Visa Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2014 Net Income of $1.6 Billion or $2.52 per Diluted Share

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 24, 2014-- Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced financial results for the Company’s fiscal second quarter 2014. Net income for the quarter was $1.6 billion, an increase of 26% over the prior year, or $2.52 per share, an increase of 31% over the prior year. These results include a tax benefit of $218 million of which $201 million relates to prior periods. Excluding the prior periods’ impact, earnings per share was $2.20, 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 second quarter of 2014 was $3.2 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 2 percentage points of negative growth during the quarter.

“Our underlying business drivers remained strong during the fiscal second quarter with payments volume continuing to grow at solid levels,” said Charlie Scharf, Chief Executive Officer of Visa Inc. “As expected, softer net revenue growth was impacted by a strengthening U.S. dollar and difficult year-over-year comparisons due to non-recurring items. We expect this impact to be slightly more pronounced next quarter before rebounding in our fiscal fourth quarter, which will be more reflective of the fundamental strength of the business model. We continue to make substantial investments in products and services that will drive our future growth, while enhancing our financial institution and merchant client relationships.”

Fiscal Second Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights:

Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended December 31, 2013, on which fiscal second quarter service revenue is recognized, was 12% over the prior year at $1.2 trillion.

Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, was 12% over the prior year at $1.1 trillion.

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

Total processed transactions, which represent transactions processed by VisaNet, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, were 15.4 billion, an 11% increase over the prior year.

Fiscal second quarter 2014 service revenues were $1.5 billion, an increase of 7% 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 7% over the prior year to $1.2 billion. International transaction revenues, which are driven by cross-border volume, grew 5% over the prior year to $871 million. Other revenues, which include the Visa Europe licensing fee, were $183 million, an increase of 5% over the prior year. Client incentives, which are a contra revenue item, were $587 million and represent 15.6% of gross revenues.

Total operating expenses were $1.1 billion for the quarter, a 2% increase over the prior year, primarily due to an increase in marketing spend to support the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and 2014 World Cup campaigns, offset by a reduction in personnel and professional fees.

The effective tax rate was 22.5% for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. This rate was positively impacted by a $218 million tax benefit recognized during the quarter related to a deduction for U.S. domestic production activities. This benefit was fully contemplated in the Company’s earnings per share guidance for fiscal full-year 2014.

Cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investment securities were $6.5 billion at March 31, 2014.

The weighted-average number of diluted shares of class A common stock outstanding was 634 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

Notable Events:

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company repurchased 5.1 million shares of class A common stock, at an average price of $217.61 per share, using $1.1 billion of cash on hand. At March 31, 2014, the Company had $3.0 billion of remaining funds, authorized by the board of directors, available for share repurchase under the current program.

On April 23, 2014, the board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 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 June 3, 2014, to all holders of record of the Company’s class A, class B and class C common stock as of May 16, 2014.

Financial Outlook:

Visa Inc. updates its financial outlook for the following metrics for fiscal full-year 2014:

• Annual net revenue growth: Low double-digit constant revenue growth in the 10-11% range, with an expectation of two percentage points of negative foreign currency impact; and
• Annual operating margin: Low to mid 60s.

Visa Inc. affirms its financial outlook for the following metrics for fiscal full-year 2014:

• Client incentives as a percent of gross revenues: 16.5% to 17.5% range;
• Annual diluted class A common stock earnings per share growth: Mid to high teens; and
• Annual free cash flow: About $5 billion.

Visa Inc. provides its financial outlook for the following metric for fiscal full-year 2014:

• Tax rate: Approaching 30%.

