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With a market cap of $649.9 billion, Visa Inc. (V) operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1958, the San Francisco, California-based company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products, among others.
The credit services giant has outperformed the broader market over the past year and in 2025. V’s stock prices have climbed 26.7% over the past 52 weeks and 11.2% on a YTD basis, compared to the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 9.2% gains over the past year and 3.7% decline on a YTD basis.