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Visa Inc
Card scheme
USFounded 1958- Revenue
- $40.0Bas of FY2025
- Employees
- 34,100headcount (approximately)
- Runs
- Visa
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, US
- Website
- visa.com
What it does
Operates VisaNet, the network carrying authorisation, clearing and settlement between issuing and acquiring financial institutions in what it calls the four-party model, across more than 200 countries and territories. It states that it is not a financial institution and does not issue cards, extend credit or set the rates and fees account holders pay.
Deals
- Nov 2015·acquired Visa Europe — Visa Inc. bought Visa Europe from its European member banks for €16.5B up front (€11.5B in cash plus preferred stock worth €5B), with an earn-out of up to €4.7B tied to net revenue over the following 16 quarters, for up to €21.2B in total.
Developments
1tracked executive
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Source: company filings and website·Data as of 28 Sep 2026·Report wrong information·All 155 companies