Fiscal Second Quarter 2014 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 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 47,000 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, ahead of time with prepaid or 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 "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "projects," "could," "should," "will," "will continue" 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, earnings per share, free cash flow, tax rate 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 payment 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 payment networks outside the United States; and
  • increased regulation on 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;
  • material changes in cross-border activity, foreign exchange controls and fluctuations in currency exchange rates; 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, 2013 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)
		March 31, 2014					September 30, 2013
		(in millions, except par value data)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,820				$	2,186
Restricted cash—litigation escrow			1,105					49
Investment securities:
Trading			82					75
Available-for-sale			1,592					1,994
Income tax receivable			33					142
Settlement receivable			752					799
Accounts receivable			832					761
Customer collateral			923					866
Current portion of client incentives			255					282
Deferred tax assets			850					481
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			263					187
Total current assets			8,507					7,822
Investment securities, available-for-sale			3,066					2,760
Client incentives			89					89
Property, equipment and technology, net			1,760					1,732
Other assets			843					521
Intangible assets, net			11,317					11,351
Goodwill			11,681					11,681
Total assets		$	37,263				$	35,956
Liabilities
Accounts payable		$	114				$	184
Settlement payable			1,099					1,225
Customer collateral			923					866
Accrued compensation and benefits			356					523
Client incentives			827					919
Accrued liabilities			582					613
Accrued litigation			1,060					5
Total current liabilities			4,961					4,335
Deferred tax liabilities			4,146					4,149
Other liabilities			861					602
Total liabilities			9,968					9,086
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, 500 and 508 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively			—					—
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 622 shares authorized, 245 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013			—					—
Class C common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,097 shares authorized, 26 and 27 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively			—					—
Additional paid-in capital			18,555					18,875
Accumulated income			8,714					7,974
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net:
Investment securities, available-for-sale			77					59
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans			(68	)				(60	)
Derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges			18					23
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(1	)				(1	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income, net			26					21
Total equity			27,295					26,870
Total liabilities and equity		$	37,263				$	35,956

VISA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended March 31,										Six Months Ended March 31,
		2014					2013					2014					2013
		(in millions, except per share data)
Operating Revenues
Service revenues		$	1,462				$	1,369				$	2,881				$	2,669
Data processing revenues			1,234					1,150					2,498					2,265
International transaction revenues			871					831					1,762					1,636
Other revenues			183					175					363					354
Client incentives			(587	)				(567	)				(1,186	)				(1,120	)
Total operating revenues			3,163					2,958					6,318					5,804
Operating Expenses
Personnel			446					486					916					940
Marketing			245					195					431					388
Network and processing			120					119					252					229
Professional fees			77					91					152					179
Depreciation and amortization			107					98					214					190
General and administrative			120					108					228					214
Litigation provision			—					1					—					4
Total operating expenses			1,115					1,098					2,193					2,144
Operating income			2,048					1,860					4,125					3,660
Non-operating income (expense)			13					(3	)				19					(2	)
Income before income taxes			2,061					1,857					4,144					3,658
Income tax provision			463					587					1,139					1,095
Net income		$	1,598				$	1,270				$	3,005				$	2,563
Basic earnings per share
Class A common stock		$	2.53				$	1.93				$	4.74				$	3.87
Class B common stock		$	1.06				$	0.81				$	1.99				$	1.63
Class C common stock		$	2.53				$	1.93				$	4.74				$	3.87
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding
Class A common stock			501					524					503					528
Class B common stock			245					245					245					245
Class C common stock			26					28					26					29
Diluted earnings per share
Class A common stock		$	2.52				$	1.92				$	4.72				$	3.86
Class B common stock		$	1.06				$	0.81				$	1.99				$	1.62
Class C common stock		$	2.52				$	1.92				$	4.72				$	3.86
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
Class A common stock			634					660					636					665
Class B common stock			245					245					245					245
Class C common stock			26					28					26					29

