Visa Perspectives

Payments insights from around the globe, designed to help you navigate the new world of commerce

  • AI, Trade Shifts, and Digital Transformation: Rewiring the Economy

    The Economic Rewiring of 2026: How AI, Trade Shifts, and Digital Transformation Are Redefining the Global Economy

TRENDS AND INSIGHTS

Holiday retail spending increases across five markets

Visa Consulting and Analytics Retail Spend Monitor finds growth in both in-store and online retail sales

Read more about how consumer spending patterns are shifting

Visa’s Top Payments Predictions That Will Reshape 2026

TRENDS AND INSIGHTS

AI Shopping to Stablecoins: Payment Predictions for 2026

2025 was a transformative year for payments. 2026 will eclipse it.

Read Oliver Jenkyn’s 2026 predictions

Spotlight

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Today’s Playlist

Recent picks from Visa’s YouTube channel featuring stories about modern commerce in video format.

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INNOVATION

Find and buy with AI

Introducing Visa Intelligent Commerce
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INNOVATION

How AI agents will shop for you

Visa Intelligent Commerce explained
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SOCIETY AND CULTURE

Prevent fraud with new AI-powered Visa Protect solutions

Addressing sophisticated new forms of fraud and scams

Innovation

Trends and Insights

Security and Trust

Society and Culture

Media kit materials

Visa media kits

The latest brand assets as well as highlights on our global payments network, commerce solutions and more

Investor Relations

News and information for investors

Visa fact sheet

A global payments technology company at a glance