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VISA Debit Card Battles Rage in Australia

By Staff Writer

SYDNEY, Australia -Australian merchants are threatening to reject VISA debit cards if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) eliminates their "honour all cards"(HAC) rule. "This is potentially very bad news for the 1.2 million credit union members who are VISA Debit cardholders," said CUSCAL's Head of Public Affairs, Louise Petschler....

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CHAMPASAK and VIETIANE, Laos - Even in communist countries, the credit union philosophy is taking hold. In Laos, a fledgling credit union movement is being nurtured by the Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU) with government approval. However, the living conditions in the country would make any credit...

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