VISA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
		Six Months Ended March 31,
		2014					2013
		(in millions)
Operating Activities
Net income		$	3,005				$	2,563
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Amortization of client incentives			1,186					1,120
Share-based compensation			89					98
Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation			(68	)				(56	)
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets			214					190
Deferred income taxes			(375	)				1,580
Other			12					35
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Income tax receivable			109					(984	)
Settlement receivable			47					(34	)
Accounts receivable			(71	)				(79	)
Client incentives			(1,251	)				(1,108	)
Other assets			(459	)				(327	)
Accounts payable			(68	)				(15	)
Settlement payable			(126	)				3
Accrued and other liabilities			171					218
Accrued litigation			1,055					(4,384	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			3,470					(1,180	)
Investing Activities
Purchases of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets			(217	)				(211	)
Investment securities, available-for-sale:
Purchases			(1,292	)				(1,854	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities			1,406					1,616
Purchases of / contributions to other investments			(3	)				(3	)
Proceeds / distributions from other investments			—					3
Net cash used in investing activities			(106	)				(449	)
Financing Activities
Repurchase of class A common stock			(2,210	)				(3,073	)
Dividends paid			(507	)				(437	)
(Return to) payments from litigation escrow account—retrospective responsibility plan			(1,056	)				4,383
Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options			58					84
Restricted stock and performance shares settled in cash for taxes			(83	)				(64	)
Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation			68					56
Payment for earn-out related to PlaySpan acquisition			—					(12	)
Principal payments on capital lease obligations			—					(5	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(3,730	)				932
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents			(366	)				(697	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year			2,186					2,074
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	1,820				$	1,377
Supplemental Disclosure
Income taxes paid, net of refunds		$	1,392				$	421
Non-cash accruals related to purchases of property, equipment, technology and intangible assets		$	27				$	41

VISA INC.
FISCAL 2014 AND 2013 QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
		Fiscal 2014 Quarter Ended										Fiscal 2013 Quarter Ended
		March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013					September 30, 2013					June 30, 2013					March 31, 2013
		(in millions)
Operating Revenues
Service revenues		$	1,462				$	1,419				$	1,385				$	1,298				$	1,369
Data processing revenues			1,234					1,264					1,186					1,191					1,150
International transaction revenues			871					891					899					854					831
Other revenues			183					180					183					179					175
Client incentives			(587	)				(599	)				(680	)				(521	)				(567	)
Total operating revenues			3,163					3,155					2,973					3,001					2,958
Operating Expenses
Personnel			446					470					499					493					486
Marketing			245					186					236					252					195
Network and processing			120					132					122					117					119
Professional fees			77					75					130					103					91
Depreciation and amortization			107					107					106					101					98
General and administrative			120					108					129					108					108
Litigation provision			—					—					—					(1	)				1
Total operating expenses			1,115					1,078					1,222					1,173					1,098
Operating income			2,048					2,077					1,751					1,828					1,860
Non-operating income (expense)			13					6					15					5					(3	)
Income before income taxes			2,061					2,083					1,766					1,833					1,857
Income tax provision			463					676					574					608					587
Net income		$	1,598				$	1,407				$	1,192				$	1,225				$	1,270

Operational Performance Data

The tables below provide information regarding the available operational results for the 3 months ended March 31, 2014, as well as the prior four quarterly reporting periods and the 12 months ended March 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 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 March 31, 2014
		Total Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Transactions (millions)		Cash Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Cash Transactions (millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$479		6.6%		11.0%		$328		11.0%		15.0%		3,556		$151		-1.9%		3.2%		853
Canada		56		0.4%		9.8%		52		0.4%		9.8%		548		5		1.0%		10.4%		11
CEMEA		252		4.1%		14.1%		59		16.6%		28.1%		1,223		193		0.8%		10.4%		1,085
LAC		250		-4.5%		11.6%		95		-3.7%		14.3%		2,372		155		-5.1%		10.0%		985
US		690		7.9%		7.9%		575		8.5%		8.5%		11,134		115		5.0%		5.0%		875
Visa Inc.		1,727		4.7%		10.2%		1,108		8.0%		11.8%		18,834		619		-0.7%		7.5%		3,810
Visa Credit Programs
US		$281		10.2%		10.2%		$269		10.6%		10.6%		3,148		$12		1.4%		1.4%		14
International		463		4.9%		12.3%		418		6.0%		13.3%		5,051		46		-3.9%		4.1%		176
Visa Inc.		744		6.9%		11.5%		687		7.8%		12.2%		8,200		57		-2.9%		3.5%		191
Visa Debit Programs
US		$408		6.4%		6.4%		$305		6.7%		6.7%		7,986		$103		5.5%		5.5%		861
International		574		1.0%		11.4%		116		13.4%		25.2%		2,648		459		-1.7%		8.4%		2,758
Visa Inc.		983		3.2%		9.3%		421		8.5%		11.2%		10,634		562		-0.4%		7.9%		3,619

