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  • Jenny S.
    Confirmed User
    • Apr 2006
    • 582
    #1

    Ever wondered who owns Visa?

    VISA does $1.25 trillion worth of business a year, but you can't buy one fucking share of it. Ever wonder who owns Visa? Its, so they say, a consortium of banks and financial institutions. Visa is said to be an association that links cardholders, merchants and its competing member financial institutions through the world's largest electronic payment network. Now the good news, I assume, they are planning on going IPO.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/...bi_ge/visa_ipo

    I am wondering if this is going to change their porn policy long term, I mean, they might be getting more liberal, right? I think this is good news for us, but may be I am wrong.
    Jenny Seemore
    Pornography is the bloody gladiator who stands guard over the First Amendment
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    • Eman - PG
      PG Co-Boss
      • Nov 2003
      • 524
      #2
      Mastercard's IPO didn't change anything about their porn policy. Usually public companies have adult policies that are more strict in regards to porn due to the investors.

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        • PR_Sebas
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2006
          • 2825
          #3
          seems interesting, I dont really think it will change their stance on porn...

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            • tony299
              lurker
              • Aug 2002
              • 57021
              #4
              why would it change anything?

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                • ADL Colin
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Feb 2001
                  • 11929
                  #5
                  They currently accept payment for our industry. I can only see it getting worse if anything.

                  I don't see anyway that they are getting "more liberal". They are raising billions of dollars is what they are doing.


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                    • Zprogramz
                      Confirmed User
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 1360
                      #6
                      Good article

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                        • Wizzo
                          2011 GFY Hall of Fame!
                          • Nov 2000
                          • 15224
                          #7
                          Originally posted by ADL Colin
                          They currently accept payment for our industry. I can only see it getting worse if anything.

                          I don't see anyway that they are getting "more liberal". They are raising billions of dollars is what they are doing.
                          well said...
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                            • Dollarmansteve
                              Confirmed User
                              • May 2005
                              • 2849
                              #8
                              The bizarre logical leap that somehow going public = more liberal ??? makes no sense.
                              I died.

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                                • ztik
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Aug 2001
                                  • 5196
                                  #9
                                  Wow, this looks like a good investment. Look at mastercard: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MA&t=2y

                                  Anyone opinions on this? I don't know much about stock
                                  .

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                                    • ADL Colin
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Feb 2001
                                      • 11929
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by ztik
                                      Wow, this looks like a good investment. Look at mastercard: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MA&t=2y

                                      Anyone opinions on this? I don't know much about stock
                                      Yeah, I have a comment. You aren't looking at whether MC is a good investment. You are looking at whether MC HAS BEEN a good investment. ;-)


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                                        • L-Pink
                                          working on my tan
                                          • Mar 2005
                                          • 39151
                                          #11
                                          The main draw back for the porn industry isn't the nature of our business, it's the lack of big ticket items. The very low average charge amount makes their profit per transaction questionable.

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                                            • acratophorum
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • May 2004
                                              • 311
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by ztik
                                              Wow, this looks like a good investment. Look at mastercard: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=MA&t=2y

                                              Anyone opinions on this? I don't know much about stock
                                              A major consideration is that MC went public when the economy was on fire. Visa, on the other hand, will go public in a recession. Recession hurts spending. Hurt spending will hurt Visa shareprices. In fact, I think they will delay their IPO in these market conditions. If they don't, however, it's because they believe that the IPO will be so big (rumored to be amongst the biggest in US history) that current market conditions won't affect the outcome of the ipo...
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                                                • ztik
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Aug 2001
                                                  • 5196
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by ADL Colin
                                                  Yeah, I have a comment. You aren't looking at whether MC is a good investment. You are looking at whether MC HAS BEEN a good investment. ;-)
                                                  Yeah, mastercard looked like it kicked ass. I don't see why visa wouldn't do the same thing.
                                                  .

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                                                    • FreeOnes
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jul 2001
                                                      • 3406
                                                      #14
                                                      They are all thieves. Their % are all way too high.
                                                      So probably it will be a good investement, if they don't get sued big time soon

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                                                        • brand0n
                                                          been very busy
                                                          • Nov 2002
                                                          • 26983
                                                          #15
                                                          im gonna buy every share i can get my hands on. sit on it for 3 months, watch it rise like a champ. top out. sell. then short the fuck outta em.
                                                          want to buy this spot for cheap? it is of course for sale. long term deals are always the best bet. brand0n/ at/ a o l dot commies.

