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Byline: Peter J. Cooper

Jul. 10--NBAD LAUNCHES VISA E-COMMERCE REVOLUTION: Verified by Visa is the answer to the prays of Internet shoppers, a totally secure payments channel. There is no extra fee for this new service. There is no need to get a new card. All you do is fill out a simple online application form and Verified by Visa takes care of the rest.

How does it work? Basically every user is issued with a personalized password that then becomes a kind of digital signature for online purchases. The e-commerce merchant gets guaranteed payment, and the user

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