The Department of State is expected to pause consular immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries starting Jan.

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced that, effective January 21, 2026, it has paused the issuance of immigrant ...

Visa Inc. and Mastercard Incorporated form a resilient duopoly benefiting from scale, network effects, and secular digital payment growth. V edges out MA with higher margins, a cleaner balance sheet, ...

The Donald Trump administration in the United States is replacing its longstanding H-1B work visa lottery system with a new weighted approach that prioritises skilled, higher-paid foreign workers, a ...

The US is now reviewing the social media accounts of some visa applicants. Google and Apple have cautioned staffers on visas from leaving the US due to related delays. Here's what you should know ...

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high. The proposed settlement was ...

Credit card giant Visa (V) is launching USDC settlement in the United States, letting issuer and acquirer partners settle obligations to the card network in Circle’s dollar-pegged stablecoin. The move ...

New reviews for H1-B applicants come into force today, and here’s what you need to know. The U.S. Department of State's expanded social media review requirement will introduce a new layer of scrutiny ...

Trump Gold Card is meant to replace the EB-5 visa programme, which has existed since 1990. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday officially launched his long-promised ‘Gold Card' visa programme, ...

Visa Inc. (NASDAQ: V) stock is on the rise Thursday after Bank of America Securities upgraded its rating on the stock. What To Know: Analyst Mihir Bhatia upgraded Visa from neutral to buy and ...

Foreigners who are allowed to come to the United States without a visa could soon be required to submit information about their social media, email accounts and extensive family history to the ...

Following the recent policy change by the Trump administration of mandatory social-media screening (from Dec 15) of all applicants for H-1B and H-4 visas (spouse and dependent children of the H-1B ...