Visa

Visa, founded in 1958 and publicly listed on the NYSE as V, operates a digital payments network that connects consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories. The company's stated purpose is to connect people to the global economy, and it describes its network as the means by which consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments transact securely and reliably.

Its technical work spans digital payments, payment processing networks, transaction processing, fraud prevention and security technologies. The Visa global payments network handled nearly 200 billion transactions last year, generating over $30 trillion in total volume, and processes billions of transactions annually. Fraud prevention and security technologies form a distinct part of the business, aimed at protecting consumers and businesses in an increasingly digital economy.

Product lines include credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payment solutions, covering consumer and business use cases across retail commerce, e-commerce, banking, financial services and government payments. The company works with more than 14,000 financial institution clients and enables millions of merchants worldwide.

Visa operates globally, with a presence in more than 200 countries and territories, and states that its mission is to be the best way to pay and be paid.