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Visa to Hire 1,000 Workers for New Atlanta Office
February 08, 2023

Visa plans to hire 1,000 workers to staff the company’s new Atlanta offices. The expansion is part of Visa’s goal to have a strong presence in the communities “where it does meaningful business,” the company said in a Wednesday (Feb. 8) news release. “Atlanta, for...

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Visa Q1 Led by Travel Surge and 20% New Payment Volume
January 26, 2023

Visa reported fiscal first quarter results that showed continued strides in new payment flows, including Visa Direct and contactless payments. Payments volume for the three months ending Dec. 31 increased 7% over the prior year on a constant-dollar basis. Cross-border volume, excluding intra-Europe, was up...

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Ukraine Awards Peace Prize to Incoming Visa CEO
November 30, 2022

Ukraine has awarded its Peace Prize to Visa president and future CEO Ryan McInerney. “Visa is one of the first companies [that] suspended operations in Russia back in March,” Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Twitter Tuesday (Nov. 29). “And our reliable partner...

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Visa President Ryan McInerney to Become CEO in Feb 2023
November 17, 2022

Visa has announced that the company’s long-serving president, Ryan McInerney, will become CEO as of Feb. 1, with current CEO Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. transitioning to the executive chairman’s role. In McInerney’s current post, which he has held since 2013, he is responsible for Visa’s...

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Visa to Bring Contactless Payments to World Cup
November 17, 2022

Visa is bringing a contactless payments network to this year’s World Cup, joining a legion of companies attempting to make paying easier for sports fans. Visa said in a Thursday (Nov. 17) news release that contactless payments will be available at the eight stadiums hosting...

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Visa Targets Creator Payouts with Visa Ready Creator Commerce Program
October 13, 2022

Visa is rolling out a new program that focuses on getting creators faster payouts when they connect with audiences on social and video gaming platforms. The Visa Ready Creator Commerce Program is a global initiative for Visa’s platform partners to help them embed financial tools...

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Volatility, Forex and Real-Time Payments Keeping Treasurers on Their Toes
October 04, 2022

Payments are moving increasingly digital and across borders, and real-time payments loom large on the global stage. You can’t exactly say life in a corporate treasury role is sedate. Yet Colleen Ostrowski, senior vice president and treasurer at Visa, told Karen Webster: “There couldn’t be...

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Visa’s New Soccer Video Game Helps People Score Financial Skills
September 26, 2022

Soccer fans can score points while learning more about personal finance with a new version of a soccer video game from Visa being released just as momentum is beginning to build for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which starts Nov. 20 with Qatar versus Ecuador...

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Visa Says US Payments Volume Climbed 11% Y/Y in August
August 30, 2022

Visa said its U.S. payments volume was up 11% from a year ago, with even the company’s exit from Russia not hurting the stats, a Seeking Alpha report said. Credit payments volume was up 17%, while debt volume was up 7%, both up one point...