- CEO
- Ryan McInerney
- Full Time Employees
- 34,100
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Financial - Credit Services
- Address
- San Francisco CA United States of America
- IPO Date
- Dec 22, 2025
- Business
- Visa Inc. is a global payments technology company that provides digital payment services and operates the VisaNet transaction processing network, enabling authorization, clearing and settlement of electronic payments for consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses and government entities. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Visa offers Visa-branded credit, debit and prepaid products; commercial and business payment solutions; Visa Direct money-movement services; ATM access through the PLUS network; acceptance and e-commerce integration solutions; tokenization, tap to pay and click to pay capabilities; fraud detection, risk management and authentication tools; advisory, analytics and managed services; and issuing and loyalty-related solutions under the Visa, Visa Electron, V PAY, Interlink and PLUS brands. The company operates in more than 200 countries and territories and serves a broad base of consumers, sellers, financial institutions and public-sector clients.
In recent periods, Visa has expanded through acquisitions, partnerships and product innovation to strengthen its payments and security platform. In February 2026, Visa completed its acquisition of Prisma Medios de Pago and Newpay in Argentina, adding issuer processing, real-time payments, ATM network and bill-payment capabilities; in August 2026, it signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash to enhance behavioral fraud intelligence and account-protection tools. Visa also renewed and expanded its global partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, reinforcing its sports-marketing and fan-engagement strategy. In June 2026, Visa deepened its push into agentic commerce through a strategic collaboration with OpenAI and broader Visa Intelligent Commerce initiatives, adding AI-enabled payment capabilities, tokenized credential use, and new tools such as agent scoring, an agentic directory and enhanced fraud models to support secure machine-driven transactions.