Visa is guided by a vision — to extend the benefits of digital currency to more people, businesses and governments everywhere in the world.
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Whether it’s helping global relief agencies distribute financial aid to flood victims in Pakistan in days, not months, or enabling New York City taxi drivers to carry less cash and pick up more fares by accepting electronic payments, Visa is about moving forward.
“Visa is about moving forward”
We’ve come a long way since the first Visa credit cards were issued in Fresno, California. Millions of people now connect to Visa’s network from 1.8 billion credit, debit and prepaid accounts. We call this movement toward a better way to pay, Currency of Progress.
Currency of Progress celebrates the individuals, businesses and governments who place their trust in Visa every day. These individuals and institutions rely on Visa to work the first time, every time. They are:
- small businesses trying to grow
- government agencies looking to save money
- family members sending money home quickly and securely
- people buying groceries, paying utility bills or going to the movies
We recognize the importance of every transaction on our VisaNet network, and we invest significant resources to maintaining the reliability and security of our network across the 200 countries and territories in which we do business.
Growing our Reach
But for all our success, we know we have a long way to go. There are billions of people who do not have access to the convenience, reliability and security of digital currency or inclusion in the financial mainstream. This restricts people to a cash and carry existence, negatively impacting productivity and, ultimately, economic growth.
As we invest in the future, we recognize that we can’t do it all on our own. To be successful, we need to innovate together. That is why we are partnering with financial institutions, governments, businesses and technology leaders to make our network smarter and more accessible to more participants.
In doing so, we can have a real, positive and definable impact on consumers, merchants, governments and, ultimately, economies. And that is how we define Progress.
