VISA INC.
Visa Inc. () is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. It facilitates electronic funds transfers worldwide, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- V [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Services-Business Services, NEC [1]
- Business sectors
- financial services [2]
- Company / filing name
- VISA INC. [1]
- Headquarters location
- Foster City; Mission Rock [2]
- Business address
- P.O. BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94128-8999 [1]
- Founded
- 1958 [2]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Ryan McInerney [2]
- Founders
- Dee Hock [2]
- Official website
- corporate.visa.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 31,600 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 40,000,000,000 · 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 [3]
- Total assets
- USD 99,627,000,000 · at 2025-09-30 [3]
- Net income / loss
- USD 20,058,000,000 · 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 [3]
- Fiscal year end
- September 30 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US92826C8394 [2]
- CIK
- 0001403161 [1]
- SIC code
- 7389 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Visa Inc. () is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. It facilitates electronic funds transfers worldwide, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards. [4]
Visa 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. In 2025, Visa's global network (known as VisaNet) processed 257.5 billion transactions worth US$14.2 trillion. [4]
Visa was founded in 1958 by Bank of America (BofA) as the BankAmericard credit card program. In response to competitor Master Charge (now Mastercard), BofA began to license the BankAmericard program to other financial institutions in 1966. Growing friction over BofA's licensing of the program outside its own network led Dee Hock, who had joined to manage the card's Pacific Northwest rollout in 1968, to persuade the bank that BankAmericard could succeed as an independent operation. By 1970, BofA had placed control of the program with card issuer banks, who established National BankAmericard with Hock as president and CEO. National BankAmericard was then renamed Visa in 1976. [4]
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Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Ryan McInerney in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Revenue: USD 40,000,000,000, 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2025-11-06. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Net income / loss: USD 20,058,000,000, 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2025-11-06. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Total assets: USD 99,627,000,000, at 2025-09-30. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2025-11-06. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives VISA INC. a fiscal year end of 0930 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: V (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [5]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 7389. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was VISA INC. founded?
Founded: 1958. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of VISA INC.?
Headquarters location: Foster City; Mission Rock. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for VISA INC.?
Business sectors: financial services. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — VISA INC. filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- SEC — VISA INC. reported financial facts ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Visa Inc. (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.