About Visa

Managing public money

We are the European payment system, wholly owned, controlled and operated by more than 4,000 members – banks and other payment service providers, from 36 countries across Europe.

We provide the brand, systems, services and rules that help make electronic payments between millions of European consumers, retailers and businesses and governments happen. What we don’t do is issue Visa cards ourselves – this is done by our members.

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Working with the public sector

Visa works with public sector organisations and businesses everywhere, every day. We have been involved in the development and management of major public sector payment initiatives for more than a decade, and we have extensive knowledge and experience of the priorities, needs and expectations of public sector organisations.

Our team of specialists understand what different organisations need from a payment product. We keep ahead of the latest trends and solutions from around the world and supplement our insight with extensive original research and market intelligence.

That’s why we can provide a complete range of innovative payment solutions to public sector organisations and businesses of all types.