Overall impact
A (87)

Commentary

Visa is a leader for overall positive impact. With an 'A' rating of 86.7 for overall impact (98th percentile compared to all companies), Visa ranks 2nd out of 131 industry peers, behind Mastercard, and ahead of Everi, Synchrony Financial, Firstcash and 126 others. On top material causes for Visa's industry (Financial Services), Visa performs well in Reduced Waste (95.6 score), Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (95.4), Free, Secure Flow of Information (95.8) and 9 other causes where it received an 'A' score. Visa did not receive a 'D' or 'F' rating on any cause.
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Company
Founded
1958
Employees
28,800
Sector
Financials
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Transaction & Payment Processing Services
SASB industry
Software & IT Services
Headquarters
Ca, United States
Share classes
V
Mission
To connect the world through the most innovative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive
Description
Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The 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; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, bank accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services. The company also provides acceptance solutions, which include Cybersource and Authorize.net that provides new and enhanced payment integrations with ecommerce platforms, enabling sellers and acquirers to offer tailored commerce experiences; risk and identity solutions, such as Visa Advanced Authorization, Visa Secure, Visa Consumer Authentication Service, Visa Protect Authentication Intelligence, and Visa Provisioning Intelligence; and Visa Consulting and Analytics, a payment consulting advisory services. It provides its services under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink, V PAY, and PLUS brands. The company serves merchants, financial institutions, and government entities. Visa Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Visa, based on its industry sub-industry Transaction & Payment Processing Services. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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