Visa bans rival debit/credit cards from the Olympics

Olympic sponsor Visa has been accused of exploiting spectators by effectively banning the use of rival cards at Games venues.



It is ordering the closure of all cash points which accept MasterCard or American Express.



Non-Visa customers will not even be able to use their cards to pay for goods at checkouts.



Spectators without Visa or cash can look forward to a day without food or drink and a miserable Olympic experience, all thanks to Visa's corporate greed, sorry we mean sponsorship.