Visa Inc. Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2015 Net Income of $1.6 billion or $2.53 per Diluted Share and Announces a Four-for-One Stock Split

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2015-- Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced financial results for the Company’s fiscal first quarter 2015. Net income for the quarter was $1.6 billion, an increase of 11% over the prior year, or $2.53 per share, an increase of 15% over the prior year. All references to earnings per share assume fully-diluted class A share count unless otherwise noted.

Net operating revenue in the fiscal first quarter of 2015 was $3.4 billion, an increase of 7% nominally or 9% on a constant dollar basis over the prior year, driven by solid growth in service revenues, data processing revenues and international transaction revenues. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar impacted net operating revenues by approximately 2 percentage points of negative growth during the quarter.

“Visa kicked-off fiscal 2015 delivering another solid quarter of revenue and earnings growth. While the challenges of the macro global environment don’t seem to abate, our results have remained consistent and reflect the strength and underlying resilience of our business model,” said Charlie Scharf, Chief Executive Officer of Visa Inc. “Our focus remains squarely on investing in our long-term strategic initiatives, driving new technologies and ways to pay as we continue to work collaboratively with governments, issuers, acquirers, and merchant partners.”

The Company also announces its board of directors has authorized a four-for-one stock split. Trading will begin on a split-adjusted basis on March 19, 2015.

Fiscal First Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights:

Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended September 30, 2014, on which fiscal first quarter service revenue is recognized, was 11% over the prior year at $1.2 trillion.

Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended December 31, 2014, was 11% over the prior year at $1.2 trillion.

Cross-border volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, was 8% for the three months ended December 31, 2014.

Total processed transactions, which represent transactions processed by VisaNet, for the three months ended December 31, 2014, were 17.6 billion, a 10% increase over the prior year.

Fiscal first quarter 2015 service revenues were $1.5 billion, an increase of 8% over the prior year, and are recognized based on payments volume in the prior quarter. All other revenue categories are recognized based on current quarter activity. Data processing revenues rose 9% over the prior year to $1.4 billion. International transaction revenues grew 9% over the prior year to $970 million. Other revenues, which include the Visa Europe licensing fee, were $204 million, an increase of 14% over the prior year. Client incentives, which are a contra revenue item, were $713 million and represent 17.4% of gross revenues.

Total operating expenses were $1.1 billion for the quarter, a 6% increase over the prior year.

The effective tax rate was 30.6% for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.

Cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investment securities were $7.5 billion at December 31, 2014.

The weighted-average number of diluted shares of class A common stock outstanding was 619 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014.

Notable Events:

During the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company repurchased 3.1 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $259.52 per share, using $803 million of cash on hand. From January 1, 2015, through January 27, 2015, the Company repurchased 2.5 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $256.31 per share, using $650 million of cash on hand. Fiscal year to date through January 27, 2015, the Company repurchased a total of 5.6 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $258.08 per share, using $1.5 billion of cash on hand. The Company has $4.2 billion of remaining funds, authorized by the board of directors, available for share repurchase under the current program.

On January 28, 2015, the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share of class A common stock (determined in the case of class B and class C common stock on an as-converted basis) payable on March 3, 2015, to all holders of record of the Company’s class A, class B and class C common stock as of February 13, 2015.

In addition, on January 28, 2015, the Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders during which holders of the Company’s class A, B and C common stock at the close of business on December 1, 2014, voted on proposals enumerated in the Company’s proxy statement. All Proposals other than Proposal 5(a) and 5(d) passed.

Also, on January 28, 2015, Visa’s board of directors declared a four-for-one split of its class A common stock. On March 18, 2015, each class A common stockholder of record at the close of business on February 13, 2015 (the “Record Date”), will receive a dividend of three additional shares for every share held on the Record Date. Trading will begin on a split-adjusted basis on March 19, 2015. Holders of class B and C common stock will not receive a stock dividend. Instead, the conversion rate for class B common stock will increase to 1.6483 shares of class A common stock per share of class B common stock, and the conversion rate for class C common stock will increase to 4.0 shares of class A common stock per share of class C common stock. Immediately following the split, the class A, B and C stockholders will retain the same relative ownership percentages that they had prior to the stock split. The stock split will increase the Company’s total as-converted shares of class A common stock outstanding as of March 19, 2015, from approximately 614 million shares to approximately 2.5 billion shares based on the share count as of January 27, 2015.

