Empowering People, Economies and Businesses
Fifty years ago, Visa had a vision to offer individuals and businesses a better alternative to cash and checks. Visa’s founder, Dee Hock, believed “digital money” could transform currencies and commerce, dismantling economic barriers and transcending national borders by freeing people and businesses to buy and sell with ease and security.
Today, we connect hundreds of millions of people, governments and businesses in more than 170 countries. Together, they have used our credit, debit and prepaid products and services to pay for goods and services safely and reliably.
As we move toward an increasingly interconnected world, we believe that we have an opportunity to extend the value of Visa to new users of our products, to drive convenient and efficient global commerce and to accelerate economic growth.
Empowering People
Electronic payments are making the everyday lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world safer, faster and easier.
Empowering Businesses
The transformation from paper to electronic payments has enabled businesses, large and small, to thrive by opening new markets and removing barriers to growth.
Empowering Economies
Electronic payments can play a critical role in stimulating economic growth and improving the financial welfare of people around the world.