		For the 3 Months Ended December 31, 2013
		Total Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Transactions (millions)		Cash Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Cash Transactions (millions)		Accounts (millions)		Cards (millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$493		7.5%		12.6%		$339		8.3%		14.1%		3,677		$154		5.8%		9.5%		890		622		721
Canada		66		-0.1%		5.5%		62		-0.2%		5.5%		609		5		0.3%		6.0%		11		33		43
CEMEA		286		9.4%		13.3%		62		23.2%		28.7%		1,233		223		6.0%		9.6%		1,176		295		300
LAC		287		1.9%		10.8%		110		5.5%		15.9%		2,506		177		-0.2%		7.8%		1,066		407		437
US		704		7.6%		7.6%		591		8.4%		8.4%		11,566		114		3.3%		3.3%		884		564		728
Visa Inc.		1,837		6.6%		10.2%		1,164		8.3%		11.5%		19,590		673		3.8%		8.0%		4,027		1,921		2,229
Visa Credit Programs
US		$300		9.3%		9.3%		$288		9.6%		9.6%		3,439		$12		2.6%		2.6%		16		216		288
International		502		5.1%		11.5%		450		5.7%		12.4%		5,293		53		0.4%		4.1%		196		472		531
Visa Inc.		802		6.6%		10.7%		737		7.2%		11.3%		8,732		65		0.8%		3.8%		213		688		819
Visa Debit Programs
US		$405		6.3%		6.3%		$303		7.4%		7.4%		8,127		$102		3.4%		3.4%		868		349		439
International		630		6.7%		12.2%		124		18.1%		24.7%		2,731		506		4.2%		9.5%		2,947		885		970
Visa Inc.		1,035		6.6%		9.8%		427		10.3%		11.9%		10,858		608		4.1%		8.4%		3,815		1,233		1,410

		For the 3 Months Ended September 30, 2013
		Total Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Transactions (millions)		Cash Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Cash Transactions (millions)		Accounts (millions)		Cards (millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$464		8.2%		13.6%		$314		8.5%		14.7%		3,558		$150		7.5%		11.2%		854		610		710
Canada		65		4.6%		9.4%		60		4.8%		9.6%		602		5		2.3%		7.0%		12		32		41
CEMEA		265		12.2%		16.1%		57		26.8%		32.7%		1,121		207		8.8%		12.2%		1,120		290		294
LAC		259		1.6%		11.8%		98		4.4%		16.0%		2,348		161		0.0%		9.4%		998		403		431
US		692		9.3%		9.3%		575		10.3%		10.3%		11,400		117		4.8%		4.8%		932		546		713
Visa Inc.		1,745		8.0%		11.8%		1,105		9.6%		13.0%		19,029		640		5.4%		9.8%		3,916		1,880		2,189
Visa Credit Programs
US		$290		10.9%		10.9%		$277		11.0%		11.0%		3,324		$12		8.2%		8.2%		16		210		285
International		470		6.3%		12.9%		420		6.9%		14.0%		5,138		50		1.8%		5.1%		196		468		526
Visa Inc.		760		8.0%		12.2%		697		8.5%		12.8%		8,462		63		3.0%		5.7%		212		678		811
Visa Debit Programs
US		$402		8.2%		8.2%		$298		9.6%		9.6%		8,076		$104		4.4%		4.4%		916		335		428
International		582		7.9%		13.9%		109		17.7%		24.9%		2,491		473		5.9%		11.6%		2,788		867		949
Visa Inc.		984		8.0%		11.5%		407		11.7%		13.3%		10,567		577		5.6%		10.3%		3,704		1,202		1,377

