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    Visa

    Visa is an American payment card services company. It does not issue cards or extend credit to consumers. Instead, it gives financial institutions Visa-branded payment products and operates the VisaNet network.

    Chief Executive Officer

    Leadership

    Ryan McInerney, Chief Executive Officer. Ryan McInerney is Chief Executive Officer of Visa.

    Key facts

    BankAmericard launched
    September 18, 1958, in Fresno, Californiasource
    Headquarters
    San Francisco, California, U.S.source
    Chief executive
    Ryan McInerneysource
    Employees
    34,100 (2025)source
    VisaNet transactions
    257.5 billion transactions worth US$14.2 trillion in 2025source
    Went public
    2008source

    WYDE coverage of Visa

    WYDE Newsroom has published 13 articles about Visa, from Mar 23, 2026 to Sep 13, 2026. Visa is the subject of 13 stories. The most recent is MoneyGram Launches a Stablecoin Visa Card in Colombia, Letting Users Spend USDC Anywhere Visa Works.

    Crypto & DeFi

    MoneyGram Launches a Stablecoin Visa Card in Colombia, Letting Users Spend USDC Anywhere Visa Works

    The MoneyGram Card runs on the Stellar network and was built with crypto card platform Rain, starting in Colombia with a physical card and ATM withdrawals planned for late 2026.

    Sep 13, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Western Union's Stablecard Goes Live in 37 Markets, Turning Remittances Into Spendable Stablecoins

    The 175-year-old remittance giant launched a Visa card that lets customers receive money as USDPT, its own dollar stablecoin on Solana, and spend it instantly at more than 175 million merchant locations, with 60 markets planned by year-end.

    Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    Visa built stablecoin rails, Wyoming set a giving record, and the EAT Card hit the App Store. Over 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Visa's stablecoin platform, DTCC's first live tokenized trades, the Senate's unanimous no-pardon vote on SBF, WyoGives' record $6.46 million, Lilly's $100 billion endowment, and the EAT Card iOS launch.

    Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read · Subject of the story

    EAT

    The EAT Card App Is Live on the Apple App Store, a Visa Debit Card That Funds Meals

    WYDE's EAT Card turns everyday spending into hunger relief grants through interchange revenue, with no fees and no donation required

    Jul 16, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Visa Launches a Stablecoin Platform for Banks and Fintechs, Starting With Open USD

    The Visa Stablecoin Platform lets institutions mint, hold and move stablecoins through one Visa-managed system, and it launches with Open USD, the consortium token backed by BlackRock, Alphabet and Coinbase that is squeezing Circle.

    Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Visa, Mastercard and Ripple Back x402, the Stablecoin Standard for AI Agent Payments

    The Linux Foundation launched the x402 Foundation with 40 members, formalizing governance of the protocol that lets software pay software in stablecoins. It moved about 24 million dollars across 75 million payments last month.

    Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Stablecoin Volume Hit a Record $1.79 Trillion in June, Visa Data Shows

    Visa's onchain analytics show adjusted stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $1.79 trillion in June 2026, up 63% in a month, with Circle's USDC at 70% of activity and Tether's USDT at 25%

    Jul 6, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    The rails went public, Wall Street rang the NYSE bell, and Swift and Kelce sent $26M to food banks. 60,000 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Securitize's NYSE debut, Open USD's 140 firms, a $400M Ponzi plea, a 53-million-egg food-bank settlement, and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's $26 million.

    Jul 3, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Open USD Launches With Visa, BlackRock, and 140 Firms Behind It

    Open Standard's new stablecoin shares most of its reserve earnings with the businesses that use it, and the news sent Circle shares to a four-month low

    Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    X Money Opens to More Users With a 6% Yield and a Visa Card

    Elon Musk's payments app expanded on June 29, offering FDIC-insured deposits through Cross River Bank, instant Visa transfers, and a 6% yield most banks cannot match

    Jun 30, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    EAT

    The EAT Card: A Debit Card That Fights Hunger (No Crypto Needed)

    The Visa debit card that fights hunger, explained in four short videos: no crypto needed, a community behind it, how it funds meals, and why businesses are joining.

    Jun 20, 2026 · 1 min read · Subject of the story

    EAT

    The EAT Card for Business: Turn Everyday Spend Into Hunger Relief

    A Visa business debit card: your everyday spend feeds the mission to end hunger, and WYDE markets your brand back to a community that cares.

    Jun 20, 2026 · 6 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Stripe and Paradigm Launch $5 Billion Tempo Blockchain With AI Agent Payment Protocol

    Stripe and Paradigm launch Tempo blockchain with Machine Payments Protocol enabling AI agents to send and receive payments autonomously.

    Mar 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

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