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Visa Inc.

(V) is in the Financial Services Industry

Market Cap:$38.4B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.4B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Visa Inc. operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network providing processing services and payment product platforms. This includes consumer credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, which are offered under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS brands. Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance around the world, and Visa/PLUS is one of the world's largest global ATM networks, offering cash access in local currency in more than 170 countries.

Number of Employees 5,479

Contact Information

PO Box 8999

San Francisco, California 94128

800.847.2911

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Credit Card Issuing: 522210

Company News

Recent Events

Three Austin companies receive Visa/Mastercard settlement dollars

12/09/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Rockefeller asks credit card firms about Net charges

12/05/09 - Legal Settlement - View Story
Visa stock could hit record high in early 2010

12/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Oppenheimer & Co. initiates coverage of Visa Inc. at 'outperform'

12/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Visa and SHPS, Inc. Renew Relationship Bringing the Convenience of Visa Payments to Employee Benefit...

11/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Calyon Securities USA Inc. reiterates Visa Inc. at 'buy'

11/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
American Express to enter market for online payments

11/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
U.S. Bank Offers Visa Mobile Application to Cardholders

11/18/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story
Visa Transaction Alerts Now Available to Clients in North America

11/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
ClairMail Signs Development and Deployment Agreement to Integrate

11/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
MasterCard Set To Release Q3 Earnings

11/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Stocks in the Spotlight Wednesday

10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Susquehanna Lifts Price Target on Visa Inc. V to $85

10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
MasterCard Swings to Profit

11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Visa renews as Olympic sponsor through 2020

10/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Visa COO John Partridge named president

10/21/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - President - View Story
Visa Incorporated F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

10/28/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

News & Analysis

cardholder and visa inc. - All News and Analysis

A World of Films Await Visa(R) Cardholders at the Vancouver International Film Festival(i); Filmgoers receive exclusive privileges when they use their Visa cards.

- 2007-09-05

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sep 5, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- As the exclusive card of the Vancouver International Film Festival, Visa is pleased to offer Visa cardholders exceptional privileges, including early access to tickets, as well as s VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sep 5, 2007 (CCNMatthews via...

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Visa(i) Cardholders Receive Red Carpet Treatment at the Toronto International Film Festival(R); Filmgoers can purchase advance tickets when they use their Visa card.

- 2007-07-09

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jul 9, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- When the curtain rises at the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival this September, Visa cardholders will be among the first to see the most anticipated movies and hottest stars. As the exc TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jul 9, 2007...

Tags: cardholder, Visa Inc.
Qatari Visa cardholders' spending growth is fastest in Middle East.

- 2006-05-10

May 10--Visa cardholders in Qatar are rapidly switching from old fashion cash to modern card payments according to statistics released by Visa International, the world's leading provider of payment solutions. Qatar has the fastest retail card spendin May 10--Visa cardholders in Qatar are rapidly switching from...

Tags: cardholder, payment, Visa Inc.
Jordan: Number of Visa cardholders on the rise.

- 2006-01-16

Jan. 16--Statistics issued by Visa International, the world's leading payment organization, showed a steady growth of 20 percent in the number of Jordanian Visa cardholders to over 1.56 million for the 12-month period to 30 September 2005 -- emphasiz Jan. 16--Statistics issued by Visa International, the...

Tags: cardholder, payment, Visa Inc.
INTERNATIONAL VISA CARDHOLDERS SPENT CNY5.7BN IN CHINA

- 2005-12-08

AsiaInfo Services 12-08-2005 International Visa Cardholders Spent CNY5.7bn in China BEIJING, Dec 08, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The international Visa cardholders spent as much as CNY 5.71 billion in Mainland China in the third quarter of th AsiaInfo Services...

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Visa(R) and Sage Software Establish Partnership to Offer Cardholders ACT! and Peachtree Products

- 2005-08-24

Sage Software and Visa U.S.A., Inc. announced today that Visa cardholders will be offered product rebates for online purchases of the market leading ACT! contact and customer management and Peachtree Accounting software applications. Consumer, small business and corporate cardholders can receive a $50 instant rebate on ACT! purchases. Cardholders can...

Tags: ACT!, cardholder, partnership, Peachtree, Sage Software, Visa Inc.
VISA: 3,100 CHINA MAINLAND ACCOUNTS MAY FACE DISCLOSURE

- 2005-06-24

AsiaInfo Services 06-24-2005 Visa: 3,100 China Mainland Accounts May Face Disclosure CHINA, Jun 24, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Visa declared yesterday that the information of about 3,100 cardholders in mainland China may face the danger to b AsiaInfo Services...

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Visa Upgrades Global Payment Network, Keeping Pace With Growing Member and Cardholder Demand

- 2005-04-11

SAN FRANCISCO -- Visa "Goes the Extra Mile" to Ensure Cardholders Get Their Miles; Improved Tracking of Rewards; and Enhancements to Contactless, Smart, and Prepaid Platforms

Tags: cardholder, payment, Visa Inc.
VISA RESPONDS TO CREDIT CARD SAFETY ISSUE

- 2005-03-10

AsiaInfo Services 03-10-2005 Visa Responds to Credit Card Safety Issue BEIJING, Mar 10, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Head of Visa International in China stated that the risk and liability caused by credit card trading should be handled in line ...

Tags: cardholder, credit card, Visa Inc.
Credit cards net new business online.(Brief Article)

- 2005-01-27

Jan 27, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian consumers are increasingly paying for goods and services via the internet. Visa has reported that e-commerce purchases by its cardholders soared 65 per cent to $A6 billion in 2004. Organic Food Express...

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