		For the 3 Months Ended June 30, 2013
		Total Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Transactions (millions)		Cash Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Cash Transactions (millions)		Accounts (millions)		Cards (millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$456		10.6%		13.2%		$304		9.7%		13.7%		3,354		$152		12.4%		12.2%		818		592		692
Canada		64		5.1%		5.8%		59		5.5%		6.2%		568		5		0.7%		1.3%		11		31		40
CEMEA		263		13.4%		15.7%		55		28.1%		32.0%		1,047		208		10.0%		12.0%		1,147		291		289
LAC		270		9.4%		12.5%		101		13.1%		17.7%		2,305		169		7.4%		9.6%		975		401		430
US		686		10.4%		10.4%		571		11.3%		11.3%		11,217		115		5.8%		5.8%		906		538		702
Visa Inc.		1,739		10.5%		12.0%		1,089		11.4%		13.2%		18,491		650		9.0%		10.2%		3,857		1,853		2,153
Visa Credit Programs
US		$282		10.1%		10.1%		$270		10.0%		10.0%		3,187		$12		11.6%		11.6%		15		206		280
International		463		8.2%		11.8%		412		8.7%		12.7%		4,915		51		4.2%		5.3%		199		466		525
Visa Inc.		745		8.9%		11.2%		682		9.3%		11.6%		8,102		63		5.5%		6.4%		214		672		805
Visa Debit Programs
US		$403		10.6%		10.6%		$300		12.5%		12.5%		8,030		$103		5.2%		5.2%		891		332		422
International		591		12.6%		14.2%		107		23.9%		26.1%		2,359		484		10.4%		11.8%		2,752		848		926
Visa Inc.		994		11.8%		12.7%		407		15.3%		15.8%		10,389		587		9.4%		10.6%		3,643		1,180		1,348

		For the 3 Months Ended March 31, 2013
		Total Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Transactions (millions)		Cash Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Cash Transactions (millions)		Accounts (millions)		Cards (millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$449		10.1%		12.3%		$295		9.9%		13.1%		3,116		$154		10.6%		10.7%		755		581		682
Canada		56		0.3%		0.5%		51		1.3%		1.5%		489		5		-9.5%		-9.3%		10		29		38
CEMEA		242		15.2%		17.2%		50		28.1%		31.3%		932		192		12.3%		13.9%		1,070		278		277
LAC		262		5.0%		12.0%		99		8.5%		17.1%		2,240		164		2.9%		9.2%		926		402		431
US		639		3.5%		3.5%		530		4.3%		4.3%		10,358		110		0.0%		0.0%		847		535		700
Visa Inc.		1,649		7.0%		8.7%		1,026		7.1%		8.6%		17,135		623		6.8%		8.9%		3,608		1,825		2,128
Visa Credit Programs
US		$255		9.2%		9.2%		$244		9.1%		9.1%		2,843		$12		13.3%		13.3%		14		206		278
International		441		7.1%		10.3%		394		7.7%		11.4%		4,582		48		2.0%		1.7%		181		462		522
Visa Inc.		697		7.9%		9.9%		638		8.2%		10.4%		7,425		59		4.1%		3.9%		196		668		801
Visa Debit Programs
US		$384		0.0%		0.0%		$286		0.5%		0.5%		7,516		$98		-1.4%		-1.4%		832		329		421
International		568		11.1%		14.5%		102		21.2%		25.9%		2,195		466		9.1%		12.3%		2,580		828		906
Visa Inc.		952		6.4%		7.8%		388		5.3%		5.7%		9,711		564		7.1%		9.4%		3,412		1,157		1,327

