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Spending In Tsunami Affected Countries Resilient
Tuesday, 1 February 2005, 12:56 am | Visa
Spending in tsunami-affected countries by international Visa cardholders increased 16 percent over the first four weeks following 26 December compared with the same period last year, indicating that visitors to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, ... More >>
Visa Intl. Supports Tourism Scholarship Programme
Friday, 21 January 2005, 3:39 pm | Visa
January 20 2005 - Seven tourism research students have been announced today under a new tourism industry scholarship initiative funded by The Ministry of Tourism and Visa International. The research will give the industry the enhanced information ... More >>
Visa International Projects NZ$210 Billion in 04
Tuesday, 18 January 2005, 12:39 am | Visa
Visa International Projects NZ$210 Billion in 2004 Global E-commerce Sales New Zealand e-commerce sales volume expected to exceed NZ$400 million More >>
New Appointment Visa International
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 10:50 am | Visa
Visa International today announced the appointment of Mr. Andrew Woodward as Director of Corporate Communications, Australia & New Zealand. More >>
Kiwis In Control Of Spending As Christmas Approach
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 12:59 am | Visa
Four out of five New Zealanders feel they are in control of their Christmas spending and do not expect to overspend this year, according to the results of UMR Research survey commissioned by VISA International. More >>
Visa Targets NZ Youth With Money Skills Website
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 4:27 pm | Visa
Visa International has launched a new website, www.mymoneyskills.co.nz, to help educate New Zealand's young consumers about the importance of managing money and using credit cards wisely. More >>
Tourists Spend $2.2b on Visa Cards in NZ
Monday, 20 September 2004, 9:57 am | Visa
A new report from Visa International shows that international tourists spent more than $2.2 billion in New Zealand during 2003 on their Visa Cards - nearly 30 percent of all tourist purchases for the year. More >>
New Appointment Release
Monday, 13 September 2004, 3:05 pm | Visa
VISA International is pleased to announce the appointment of three new staff members to further strengthen its commitment to New Zealand. More >>
Sporting Heroes Win Olympic Selection
Wednesday, 14 July 2004, 7:44 pm | Visa
A legend of New Zealand athletics has been picked to join two "unsung heroes" of sport at next month's Olympic Games in Athens as winners of a nationwide search by New Zealand Olympic team sponsor, VISA, to find New Zealand's true sporting heroes. More >>
Unsung Sporting Heroes 'Race' To The Line
Friday, 25 June 2004, 11:20 am | Visa
With just one week to go in the search for the nation's most deserving sports volunteers, Kiwis are racing to ensure their unsung heroes get the recognition they deserve in the quest run by New Zealand Olympic team sponsor Visa. More >>
New Zealanders Nominate Sporting Heros
Monday, 7 June 2004, 9:37 pm | Visa
Nominations for New Zealand's unsung sporting heroes are pouring in from one end of the country to the other in a nationwide search by New Zealand Olympic team sponsor Visa. More >>
Visa Launches Account Information Security Program
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 10:25 am | Visa
Visa International today launched a programme to protect all Visa cardholder account and transaction information by preventing unauthorized disclosure or modification of the data. Visa’s Account Information Security (AIS) programme is designed for ... More >>
Visa Spending Rises To US$275 Billion In Asia/Pac
Tuesday, 13 April 2004, 8:54 am | Visa
Investment in emerging markets drives retail sales volume up 8.6 percent to new record high More >>
Visa launches new channel to fight online fraud
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 5:18 pm | Visa
March 30, 2004: As part of the ongoing drive to identify and shut down fraudulent email and spoof websites, Visa International has set up an alert channel for its 6 million cardholders in Australia to report suspicious online communication which ... More >>
Last Week For Visa Champions of Rugby Nominations
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 11:11 pm | Visa
August 20, Wellington: Less than a week remains to nominate unsung heroes of New Zealand rugby for the last five places on Visa’s Champions of Rugby Team to go to the Rugby World Cup 2003 semi-finals in Sydney. Visa is a major sponsor of the Cup ... More >>
Visa Unsung Heroes Champions of Rugby
Monday, 18 August 2003, 11:17 am | Visa
Wellington, August 18 - Visa has selected another five unsung heroes of New Zealand rugby for Visa’s Champions of Rugby team to travel to Sydney for the Rugby World Cup 2003 semi-finals in November. They come from Middlemarch in Central Otago, Auckland ... More >>
Zinzan Searches For Champion Nz Rugby Supporters
Monday, 19 May 2003, 1:41 pm | Visa
May 19, 03 - Zinzan Brooke and Visa International have kicked off a nationwide search for the 15 most worthy supporters of rugby in New Zealand. The fifteen chosen, along with those who nominate them, will receive tickets, travel and accommodation for ... More >>
Tourist Spending on Visa Cards Grows 30%
Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 3:49 pm | Visa
Feb 11, 03 – Tourists visiting New Zealand spent US$865 million on their Visa payment cards in New Zealand in 2002 - an increase of almost 30 percent over 2001, Visa International announced today. Visitors from the United Kingdom Australia and the United States ... More >>
Avoid fraud this Christmas with tips from Visa
Friday, 6 December 2002, 9:27 am | Visa
With the silly season at our doorstep, Ian McKindley, New Zealand/Australia Risk Manager for Visa International, says it is very important for credit cardholders and merchants to be wary of fraud over this period. More >>