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                                                            • Jenny S.
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Apr 2006
                                                              • 582
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Dollarmansteve
                                                              The bizarre logical leap that somehow going public = more liberal ??? makes no sense.

                                                              Well, it might not be all that bizarre. Many mostly privately owned companies (BMW, Wal Mart, etc.) are conservative because the main shareholders try to push their own conservative views, while many share companies are solely profit driven, and follow the motto: "whatever makes a buck".

                                                              I remember the old battle between VHS and Betamax. Beta was the better system, but lost the 80s video format war, mainly due to family influenced, personal BS.

                                                              I also think the Visa deal can't be compared to MC, Colin had a good point. Times have changed. Everything is going down the shitter right now, including the US$. Real estate crisis and mortgage crisis is just one side. The feds (taxpayers) might be able to bail out the banks out to some degree here. People have been dipping into into their equity for years, now there is no equity, so they go into CC debt. I bet in a year, or so, the word "credit card crisis" will evolve. So I believe the CC companies will have to come down from their high horse eventually, they already did in Europe.
                                                              Last edited by Jenny S.; 02-25-2008, 09:19 AM.
                                                              Jenny Seemore
                                                              Pornography is the bloody gladiator who stands guard over the First Amendment

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                                                                • Violetta
                                                                  Affiliate
                                                                  • Jul 2004
                                                                  • 28735
                                                                  #17
                                                                  I own 51%
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                                                                    • kowalsky
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                                      • 2494
                                                                      #18
                                                                      What a fantastic business!

                                                                      It´s fucking clever to get money from the transactions than other parts do.

                                                                      It´s great for them, of course, because from the other side of the window I see people doing no that much but making a fortune from the business of others.

                                                                      It makes me feel same thing when I see stats of my affiliate program and I see how much money billers are taking from me. Don´t you feel bad also?
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                                                                        • LiveDose
                                                                          Show Yer Tits!
                                                                          • Feb 2002
                                                                          • 25792
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Jenny S.
                                                                          VISA does $1.25 trillion worth of business a year, but you can't buy one fucking share of it. Ever wonder who owns Visa? Its, so they say, a consortium of banks and financial institutions. Visa is said to be an association that links cardholders, merchants and its competing member financial institutions through the world's largest electronic payment network. Now the good news, I assume, they are planning on going IPO.

                                                                          http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080225/...bi_ge/visa_ipo

                                                                          I am wondering if this is going to change their porn policy long term, I mean, they might be getting more liberal, right? I think this is good news for us, but may be I am wrong.


                                                                          That was a great read. Thanks Jenny.

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                                                                            • minddust
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                                              • 2438
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by LiveDose
                                                                              That was a great read. Thanks Jenny.
                                                                              What he said. Interesting. $1.25 trillion worth of business a year

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                                                                                • Jenny S.
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Apr 2006
                                                                                  • 582
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by kowalsky
                                                                                  What a fantastic business!

                                                                                  It´s fucking clever to get money from the transactions than other parts do.

                                                                                  It´s great for them, of course, because from the other side of the window I see people doing no that much but making a fortune from the business of others.

                                                                                  It makes me feel same thing when I see stats of my affiliate program and I see how much money billers are taking from me. Don´t you feel bad also?
                                                                                  I don't feel bad paying affiliates, they are actually doing part of my job for me, ie advertising, a job I am not always able to do, because the day has only 24 hours. No, I don't feel bad about paying them, as long as they are doing a good job. It's like paying an agency or an employee. I do however, feel bad about paying the banksters from Visa and MC, especially since they started to squeeze more money out with their yearly bullshit fee (which I don't pay, due to a smart computer geek, he he).
                                                                                  Jenny Seemore
                                                                                  Pornography is the bloody gladiator who stands guard over the First Amendment

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                                                                                    • KILL_FRENZY
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Aug 2006
                                                                                      • 6184
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      interesting

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