# Visa Fact Sheet

## A global payments technology company at a glance

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, sellers, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone, everywhere, uplift everyone, everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement.

## Moving money globally

- **200+** countries and territories
- **~5B** payment credentials worldwide
- **329B** total transactions
- **$17T** total volume

Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

## Delivering value

- Provides sellers with assured payments and larger customer reach
- Provides acquirers with low cost and low risk acceptance tools
  - **175M+** merchant locations
- Works with governments to help get benefits to people faster and with less disruption
- Helps issuers continue to provide innovative and secure solutions for their customers

For more information, visit [visa.com/about](/content/about/index.html)