot Put Invention
Tuesday, 22 July 2008, 11:44 am | Visa
Visa is giving Kiwi kids the chance to pit their brains against Valerie Vili’s brawn by designing a machine that can out-throw Valerie – Visa’s Olympic ambassador for New Zealand and world champion shot putter. More >>
Kiwi Olympian’s grandson wins own Games experience
Friday, 27 June 2008, 12:09 am | Visa
A Wellington man will realize his dream of witnessing first hand the Olympic Games, 80 years after his grandfather represented New Zealand in javelin, courtesy of Visa and Bank of New Zealand. More >>
Olympic Games outranks rugby and cricket
Monday, 23 June 2008, 10:08 am | Visa
With the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games less than two months away, Visa survey finds Games’ spirit and interest high across New Zealand More >>
Overseas visitors spending more on Visa
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 2:03 pm | Visa
Auckland, 17 October 2007 – International visitors to New Zealand spent a total of NZ$6.4 billon in 2006 with more than one third of that being paid for on Visa cards,according to Visa International’s 2006 tourism report 1 . More >>
Three quarters of Kiwis say they now shop online
Monday, 8 October 2007, 3:22 pm | Visa
Auckland, 8 October 2007 – New Zealanders have embraced the internet as an online marketplace with 76 percent of Kiwis confirming they shop online, according to research1 released today by Visa International. More >>
Swap Your Sofa For Seats At The RWC 2007
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 4:45 pm | Visa
You could be off to Paris with a Rugby World Cup 2007 experience money CAN buy: Kiwis have been given one of the last opportunities to secure seats at the Rugby World Cup 2007 Semi Finals through a charity auction on the Trade Me website. More >>
Visa backs Valerie Vili’s quest for gold
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 10:40 am | Visa
Auckland, 27 August 2007 – Fresh from winning gold for shot put at the World Championships in Osaka with a final 20.54m throw, top Olympic medal contender Valerie Vili has been named Visa’s New Zealand ambassador for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. More >>
Silverchair and Powderfinger Presales
Monday, 23 July 2007, 10:43 am | Visa
Visa cardholders can be among the first to buy tickets to one of the biggest rock music events to hit New Zealand this year, as Silverchair and Powderfinger get set to come to town for their Across the Great Divide tour. More >>
Snow Patrol Return to NZ for an Encore Performance
Monday, 16 July 2007, 10:02 am | Visa
Snow Patrol are returning to New Zealand for an encore performance of their sell out show earlier this year and Visa Entertainment is the gateway to pre-sale tickets. More >>