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    Visa

    Visa is an American payment card services company. It does not issue cards or extend credit to consumers. Instead, it gives financial institutions Visa-branded payment products and operates the VisaNet network.

    Chief Executive Officer
    Ryan McInerney

    Key facts

    BankAmericard launched
    September 18, 1958, in Fresno, Californiasource
    Headquarters
    San Francisco, California, U.S.source
    Chief executive
    Ryan McInerneysource
    Employees
    34,100 (2025)source
    VisaNet transactions
    257.5 billion transactions worth US$14.2 trillion in 2025source
    Went public
    2008source

    WYDE coverage of Visa

    Crypto & DeFi

    MoneyGram Launches a Stablecoin Visa Card in Colombia, Letting Users Spend USDC Anywhere Visa Works

    Sep 13, 2026 · 2 min read

    Newsletter

    Visa built stablecoin rails, Wyoming set a giving record, and the EAT Card hit the App Store. Over 60,000 meals.

    Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    Visa Launches a Stablecoin Platform for Banks and Fintechs, Starting With Open USD

    Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    Visa, Mastercard and Ripple Back x402, the Stablecoin Standard for AI Agent Payments

    Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    Stablecoin Volume Hit a Record $1.79 Trillion in June, Visa Data Shows

    Jul 6, 2026 · 2 min read

    Newsletter

    The rails went public, Wall Street rang the NYSE bell, and Swift and Kelce sent $26M to food banks. 60,000 meals.

    Jul 3, 2026 · 7 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    Open USD Launches With Visa, BlackRock, and 140 Firms Behind It

    Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    Stripe and Paradigm Launch $5 Billion Tempo Blockchain With AI Agent Payment Protocol

    Mar 23, 2026 · 2 min read

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