KK, what's the story on Visa in January?

[Rolo]

The ticketmaster type of registration if I am not mistaken is bs, just the same as "third party billing" in relation to VISA rules.

I could forsee more complex solutions, then just doing the same as 3rd party billers do today, and then call it "ticketmaster". You are right about it not being a good solution, but if/when 3rd party processors will be pushed, then this will be the next logic step, if they were to try and survive.

Why should they want to know?

Because of stories like this:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-244881.html

Yes, I´m sure that the VISA/MC board members do not sit around surfing adult sites (well some of them might in their own private time), but acquiring banks do need a place to share information...