Latest VISA Canada Corporation Stories

Visa's free Plan'It Prom app helps parents and teens enjoy prom without overspending TORONTO, May 15, 2013 /CNW/ - As Canadian high school students gear up for prom season, Visa Canada is reminding parents and students that the prom should be about celebrating a milestone, not keeping up with the Joneses.  Recognizing that prom spending now represents a major expense for Canadian families with high school students, Visa launched a new free smartphone app today that helps...

Fraud Prevention Month survey finds young people oversharing, putting themselves at risk of payment card fraud TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2013 /CNW/ - A new survey released today by Visa Canada to mark the start of Fraud Prevention Month has uncovered a concerning trend among young people. A significant number of young Canadians who regularly post personal information on social network sites are putting themselves at unnecessary risk by mirroring similar oversharing behaviour offline...

Study Concludes that Debit and Credit Card Usage Boosted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Canada, and Global GDP by $983 Billion between 2008 and 2012. TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - The growth in the use of electronic payment products, such as credit and debit cards, added US$9.7 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Canada over the past four years, according to a study conducted for Visa by Moody's Analytics, a leading independent provider of economic forecasting....

Visa Infinite cardholders invited to indulge in exclusive dining experiences with some of Canada's most famous culinary personalities and establishments TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2013 /CNW/ - Returning for its seventh installment, the Visa Infinite Dining Series is showcasing another round of exclusive events with prominent chefs across Canada's urban centres. The much-anticipated Series invites Visa Infinite cardholders to get up close and personal with both established and emerging...

Visa's contactless technology now available at participating Tim Hortons restaurants TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Visa Canada and Tim Hortons invite cardholders to 'wave and go' when making purchases using Visa payWave, now available for use at participating Tim Hortons restaurants across the country. Tim Hortons guests can now pay faster for their coffee and Timbits using Visa's contactless technology, bringing cardholders another level of convenience and providing built-in...

Visa Canada survey reveals that among online shoppers 44 per cent of Canadians intend to take advantage of "Black Friday and Cyber Monday" online bargains - a 10 per cent increase from 2011 TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - As the holiday shopping season kicks off in the U.S., Canadians will be going online to hunt for cross-border shopping deals. A new survey conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of Visa Canada showed that nearly 44 per cent of Canadian online shoppers say they are...

Game release coincides with Financial Literacy Month and Credit Education Week Canada, reinforcing Visa's commitment to improving financial literacy TORONTO, Nov. 1, 2012 /CNW/ - In recognition of Financial Literacy Month in Canada, Visa Canada today launched Peter Pig's Money Counter, an online educational game designed to teach children aged 4-7 the value of money. Available for free on Visa's financial literacy Web site, Practical Money Skills, the game encourages players to...

TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2012 /CNW/ - Returning as a sponsor for the second year, Visa Canada is pleased to support Plan Canada's "Because I am a Girl" initiative with the distribution of financial educational tools and resources aimed at increasing financial literacy amongst girls across Canada. After Plan Canada's successful Because I am a Girl initiative in 2011 - created to help empower and educate Canadian girls, the United Nations declared October 11, 2012, the first ever...

Research by IHS identified travel and tourism, business impact and e-commerce as major drivers of electronic payments' positive influence on Canada's economic growth TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Electronic payments have driven almost one quarter - or $196 billion - of total Canadian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth over the past 25 years, according to a new study commissioned by Visa Canada from IHS, a leading global source of information and analytics. The economic...

Visa Canada offers cardholders exclusive online and in-person access as a major sponsor of the Festival TORONTO, Aug. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Visa Canada is inviting cardholders to 'Share the Spotlight' as a major sponsor of the 37(th) Toronto International Film Festival. With a variety of exclusive perks on site, priority access to tickets and a wealth of insider information at Visa.ca/Spotlight, Visa is giving cardholders access to the Festival like never before. "We are thrilled...