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Currency of Progress

Explore Visa

  • Innovation

    Read about Visa’s global strategy to enable consumers to transact wherever and whenever they choose, using a card, a computer or a mobile device. Read more...

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    Our Visa Viewpoints blog is a forum for us to share Visa's perspective on the latest news, issues and trends affecting our business and the payments industry overall.Read more...

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What is Visa?

About Visa

Visa is a global payments technology company that enables consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments to use digital currency instead of cash and checks.

Many people believe Visa issues cards, extends credit and sets rates and fees. We don’t.

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History of Visa

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Visa Certifies Smartphones for Use as Visa Mobile Payment Devices

Visa Inc. and Visa Europe announce NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Research In Motion (RIM) have been certified for use with Visa's mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale, Visa payWave.

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