Financial Outlook:

Visa Inc. reaffirms its financial outlook for the following metrics for fiscal full-year 2015:

• Annual net revenue growth: Constant dollar revenue growth of low double digits, with an expectation of two percentage points of negative foreign currency impact;
• Client incentives as a percent of gross revenues: 17.5% to 18.5% range;
• Annual operating margin: Mid 60s;
• Tax rate: Low 30s;
• Annual diluted class A common stock earnings per share growth: Mid teens; and
• Annual free cash flow greater than $6 billion.

Fiscal full-year 2015 annual diluted earnings per share growth assumes an adjusted basis for fiscal full-year 2014.

Fiscal First Quarter 2015 Earnings Results Conference Call Details: Visa’s executive management team will host a live audio webcast beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) today to discuss the financial results and business highlights. All interested parties are invited to listen to the live webcast at https://investor.visa.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Visa Investor Relations website for 30 days. Investor information, including supplemental financial information, is available on Visa Inc.’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.visa.com.

About Visa

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. We operate one of the world's most advanced processing networks — VisaNet — that is capable of handling more than 56,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead of time with prepaid or pay later with credit products. For more information, visit usa.visa.com/about-visa, visacorporate.tumblr.com and @VisaNews.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as "estimates," "expectation," "will," “continued" and other similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make about our revenue, client incentives, operating margin, tax rate, earnings per share, free cash flow, and the growth of those items.

By their nature, forward-looking statements: (i) speak only as of the date they are made; (ii) are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance; and (iii) are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. Therefore, actual results could differ materially and adversely from our forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including the following:

• the impact of laws, regulations and marketplace barriers, including:
  • rules capping debit interchange reimbursement rates and expanding financial institutions' and merchants' choices among debit payments networks promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;
  • increased regulation in jurisdictions outside of the United States and in other product categories;
  • increased government support of national payments networks outside the United States; and
  • increased regulation of consumer privacy, data use and security;
• developments in litigation and government enforcement, including those affecting interchange reimbursement fees, antitrust and tax;
• new lawsuits, investigations or proceedings, or changes to our potential exposure in connection with pending lawsuits, investigations or proceedings;
• economic factors, such as:
  • economic fragility in the Eurozone and in the United States;
  • general economic, political and social conditions in mature and emerging markets globally;
  • general stock market fluctuations, which may impact consumer spending;
  • material changes in cross-border activity, foreign exchange controls and fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
  • volatility in market prices for oil and natural gas; and
  • material changes in our financial institution clients' performance compared to our estimates;
• industry developments, such as competitive pressure, rapid technological developments and disintermediation from our payments network;
• system developments, such as:
  • disruption of our transaction processing systems or the inability to process transactions efficiently;
  • account data breaches or increased fraudulent or other illegal activities involving Visa-branded cards or payment products; and
  • failure to maintain systems interoperability with Visa Europe;
• costs arising if Visa Europe were to exercise its right to require us to acquire all of its outstanding stock;
• the loss of organizational effectiveness or key employees;
• the failure to integrate acquisitions successfully or to effectively develop new products and businesses;
• natural disasters, terrorist attacks, military or political conflicts, and public health emergencies; and

various other factors, including those contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2014, and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on such statements. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward–looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

