Visa

Visa (V) is a publicly traded Card Networks and Incumbents company founded in 1958 and based in San Francisco, United States.

The world's largest card network, processing trillions in annual volume; actively building on-chain settlement capabilities and stablecoin integrations through its Visa Tokenized Asset Platform. Launched Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) in 2024. Supports USDC settlement. Active in CBDC pilots globally.

Visa's embrace of stablecoin rails—including USDC settlement on Ethereum and Solana—legitimizes programmable money as a core payment network strategy, not a fringe experiment.

visa.com Card Networks and Incumbents

United Statespublic · V

At a glance

Total raised

$17.9B

last round ipo

Headcount

10k+

approximate · public range

Headquarters

San Francisco

United States

Founded

1958

68 years active

Status

Public

Ticker · V

Latest valuation

Funding history

Total raised

$17.9B

Rounds tracked

Latest stage

IPO

Latest valuation

$44B

Date	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors
Mar 18, 2008	IPO	$17.9B	$44B	JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs

Visa

At a glance

Funding history

Stock performance

In the news

Card Processors Add New Rails as Customers Go Global

Credit Card Delinquencies Edge Up to 2.5% Across Top Banks

Apple Pay has expanded its contactless payment service to the Philippines, enabling local iPhone and Apple Watch users to complete tap-to-pay transactions as financial institutions roll out card support across the country. Link to full story in the comments sect

Why did Stripe spend $10 billion to buy OpenRouter? Is it building the Visa of the AI era?

FinTech Fees Let Sponsor Banks Look Beyond Deposit Growth

Visa Expands Money Movement as Card Spending Accelerates

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Leadership

Products

VisaNet

Visa Direct

Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP)

Visa B2B Connect

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