		For the 12 Months Ended March 31, 2014
		Total Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Transactions (millions)		Cash Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Cash Transactions (millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$1,892		8.1%		12.6%		$1,285		9.3%		14.4%		14,145		$607		5.7%		8.9%		3,414
Canada		252		2.5%		7.5%		232		2.6%		7.6%		2,327		20		1.1%		5.9%		45
CEMEA		1,066		9.7%		14.7%		234		23.4%		30.3%		4,623		832		6.4%		11.0%		4,529
LAC		1,066		2.0%		11.6%		403		4.6%		16.0%		9,532		663		0.4%		9.1%		4,024
US		2,772		8.8%		8.8%		2,311		9.6%		9.6%		45,317		461		4.7%		4.7%		3,598
Visa Inc.		7,048		7.4%		11.0%		4,466		9.3%		12.4%		75,943		2,582		4.3%		8.8%		15,610
Visa Credit Programs
US		$1,153		10.1%		10.1%		$1,105		10.3%		10.3%		13,098		$48		5.8%		5.8%		62
International		1,899		6.1%		12.1%		1,699		6.8%		13.1%		20,397		200		0.7%		4.6%		767
Visa Inc.		3,051		7.6%		11.4%		2,804		8.1%		12.0%		33,496		248		1.6%		4.9%		829
Visa Debit Programs
US		$1,619		7.8%		7.8%		$1,206		9.0%		9.0%		32,219		$412		4.6%		4.6%		3,536
International		2,377		6.9%		12.9%		456		18.1%		25.2%		10,229		1,922		4.6%		10.3%		11,245
Visa Inc.		3,996		7.3%		10.8%		1,662		11.3%		13.0%		42,448		2,334		4.6%		9.3%		14,781

		For the 12 Months Ended March 31, 2013
		Total Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Payments Transactions (millions)		Cash Volume ($ billions)		Growth (Nominal USD)		Growth (Constant USD)		Cash Transactions (millions)		Accounts (millions)		Cards (millions)
All Visa Credit & Debit
Asia Pacific		$1,750		9.5%		11.1%		$1,176		10.4%		12.0%		12,498		$574		7.7%		9.3%		2,853		581		682
Canada		246		3.8%		4.4%		226		4.4%		5.0%		2,091		20		-2.6%		-1.8%		43		29		38
CEMEA		972		14.7%		19.5%		189		26.7%		32.8%		3,380		782		12.1%		16.7%		4,375		278		277
LAC		1,045		3.6%		14.7%		385		6.7%		19.2%		8,863		660		1.9%		12.2%		3,849		402		431
US		2,548		1.7%		1.7%		2,108		1.8%		1.8%		41,358		440		1.4%		1.4%		3,501		535		700
Visa Inc.		6,561		5.9%		8.4%		4,085		5.7%		7.2%		68,190		2,476		6.2%		10.6%		14,621		1,825		2,128
Visa Credit Programs
US		$1,047		9.3%		9.3%		$1,002		9.7%		9.7%		11,833		$46		1.3%		1.3%		61		206		278
International		1,789		7.4%		10.4%		1,591		8.7%		11.9%		18,505		198		-1.4%		0.1%		759		462		522
Visa Inc.		2,836		8.1%		10.0%		2,592		9.1%		11.0%		30,338		244		-0.9%		0.4%		820		668		801
Visa Debit Programs
US		$1,501		-3.0%		-3.0%		$1,107		-4.5%		-4.5%		29,525		$394		1.4%		1.4%		3,440		329		421
International		2,223		9.8%		16.1%		386		17.4%		24.4%		8,328		1,837		8.3%		14.5%		10,361		828		906
Visa Inc.		3,724		4.2%		7.3%		1,493		0.3%		1.3%		37,852		2,232		7.0%		11.8%		13,802		1,157		1,327

Footnote

The preceding 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Period				Processed Transactions (millions)					Growth
3 Months Ended
Mar 31, 2014				15,354					11%
Dec 31, 2013				15,985					13%
Sep 30, 2013				15,491					14%
Jun 30, 2013				14,972					14%
Mar 31, 2013				13,850					6%
12 Months Ended
Mar 31, 2014				61,802					13%
Mar 31, 2013				54,695					3%

4. CyberSource Transactions

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

Period				Billable Transactions (millions)					Growth
3 Months Ended
Mar 31, 2014				1,859					16%
Dec 31, 2013				1,894					20%
Sep 30, 2013				1,696					24%
Jun 30, 2013				1,648					27%
Mar 31, 2013				1,608					25%
12 Months Ended
Mar 31, 2014				7,098					21%
Mar 31, 2013				5,854					26%

 

Source: Visa Inc.

Visa Inc.
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