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Visa repositions its brand to shed cards entity image

It wants to be known as a payments network and player in the digital payments arena

UAE temporarily suspends visa-on-arrival for passengers arriving from India

Authorities in the UAE have temporarily suspended the visa-on-arrival facility for passengers who are arriving from or have been in India in the past 14 days, according to Etihad Airways. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline, which is the second flag carrier of the UAE, said in a tweet that it is working to update its website with the latest information. The UAE authorities have decided to temporarily suspend the Visa-on-arrival facility for passengers who are arriving from or been in India in the past 14 days, Etihad said on Twitter. The tweet was in response to a query by a passenger whether an Indian citizen holding a US visa can fly to Abu Dhabi and get visa-on-arrival and travel to Dubai without quarantine. The airline also advised passengers to please keep an eye on https: //bit.ly/TravelGuideEN for latest regulations. The latest travel update is applicable to passengers having a visa or residence permit issued by the US, the UK or a European Union member state. Travel ...

India, Pak issue diplomatic visas to each other after 28 months

India and Pakistan have issued assignment visas to each other's diplomats after a gap of around 28 months as both countries are trying to normalise ties

US okays a record 55,000 student, exchange visas in 2021 from India so far

Embassies and Consulates typically begin interviewing fall semester students in May. But this year, the pandemic created logistical challenges for the US Mission's consular teams

Amid crisis, India announces new category of visa for Afghans

All Afghans, irrespective of their religion, can apply for the 'e-Emergency X-Misc Visa' online and the applications will be processed in New Delhi.

Expedite process of issuing visas to int'l students: Senators to US govt

There are over 100,000 Indian students in the US and they contribute significantly to the American economy.

Former Pak PM's application for visa extension in UK rejected: Reports

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif's application for visa extension has been turned down by the UK Home Office with the right to appeal, according to media reports on Friday.

Consulates chip in as Indian students' gear up to travel for new semester

Most visa centres shut during the second wave in India have resumed work to ensure timely arrival of Indian students to their destinations.

YouTube vlogger Karl Rock blacklisted for violation of visa condition

The Centre on Friday told the Delhi High Court that YouTube vlogger Karl Rock has been blacklisted for violation of visa condition and was conducting business on spouse visa

RBL Bank enters into agreement with Visa for issuing credit cards

The bank is expecting to start issuing credit cards on the Visa payment network post the technology integration, which is expected to take 8 to 10 weeks

254 Indian millionaires used golden visa' route to UK in 12 years: Report

A total of 254 millionaires from India have used the so-called golden visa to settle down in the UK

NZ YouTuber Karl Rock's wife approaches HC for quashing of blacklisting

Karl Rock's wife approached the Delhi High Court

Taiwan to maintain Hong Kong consulate despite visa problems for staff

Taiwan says it will continue operating its de facto consulate in Hong Kong in spite of visa difficulties for its staffers while also providing consular services online

Kuwait resumes visas for Pakistani citizens after ten-year suspension

After a ten-years of suspension, Kuwait on Sunday announced the resumption of visas, including in family and business categories for Pakistani citizens

Visa allows payments using cryptocurrency, says 'seeing demand'

Company said it launched the programme with payment and crypto platform Crypto.com

Bitcoin jumps to one-week high of $58,000 as Visa pilots crypto settlement

Traditional financial companies are beginning to embrace cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects more than a decade after the creation of Bitcoin in 2009

US Justice Department probing Visa over debit-card practices: Report

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Visa Inc is engaging in anticompetitive practices in the debit-card market, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday

Facebook, Amazon, Google vie for piece of India's digital payment markets

The contest is fierce as regulator Reserve Bank of India is expected to give just one or two licenses, as implied in its notification inviting bids

PCB to push for World T20's relocation in absence of India's visa assurance

India is scheduled to host the T20 showpiece in October-November

BS Technology Round Table: Covid-19 pandemic sends digital payments soaring

At the Business Standard Unlock BFSI 2.0, leading minds of the payments industry and fintech players discuss the opportunities and challenges thrown up by Covid