VISA INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
		December 31,				September 30,
		2014				2014
		(in millions, except par value data)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	2,085			$	1,971
Restricted cash—litigation escrow			1,398				1,498
Investment securities:
Trading			78				69
Available-for-sale			2,417				1,910
Settlement receivable			500				786
Accounts receivable			900				822
Customer collateral			1,041				961
Current portion of client incentives			200				210
Deferred tax assets			927				1,028
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			318				307
Total current assets			9,864				9,562
Investment securities, available-for-sale			3,028				3,015
Client incentives			87				81
Property, equipment and technology, net			1,861				1,892
Other assets			896				855
Intangible assets, net			11,395				11,411
Goodwill			11,753				11,753
Total assets		$	38,884			$	38,569
Liabilities
Accounts payable		$	135			$	147
Settlement payable			855				1,332
Customer collateral			1,041				961
Accrued compensation and benefits			307				450
Client incentives			1,058				1,036
Accrued liabilities			1,049				624
Accrued litigation			1,353				1,456
Total current liabilities			5,798				6,006
Deferred tax liabilities			4,139				4,145
Other liabilities			1,005				1,005
Total liabilities			10,942				11,156
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 25 shares authorized and none issued			—				—
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 2,001,622 shares authorized, 495 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014			—				—
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 622 shares authorized, 245 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014			—				—
Class C common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,097 shares authorized, 20 and 22 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively			—				—
Additional paid-in capital			18,200				18,299
Accumulated income			9,732				9,131
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net:
Investment securities, available-for-sale			11				31
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans			(80	)			(84	)
Derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges			80				38
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(1	)			(2	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net			10				(17	)
Total equity			27,942				27,413
Total liabilities and equity		$	38,884			$	38,569

VISA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended
		December 31,
		2014				2013
		(in millions, except per share data)
Operating Revenues
Service revenues		$	1,538			$	1,419
Data processing revenues			1,383				1,264
International transaction revenues			970				891
Other revenues			204				180
Client incentives			(713	)			(599	)
Total operating revenues			3,382				3,155
Operating Expenses
Personnel			509				470
Marketing			205				186
Network and processing			114				132
Professional fees			70				75
Depreciation and amortization			120				107
General and administrative			126				108
Total operating expenses			1,144				1,078
Operating income			2,238				2,077
Non-operating income			24				6
Income before income taxes			2,262				2,083
Income tax provision			693				676
Net income		$	1,569			$	1,407
Basic earnings per share
Class A common stock		$	2.54			$	2.21
Class B common stock		$	1.05			$	0.93
Class C common stock		$	2.54			$	2.21
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding
Class A common stock			494				505
Class B common stock			245				245
Class C common stock			22				27
Diluted earnings per share
Class A common stock		$	2.53			$	2.20
Class B common stock		$	1.04			$	0.93
Class C common stock		$	2.53			$	2.20
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
Class A common stock			619				639
Class B common stock			245				245
Class C common stock			22				27

VISA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended December 31,
		2014				2013
		(in millions)
Operating Activities
Net income		$	1,569			$	1,407
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of client incentives			713				599
Share-based compensation			45				45
Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation			(58	)			(54	)
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets			120				107
Deferred income taxes			97				19
Other			(19	)			5
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Settlement receivable			286				(89	)
Accounts receivable			(78	)			(79	)
Client incentives			(687	)			(616	)
Other assets			(141	)			(77	)
Accounts payable			10				(80	)
Settlement payable			(477	)			21
Accrued and other liabilities			484				334
Accrued litigation			(103	)			(1	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			1,761				1,541
Investing Activities
Purchases of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets			(104	)			(120	)
Investment securities, available-for-sale:
Purchases			(758	)			(754	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities			226				600
Purchases of / contributions to other investments			—				(2	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(636	)			(276	)
Financing Activities
Repurchase of class A common stock			(803	)			(1,091	)
Dividends paid			(297	)			(254	)
Payments from litigation escrow account—retrospective responsibility plan			100				—
Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options			30				38
Restricted stock and performance-based shares settled in cash for taxes			(100	)			(77	)
Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation			58				54
Net cash used in financing activities			(1,012	)			(1,330	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			1				—
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			114				(65	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			1,971				2,186
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	2,085			$	2,121
Supplemental Disclosure
Income taxes paid, net of refunds		$	57			$	96
Accruals related to purchases of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets		$	21			$	20

