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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[file:Old_Bankamericard_sign.jpg|thumb|left]] [[image:Visad.jpg|thumb|left]] [[file:900_Metro_Center_Boulevard.jpg|thumb|right]] [[file:EMVCoContactlessIndicator.svg|thumb|right]] [[file:Visa_holo.png|thumb|right]] {{short description|American multinational financial services corporation}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Visa Inc.<br />
| logo = Visa Inc. logo.svg<br />
| logo_size = 200px<br />
| type = [[Public company|Public]]<br />
| traded_as = {{NYSE|V}}<br />
| ISIN = US92826C8394<br />
| industry = [[Financial services]]<br />
| founded = {{Start date and age|1958|09|18}}<br />
| founder = [[Dee Hock]]<br />
| headquarters = [[Foster City, California]], [[United States]]<br />
| area_served = Worldwide<br />
| key_people = [[Alfred F. Kelly Jr.]] (Chairman and CEO)<br />
| products = [[Credit card]], [[Payment system]], [[Debit card]], [[Prepaid card]]<br />
| revenue = {{Increase}} $24.11 billion (2021)<br />
| operating_income = {{Increase}} $15.8 billion (2021)<br />
| net_income = {{Increase}} $12.31 billion (2021)<br />
| assets = {{Increase}} $80.92 billion (2021)<br />
| equity = {{Increase}} $36.11 billion (2021)<br />
| num_employees = 21,500 (2021)<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.visa.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Visa Inc.''' is an [[American multinational]] [[financial services]] corporation headquartered in [[Foster City, California]]. Visa facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through [[Visa-branded credit cards]], [[debit cards]], and [[prepaid cards]]. Visa is one of the world's most valuable companies.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Visa was founded in 1958 by [[Dee Hock]] as BankAmericard, a product of [[Bank of America]]. The company was later renamed Visa in 1976. Visa went public in 2008, raising $17.9 billion in what was then the largest initial public offering in U.S. history.<br />
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== Operations ==<br />
Visa operates in more than 200 countries and territories, with products available in over 160 currencies. The company does not issue cards, extend credit, or set rates and fees for consumers; rather, Visa provides financial institutions with Visa-branded payment products that they then use to offer credit, debit, prepaid, and cash-access programs to their customers.<br />
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== Technology ==<br />
Visa's global network, known as [[VisaNet]], is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages per second. VisaNet connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments, enabling them to use digital currency instead of cash and checks.<br />
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== Products and Services ==<br />
Visa offers a range of products and services, including:<br />
* [[Credit card|Credit cards]]<br />
* [[Debit card|Debit cards]]<br />
* [[Prepaid card|Prepaid cards]]<br />
* [[Payment system|Payment systems]]<br />
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== Corporate Structure ==<br />
Visa Inc. is organized into four global regions: North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia Pacific, and Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA). Each region is responsible for managing its own operations, marketing, and sales.<br />
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== Competitors ==<br />
Visa's primary competitors include [[Mastercard]], [[American Express]], and [[Discover Financial]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Credit card]]<br />
* [[Debit card]]<br />
* [[Payment system]]<br />
* [[Financial services]]<br />
* [[Mastercard]]<br />
* [[American Express]]<br />
* [[Discover Financial]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category|Visa Inc.}}<br />
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[[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Credit cards]]<br />
[[Category:Payment systems]]<br />
[[Category:American brands]]<br />
[[Category:Companies established in 1958]]<br />
[[Category:2008 initial public offerings]]<br />
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