But Rosetta Jones, a spokeswoman for Visa, said: "If there is marketplace demand and our partners are interested in expanding the merchant descriptor, Visa has the capability to enhance what it provides financial institutions with expanded details and character length for use in cardholder statements".
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The temporary numbers are linked to customers' real accounts, but they generally expire after one use, unless the cardholder requests otherwise -- for example, by placing a spending limit on the number.
It said this would let its own cardholders use their cards at merchants that accept Diners Club, and Diners Club cardholders use their cards on its own North American network.
The spokesman said that in cases where someone's card details were used fraudulently the cardholder was protected from liability and added that where a merchant chose not to use its Verified by Visa system for a card-not-present transaction, they assumed the risk for fraud.
Tara Darrow, a spokeswoman, repeated that Nordstrom is "exploring other options" and declined to say how many Nordstrom cardholders use Mint.
AmEx said its fourth-quarter profit fell 10percentt after it socked away more cash to use in case cardholders cannot pay back their debt.
When the cardholder used his card abroad, the transaction theoretically would go through the normal Visa or MasterCard processing that takes place outside of Russia.
"We envisage the cardholder using it to make payments on the Internet," said Sandra Alzetta, senior vice president for electronic commerce for Visa in Europe, "but also to make local payments, such as standing next to a parking meter and sending details to the parking meter, or being able to use it for payment inside a shop".
Of course, it depends on various factors: card used, authorization method, Cardholder Verification Method, etc.