VISA INC.
FISCAL 2015 AND 2014 QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
		Fiscal 2015
		Quarter Ended				Fiscal 2014 Quarter Ended
		December 31,				September 30,				June 30,				March 31,				December 31,
		2014				2014				2014				2014				2013
		(in millions)
Operating Revenues
Service revenues		$	1,538			$	1,499			$	1,417			$	1,462			$	1,419
Data processing revenues			1,383				1,348				1,321				1,234				1,264
International transaction revenues			970				938				860				871				891
Other revenues			204				212				195				183				180
Client incentives			(713	)			(768	)			(638	)			(587	)			(599	)
Total operating revenues			3,382				3,229				3,155				3,163				3,155
Operating Expenses
Personnel			509				496				463				446				470
Marketing			205				241				228				245				186
Network and processing			114				128				127				120				132
Professional fees			70				94				82				77				75
Depreciation and amortization			120				112				109				107				107
General and administrative			126				153				126				120				108
Litigation provision			—				453				—				—				—
Total operating expenses			1,144				1,677				1,135				1,115				1,078
Operating income			2,238				1,552				2,020				2,048				2,077
Non-operating income (expense)			24				(2	)			10				13				6
Income before income taxes			2,262				1,550				2,030				2,061				2,083
Income tax provision			693				477				670				463				676
Net income		$	1,569			$	1,073			$	1,360			$	1,598			$	1,407

Operational Performance Data

The tables below provide information regarding the available operational results for the 3 months ended December 31, 2014, as well as the prior four quarterly reporting periods and the 12 months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, for cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron and Interlink brands. Also included is a table with information on the number of billable transactions processed on Visa Inc.’s CyberSource network.

1. Branded Volume and Transactions

The tables present regional total volume, payments volume, and cash volume, and the number of payments transactions, cash transactions, accounts and cards for cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron and Interlink brands. Card counts include PLUS proprietary cards. Nominal and constant dollar growth rates over prior years are provided for volume-based data.

		For the 3 Months Ended December 31, 2014
		Total			Growth			Growth			Payments			Growth			Growth			Payments		Cash			Growth			Growth			Cash
		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions
		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$	510		3.5	%		7.9	%		$	359		5.7	%		10.6	%		4,171		$	151		-1.5	%		1.8	%		973
Canada			66		-0.7	%		8.0	%			61		-0.8	%		7.9	%		666			5		0.3	%		9.1	%		11
CEMEA			266		-6.9	%		16.8	%			65		4.5	%		28.2	%		1,609			201		-10.1	%		13.5	%		1,220
LAC			286		-0.4	%		13.7	%			109		-0.7	%		15.2	%		2,696			177		-0.2	%		12.8	%		1,130
US			771		9.3	%		9.3	%			651		10.1	%		10.1	%		12,584			121		5.2	%		5.2	%		914
Visa Inc.			1,900		3.3	%		10.5	%			1,245		6.9	%		11.4	%		21,726			655		-2.8	%		8.8	%		4,249
Visa Credit Programs
US		$	341		13.7	%		13.7	%		$	327		13.8	%		13.8	%		3,954		$	13		10.1	%		10.1	%		16
International			511		1.8	%		11.1	%			467		3.8	%		12.0	%		5,759			44		-15.9	%		2.5	%		189
Visa Inc.			852		6.2	%		12.1	%			794		7.7	%		12.8	%		9,713			58		-11.0	%		4.1	%		205
Visa Debit Programs
US		$	431		6.1	%		6.1	%		$	323		6.5	%		6.5	%		8,630		$	108		4.7	%		4.7	%		898
International			617		-2.1	%		11.5	%			127		3.0	%		15.9	%		3,384			490		-3.3	%		10.4	%		3,146
Visa Inc.			1,048		1.1	%		9.2	%			450		5.5	%		9.0	%		12,014			597		-2.0	%		9.3	%		4,044

