VISA Inc. - V STOCK NEWS

Visa (NYSE: V) has announced its participation in the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference. Chris Suh, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the event on Tuesday, December 3, starting at 8:55 a.m. Mountain Time for approximately 30 minutes. A listen-only audio webcast will be available on Visa's Investor Relations website at investor.visa.com, with replay access for 30 days after the event.

Visa operates as a global leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions across more than 200 countries and territories between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities.

Visa announced major initiatives for digital creators at Web Summit in Lisbon, officially recognizing them as small businesses. The company is addressing payment challenges faced by creators, with over two-thirds struggling with slow payouts according to Visa's survey. Through Visa Direct, creators can now receive real-time payments to eligible debit cards.

The company also expanded its partnership with Pharrell Williams, collaborating on his philanthropic ventures Black Ambition and YELLOW. Visa will provide financial and digital inclusion resources to YELLOW's students to improve financial literacy. Additionally, Visa announced its inaugural Creator Summit in Tokyo and continues to support creators through programs like 'GetP@id' and various business services.

Visa announces global expansion of its Flexible Credential technology, allowing users to access multiple payment sources from a single card. The rollout includes partnerships with Affirm in the U.S. and Liv in the UAE. Affirm Card, currently used by over 1.4 million U.S. consumers, enables both immediate payments and buy-now-pay-later options. Liv's implementation focuses on multi-currency functionality, supporting five major currencies. In Japan, the Olive card partnership with SMCC has reached over 3 million cardholders, with 70% of users utilizing multiple funding sources.

Visa and Coinbase announced a partnership to integrate Visa Direct network, enabling real-time account funding for Coinbase customers in the US and EU. The integration allows customers with eligible Visa debit cards to instantly deposit funds into their Coinbase accounts, facilitating quick trading opportunities in the crypto market. The partnership also enables real-time cash-outs from Coinbase to bank accounts via eligible Visa debit cards. This collaboration aims to bridge traditional finance with blockchain technologies while providing users with enhanced flexibility and security in their transactions.

Visa reported strong fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results, with Q4 GAAP net income of $5.3B ($2.65 per share) and net revenue of $9.6B, up 12% year-over-year. Full-year results showed net revenue of $35.9B, a 10% increase. The company saw stable growth in payments volume (+8%), cross-border volume (+13%), and processed transactions (61.5B, +10%). The board increased quarterly cash dividend by 13% to $0.590 per share. Share repurchases and dividends totaled $6.8B for Q4 and $20.9B for the full year.

Visa has announced new capabilities enabling virtual cards to be pushed to mobile wallet ecosystems like Apple Pay and Google Pay. The enhancement provides robust controls with precise spending limits and transaction monitoring to minimize fraud risks. According to Juniper Research, virtual card transactions are projected to exceed 121 billion globally by 2027, a 340% increase from 28 billion in 2022. The solution aims to enhance operational efficiency through automated payment processes, improved working capital management, and accelerated payment cycles, offering businesses greater transparency in financial transactions.

FV Bank has partnered with Visa to launch new debit and corporate expense cards at Money 20/20 Las Vegas. The cards, available to U.S. and international customers, provide access to both fiat and digital asset custody balances. As a principal Visa member, FV Bank's cards support global transactions across millions of merchants and ATMs, featuring magstripe, chip, and contactless payments. The service represents the first integrated solution combining digital asset custody, banking, and card issuance. Customers can fund their cards through USD deposits, USDC stablecoin with auto-conversion, and by converting various cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum held in custody accounts.

Visa and USAID announced a five-year collaboration to enhance digital government systems globally. The partnership aims to develop programs helping governments create platforms connecting constituents with local services, focusing initially on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Caucasus. The initiative builds on their existing relationship, exemplified by their work on Ukraine's Diia mobile app, which connects 19 million Ukrainians with over 120 government services. The collaboration seeks to promote financial inclusion, economic growth, and digital literacy while supporting small-and-medium enterprises in developing markets.

Visa has released its State of Scams: Fall 2024 Biannual Threats Report, revealing a resurgence in physical theft and emerging fraud patterns. Despite $11 billion invested in technology, criminals are targeting consumers through various schemes including digital pickpocketing and government impersonation scams, which caused over $20 million in losses in early 2024. The report highlights several threats: authentication bypass scams enhanced by AI, gas station fraud shifting to CEMEA region, enumeration attacks targeting merchants, token provisioning fraud, and sophisticated ransomware attacks showing a 24% increase in targeting third-party providers, though overall attempts decreased by 12.3%.