V.I.S.A. controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Visa and Mastercard agree to $167.5 million class-action settlement over ATM fees
Settlement
Visa and Mastercard agreed to pay a total of $167.5 million to settle the class-action lawsuit Burke v. Visa Inc., et al. The plaintiffs alleged the payment networks violated federal and state antitrust laws by prohibiting independent ATM operators from lowering withdrawal fees and forcing cardholders to pay higher ATM access fees, which the suit called a "price fixing scheme across all ATMs." Consumers charged unreimbursed non-bank ATM fees between Oct. 24, 2007 and Aug. 14, 2026 may file claims by Feb. 10, 2027, with the final approval hearing scheduled for Feb. 17, 2027.
Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a total of $167.5 million (approximately $88.8 million from Visa and $78.7 million from Mastercard) to settle the class-action lawsuit Burke v. Visa Inc., et al., in which plaintiffs alleged the payment networks violated federal and state antitrust laws by prohibiting independent ATM operators from lowering withdrawal fees and forcing cardholders to pay higher ATM access fees, which the suit called a 'price fixing scheme across all ATMs.' Consumers charged unreimbursed non-bank ATM fees between Oct. 24, 2007 and Aug. 14, 2026 may file claims by Feb. 10, 2027, with the final approval hearing scheduled for Feb. 17, 2027.
Company response
Refund or compensation — Visa
The two networks have agreed to pay $167.5 million in total, approximately $88.8 million from Visa and $78.7 million from Mastercard.
Refund or compensation — Mastercard
The two networks have agreed to pay $167.5 million in total, approximately $88.8 million from Visa and $78.7 million from Mastercard.
Source excerpt
The result, the suit claimed , amounted to a "price fixing scheme across all ATMs."
Plaintiffs in Burke v. Visa Inc., et al., alleged that the payment networks violated federal and state antitrust laws by forcing cardholders to pay higher ATM access fees than they otherwise would have.
The two networks have agreed to pay $167.5 million in total, approximately $88.8 million from Visa and $78.7 million from Mastercard.
2021
US lawmakers condemn Beijing Olympics sponsors
Public backlash
A bipartisan US congressional group condemned US companies sponsoring the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying they refused to condemn the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghurs. The companies' representatives testified at a hearing; Coca-Cola's representative said the company respected all human rights.
Source excerpt
马林诺夫斯基反复询问可口可乐是否会特别谴责中共政府对维吾尔人的任何虐待时，可口可乐全球人权事务副总裁拉利说，“我们尊重所有人权。”
出席听证会的公司包括爱彼迎（Airbnb）、可口可乐、英特尔、宝洁、Visa公司。
周二（7月27日），美国国会一个两党小组谴责了2022年北京冬奥会的几家美国企业赞助商，其中包括可口可乐、Visa公司和爱彼迎（Airbnb）。议员们称，这些公司为保住在中国的利润而拒绝谴责中共的种族灭绝行为。
2020
US Soccer sponsors condemn equal-pay court filing
Public backlash
In a 2020 controversy involving Visa, Coca-Cola and other sponsors of US Soccer criticized the organization after its lawyers argued in a court filing that women players should be paid less than men. According to the source, some sponsors said they sought meetings with US Soccer. The dispute centered on the equal-pay court filing and the sponsors' public response to it.
Coca-Cola, Visa and other US Soccer sponsors criticized the organization after its lawyers argued in a court filing that women players should be paid less than men, and some sponsors said they sought meetings with US Soccer.
Source excerpt
A Coca-Cola spokesperson told BuzzFeed News they are demanding to meet with US Soccer officials to express their concerns about the “unacceptable and offensive comments.”
Major sponsors of US Soccer including Coke, Budweiser and Visa are condemning the organization and demanding meetings after the group's lawyers argued women players on the national team should not be paid the same as men because they are not as skilled and work less-demanding jobs.
2019
Desjardins says breach may affect 1.8 million more credit-card holders
Issue disclosure
Desjardins disclosed that personal information belonging to about 1.8 million credit-card holders who were not members may have been compromised in the breach. The company said the information was not stolen or found with third parties, and that payment-card data and credentials were not compromised.
Company response
Remediation — Desjardins
As a result of the latest developments, Desjardins said Tuesday it has decided to extend its identity protection program to all its members and clients.
Source excerpt
About 1.8-million holders of credit cards who are not Desjardins members may have had their personal information compromised, chief executive officer Guy Cormier said Tuesday.
privacy breach at Mouvement Desjardins now extends to Mastercard and Visa credit cards.
The rogue employee at the centre of the leak — who has since been fired — had access to banking details such as loans and savings, the CEO said on a conference call with reporters.