		For the 3 Months Ended September 30, 2014
		Total			Growth			Growth			Payments			Growth			Growth			Payments		Cash			Growth			Growth			Cash
		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Accounts		Cards
		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		(millions)		(millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$	506		9.1	%		9.1	%		$	352		12.0	%		11.9	%		4,001		$	154		3.2	%		3.2	%		960		677		774
Canada			66		2.0	%		7.4	%			61		1.7	%		7.0	%		651			5		5.5	%		11.0	%		12		40		47
CEMEA			280		5.9	%		15.0	%			68		18.0	%		26.5	%		1,489			213		2.5	%		11.7	%		1,173		321		318
LAC			276		6.6	%		12.1	%			105		7.4	%		14.4	%		2,496			171		6.1	%		10.8	%		1,056		417		448
US			756		9.2	%		9.2	%			632		9.8	%		9.8	%		12,319			124		6.0	%		6.0	%		950		589		754
Visa Inc.			1,884		8.0	%		10.3	%			1,217		10.2	%		11.5	%		20,955			667		4.2	%		8.3	%		4,151		2,043		2,341
Visa Credit Programs
US		$	327		12.7	%		12.7	%		$	313		12.7	%		12.7	%		3,733		$	14		11.8	%		11.8	%		17		230		304
International			506		7.7	%		10.5	%			458		9.0	%		11.4	%		5,555			49		-3.7	%		2.8	%		192		484		545
Visa Inc.			833		9.6	%		11.3	%			771		10.5	%		11.9	%		9,288			62		-0.6	%		4.7	%		209		714		850
Visa Debit Programs
US		$	429		6.7	%		6.7	%		$	319		7.1	%		7.1	%		8,586		$	110		5.3	%		5.3	%		933		359		450
International			622		6.9	%		11.7	%			127		16.7	%		20.8	%		3,081			495		4.6	%		9.5	%		3,009		970		1,042
Visa Inc.			1,051		6.8	%		9.6	%			446		9.7	%		10.7	%		11,667			605		4.8	%		8.7	%		3,942		1,330		1,491

		For the 3 Months Ended June 30, 2014
		Total			Growth			Growth			Payments			Growth			Growth			Payments		Cash			Growth			Growth			Cash
		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Accounts		Cards
		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		(millions)		(millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$	488		7.1	%		9.6	%		$	338		11.1	%		12.3	%		3,821		$	151		-1.0	%		3.9	%		910		658		754
Canada			65		0.6	%		7.6	%			60		1.1	%		8.2	%		627			5		-5.2	%		1.5	%		12		39		46
CEMEA			276		5.0	%		13.9	%			65		18.1	%		26.8	%		1,389			212		1.6	%		10.5	%		1,196		313		310
LAC			266		-1.3	%		9.6	%			101		0.3	%		12.4	%		2,408			165		-2.3	%		8.0	%		1,013		418		446
US			750		9.4	%		9.4	%			628		10.1	%		10.1	%		12,223			122		5.8	%		5.8	%		941		580		743
Visa Inc.			1,845		6.1	%		10.1	%			1,191		9.4	%		11.6	%		20,467			654		0.7	%		7.3	%		4,071		2,007		2,299
Visa Credit Programs
US		$	316		12.1	%		12.1	%		$	304		12.3	%		12.3	%		3,574		$	13		8.3	%		8.3	%		16		223		296
International			489		5.7	%		10.1	%			440		7.0	%		11.0	%		5,366			49		-4.3	%		2.4	%		199		478		536
Visa Inc.			805		8.2	%		10.9	%			744		9.1	%		11.5	%		8,940			62		-2.0	%		3.5	%		215		701		832
Visa Debit Programs
US		$	433		7.4	%		7.4	%		$	325		8.0	%		8.0	%		8,648		$	109		5.6	%		5.6	%		925		356		447
International			607		2.7	%		10.9	%			123		15.0	%		22.8	%		2,879			484		0.0	%		8.2	%		2,932		950		1,020
Visa Inc.			1,040		4.6	%		9.4	%			448		9.9	%		11.7	%		11,527			593		1.0	%		7.7	%		3,856		1,307		1,467

