Archive for March, 2008
Visa IPO is Alive and Trading
Visa Inc. shares rose a huge 28 percent in their stock market debut today following the biggest IPO in American history. Investors apparently bought into Visa’s vision of, as the Associated Press put it, “an accelerating shift to electronic payments [that] will enrich the world’s largest processor of credit and debit cards.”
In an initial public [...]
Visa’s IPO About to Happen at the Worst Possible Time
Among the year’s most highly touted and eagerly anticipated IPOs is certainly that of Visa. Since the credit card company filed for the IPO, investors around the world have been awaiting its debut – at least until yesterday.
Recent news from American Express that customers are encountering unexpected difficulty in paying back their loans, as well [...]
Paypal Buyers No Longer Need a Paypal Account
PayPal has announced a streamlining of its payment process that eliminates the requirement that buyer have a PayPal account. You can now “check out” via PayPal and enjoy the security benefits of the merchant store not knowing the details of your payment account. You can pay for your item without creating a long-term relationship with [...]