NEW YORK (Reuters) -Visa defeated a proposed class action lawsuit on Monday by consumers who accused the world's largest card payments network of failing to warn that its prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards ...

For the holidays last year, Suzanne Guerra wanted to do something nice for her kids, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Standing at the Safeway in Santa Rosa’s St. Francis Shopping Center, Guerra ...

A New Yorker represented by Wolf Popper had argued that he had bought Visa Vanilla gift cards, believing that the payments giant had taken measures to protect its cards from widespread card draining ...

When you don’t know what to get someone, a gift card to their favorite spot is a safe choice. If you’re really unsure of what they’re into (like when gifting something to a coworker you’re not close ...

Two Southern California men have been arrested in connection with a massive "gift card draining" scam that spanned dozens of ...

Readers contact the Bamboozled column for lots of reasons. To report scams. To ask for consumer advice. To share experiences and comment on past columns — usually with kind words, but not always. But ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), nearly $217 million was lost to gift card scams in 2023. These scams not only result in significant financial losses but also serve as a tool for ...

Seven New York City residents have been charged in a wide-ranging, $20 million gift card scam that targeted elderly people nationwide, authorities said Thursday. The charges were filed in Nassau ...

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is among the 13 Best Big Name Stocks to Buy Now. Last week, a U.S. district judge dismissed a class action lawsuit by consumers, accusing the company of failing to warn that its ...