		For the 3 Months Ended March 31, 2014
		Total			Growth			Growth			Payments			Growth			Growth			Payments		Cash			Growth			Growth			Cash
		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Accounts		Cards
		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		(millions)		(millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$	481		7.1	%		11.6	%		$	328		10.9	%		14.9	%		3,574		$	153		-0.3	%		5.0	%		878		642		738
Canada			57		0.8	%		10.3	%			52		0.7	%		10.1	%		552			5		2.3	%		11.9	%		11		37		44
CEMEA			252		4.1	%		14.1	%			59		16.4	%		28.0	%		1,252			194		0.9	%		10.5	%		1,105		306		307
LAC			250		-4.7	%		11.4	%			95		-4.0	%		13.9	%		2,367			155		-5.1	%		9.9	%		984		411		439
US			690		8.0	%		8.0	%			575		8.6	%		8.6	%		11,142			115		5.1	%		5.1	%		875		568		726
Visa Inc.			1,730		4.9	%		10.4	%			1,108		8.0	%		11.8	%		18,888			622		-0.2	%		7.9	%		3,854		1,963		2,253
Visa Credit Programs
US		$	281		10.2	%		10.2	%		$	270		10.6	%		10.6	%		3,148		$	12		1.4	%		1.4	%		14		215		283
International			463		4.9	%		12.3	%			417		6.0	%		13.3	%		5,069			46		-3.9	%		4.1	%		176		474		533
Visa Inc.			744		6.9	%		11.5	%			687		7.8	%		12.2	%		8,217			57		-2.8	%		3.6	%		191		688		817
Visa Debit Programs
US		$	409		6.5	%		6.5	%		$	305		6.8	%		6.8	%		7,994		$	103		5.6	%		5.6	%		861		353		442
International			577		1.4	%		11.9	%			115		13.1	%		24.8	%		2,677			461		-1.1	%		9.0	%		2,802		922		994
Visa Inc.			985		3.5	%		9.6	%			421		8.4	%		11.2	%		10,670			565		0.0	%		8.4	%		3,663		1,275		1,436

		For the 3 Months Ended December 31, 2013
		Total			Growth			Growth			Payments			Growth			Growth			Payments		Cash			Growth			Growth			Cash
		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Accounts		Cards
		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		(millions)		(millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$	493		7.5	%		12.8	%		$	339		8.3	%		14.4	%		3,677		$	154		5.8	%		9.4	%		890		622		721
Canada			66		-0.1	%		5.5	%			62		-0.2	%		5.5	%		609			5		0.3	%		6.0	%		11		36		43
CEMEA			286		9.3	%		12.7	%			62		23.0	%		27.0	%		1,231			223		6.0	%		9.2	%		1,176		300		300
LAC			287		1.9	%		10.0	%			110		5.5	%		14.4	%		2,506			177		-0.2	%		7.5	%		1,066		407		437
US			706		7.8	%		7.8	%			591		8.5	%		8.5	%		11,591			115		4.3	%		4.3	%		895		561		719
Visa Inc.			1,838		6.7	%		10.0	%			1,164		8.3	%		11.2	%		19,615			674		3.9	%		7.8	%		4,038		1,926		2,220
Visa Credit Programs
US		$	300		9.3	%		9.3	%		$	288		9.6	%		9.6	%		3,446		$	12		2.6	%		2.6	%		16		212		280
International			502		5.2	%		11.1	%			450		5.7	%		12.1	%		5,294			53		0.4	%		2.4	%		196		472		531
Visa Inc.			802		6.7	%		10.4	%			737		7.2	%		11.1	%		8,740			65		0.8	%		2.4	%		213		684		811
Visa Debit Programs
US		$	406		6.7	%		6.7	%		$	303		7.5	%		7.5	%		8,145		$	103		4.5	%		4.5	%		879		348		439
International			630		6.7	%		12.0	%			124		18.0	%		24.2	%		2,730			506		4.2	%		9.3	%		2,947		893		970
Visa Inc.			1,036		6.7	%		9.7	%			427		10.3	%		11.5	%		10,875			609		4.3	%		8.4	%		3,826		1,241		1,409

