What It Does: Visa mediates electronic fund transfer in a speedily, seamless, and efficient way through exceptional digital technology.
Mission: Visa’s mission is to develop a connective bridge for businesses and economies through an efficient, inventive, and safe method of digital payments.
Size and Presence: Visa currently employs 21,500 workers in 14 locations in the United States.
Best Known For: Visa has a reputation for its digital institution that processes digital transactions securely, seamlessly, and efficiently within seconds.
The good bits: Visa prides itself on being able to give employees a fun working experience where everyone fits right in and diversity is celebrated.
The not-so-good bits: Work could be hectic on certain days with little time for personal development on some days.
Visa was launched in 1958 by the Bank of America as its credit card program. It was launched to directly compete with the "master charge" at the time. By 1976, BoFA formed an association with other users to take over its management and it was then called Visa. The main goal of this service is to become an integrated financial instrument that supports unified payment.
Visa since its launch has been a dominant financial institution commanding nearly half the market share in card remittance.
Named as one of the most admired countries in the world by Fortune, Visa embodies principles of inclusivity and acceptance. They provide room for diverse innovative thoughts where everyone feels valued and enjoys room for growth.
Not only does Visa provide room for inclusive growth, they actively contribute to such growth. Their visa university gives employees real-life and practicable growth opportunities. The vibe in Visa is friendly yet competitive with a lively aura driving everyone forward.
As a multinational institution working to connect the world together, Visa embraces diversity and promotes inclusion in its recruitment process. For a world-leading company, Visa makes its recruitment process thorough and efficient.
The selection process for Visa is made of three rounds namely a written exam, a technical interview, and an HR interview.
The written exam is usually a programming test that covers most aspects of coding. The technical interview is usually role-specific and looks to underline the graduate or intern’s application of software knowledge.
The HR interview gives interns or graduates an opportunity to express themselves and get to show their best qualities.
A role at Visa employees in a global workplace where everyone gets to grow and makes meaningful collaborations with the biggest brands. Visa claims to actively contribute to the employee's career development through its Visa university programme.
This programme aims to foster the growth of financial professionals through payment-focused tools and training to increase their expertise in such areas.
They typically offer interns a 24-month programme dividing students into actionable groups to undertake tasks that guarantee the hands-on experience and offer mentorship guidance to interns. From marketing to sales and technology, Visa claims to deliver graduates with a plethora of growth and training opportunities that’ll see them climb the professional ladder rapidly.
The average salary for an associate graduate at Visa is $126,000 annually while interns typically earn $64,000.
As a global brand, Visa looks to set the pace for philanthropic and charitable giving. Their aim is to ensure the advancement of a socially stable and inclusive world where everyone enjoys sustainable economic growth.
Visa prioritizes the improvement of small and micro businesses, equity and inclusion, and community support as the front for the change they want to see. In 2021, Visa Inc. contributed $21.5 million to support charities around the globe. The visa foundation also gave out grants worth up to $29.5 million.
In early 2021, Visa confirmed its cooperation with the Department of Justice regarding a probe of its anti-competitive practices.
The probe was into the tactics Visa used to stay ahead of the curve, especially if they hand out incentives to banks that issue cards on its network.