		For the 12 Months Ended December 31, 2014
		Total			Growth			Growth			Payments			Growth			Growth			Payments		Cash			Growth			Growth			Cash
		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions
		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$	1,986		6.6	%		9.5	%		$	1,376		9.8	%		12.4	%		15,567		$	610		0.1	%		3.5	%		3,722
Canada			254		0.7	%		8.2	%			234		0.7	%		8.2	%		2,495			20		0.6	%		8.2	%		46
CEMEA			1,075		1.8	%		14.9	%			256		13.9	%		27.3	%		5,739			819		-1.5	%		11.5	%		4,694
LAC			1,078		0.0	%		11.7	%			410		0.7	%		14.0	%		9,966			668		-0.4	%		10.4	%		4,183
US			2,967		9.0	%		9.0	%			2,485		9.7	%		9.7	%		48,268			482		5.6	%		5.6	%		3,680
Visa Inc.			7,359		5.6	%		10.3	%			4,761		8.6	%		11.6	%		82,036			2,598		0.4	%		8.1	%		16,325
Visa Credit Programs
US		$	1,265		12.2	%		12.2	%		$	1,213		12.4	%		12.4	%		14,409		$	52		8.0	%		8.0	%		64
International			1,970		5.0	%		11.0	%			1,782		6.4	%		11.9	%		21,749			187		-7.1	%		2.9	%		756
Visa Inc.			3,234		7.7	%		11.5	%			2,995		8.8	%		12.1	%		36,158			239		-4.2	%		4.0	%		819
Visa Debit Programs
US		$	1,702		6.7	%		6.7	%		$	1,272		7.1	%		7.1	%		33,859		$	430		5.3	%		5.3	%		3,616
International			2,423		2.2	%		11.5	%			493		11.6	%		20.8	%		12,019			1,930		0.0	%		9.3	%		11,889
Visa Inc.			4,125		4.0	%		9.4	%			1,765		8.3	%		10.6	%		45,878			2,359		0.9	%		8.5	%		15,506

		For the 12 Months Ended December 31, 2013
		Total			Growth			Growth			Payments			Growth			Growth			Payments		Cash			Growth			Growth			Cash
		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Volume			(Nominal			(Constant			Transactions		Accounts		Cards
		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		($ billions)			USD)			USD)			(millions)		(millions)		(millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$	1,862		9.1	%		12.9	%		$	1,253		9.1	%		14.0	%		13,703		$	609		9.0	%		10.7	%		3,316		622		721
Canada			252		2.5	%		5.4	%			232		2.8	%		5.8	%		2,268			20		-1.6	%		1.1	%		44		36		43
CEMEA			1,056		12.4	%		15.3	%			225		26.3	%		30.5	%		4,331			831		9.1	%		11.8	%		4,513		300		300
LAC			1,078		4.4	%		11.1	%			407		7.7	%		15.7	%		9,400			671		2.4	%		8.5	%		3,965		407		437
US			2,723		7.8	%		7.8	%			2,267		8.6	%		8.6	%		44,571			456		3.7	%		3.7	%		3,576		561		719
Visa Inc.			6,971		8.0	%		10.5	%			4,383		9.1	%		11.4	%		74,273			2,587		6.2	%		9.0	%		15,415		1,926		2,220
Visa Credit Programs
US		$	1,127		9.9	%		9.9	%		$	1,079		9.9	%		9.9	%		12,800		$	48		8.7	%		8.7	%		62		212		280
International			1,876		6.6	%		11.3	%			1,675		7.2	%		12.4	%		19,928			201		2.1	%		3.2	%		772		472		531
Visa Inc.			3,003		7.8	%		10.8	%			2,754		8.3	%		11.4	%		32,728			249		3.3	%		4.3	%		834		684		811
Visa Debit Programs
US		$	1,596		6.3	%		6.3	%		$	1,188		7.4	%		7.4	%		31,771		$	408		3.2	%		3.2	%		3,514		348		439
International			2,371		9.5	%		13.5	%			442		20.2	%		25.2	%		9,774			1,930		7.3	%		11.1	%		11,067		893		970
Visa Inc.			3,967		8.2	%		10.4	%			1,629		10.6	%		11.5	%		41,546			2,338		6.5	%		9.5	%		14,580		1,241		1,409

2. Cross-Border Volume

The table below represents cross-border volume growth for cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS brands. Cross-border volume refers to payments and cash volume where the issuing country is different from the merchant country.

		Growth		Growth
		(Nominal		(Constant
Period		USD)		USD)
3 Months Ended
Dec 31, 2014		4%		8%
Sep 30, 2014		9%		10%
Jun 30, 2014		6%		7%
Mar 31, 2014		5%		8%
Dec 31, 2013		11%		12%
12 Months Ended
Dec 31, 2014		6%		8%
Dec 31, 2013		10%		11%

3. Visa Processed Transactions

The table below represents transactions involving Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS cards processed on Visa’s networks. CyberSource transactions are not included in this table, and are reported in the next section.

		Processed
		Transactions
Period		(millions)		Growth
3 Months Ended
Dec 31, 2014		17,599		10%
Sep 30, 2014		16,991		10%
Jun 30, 2014		16,662		11%
Mar 31, 2014		15,354		11%
Dec 31, 2013		15,985		13%
12 Months Ended
Dec 31, 2014		66,607		10%
Dec 31, 2013		60,298		12%

4. CyberSource Transactions

The table below represents billable transactions processed on Visa Inc.’s CyberSource network.

		Billable
		Transactions
Period		(millions)		Growth
3 Months Ended
Dec 31, 2014		2,192		16%
Sep 30, 2014		1,905		12%
Jun 30, 2014		1,890		15%
Mar 31, 2014		1,859		16%
Dec 31, 2013		1,894		20%
12 Months Ended
Dec 31, 2014		7,847		15%
Dec 31, 2013		6,846		24%

Footnote

Payments volume represents the aggregate dollar amount of purchases made with cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron and Interlink brands for the relevant period; and cash volume represents the aggregate dollar amount of cash disbursements obtained with these cards for the relevant period and includes the impact of balance transfers and convenience checks; but excludes proprietary PLUS volume. Total volume represents payments volume plus cash volume.

Visa payment products are comprised of credit and debit programs, and data relating to each program is included in the tables. Debit programs include Visa’s signature based and Interlink (PIN) debit programs.

The data presented is based on results reported quarterly by Visa’s financial institution clients on their operating certificates. Estimates may be utilized if data is unavailable.

On occasion, previously presented information may be updated. Prior period updates, if any, are not material.

Visa’s CEMEA region is comprised of countries in Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Effective with the 3 months ended September 2013, Croatia moved from the CEMEA region to Visa Europe. Several European Union countries in Central Europe, Israel and Turkey are not included in CEMEA. LAC is comprised of countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean. International includes Asia Pacific, Canada, CEMEA and LAC.

Information denominated in U.S. dollars is calculated by applying an established U.S. dollar/local currency exchange rate for each local currency in which Visa Inc. volumes are reported (“Nominal USD”). These exchange rates are calculated on a quarterly basis using the established exchange rate for each quarter. To eliminate the impact of foreign currency fluctuations against the U.S. dollar in measuring performance, Visa Inc. also reports year-over-year growth in total volume, payments volume and cash volume on the basis of local currency information (“Constant USD”). This presentation represents Visa’s historical methodology which may be subject to review and refinement.

 

Source: Visa Inc.

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