10-K: Visa Reports Strong Fiscal 2025 Growth Amidst Litigation

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Annual Report 6 November 2025 9:09 PM

Visa Inc. reported an 11% increase in net revenue and 14% non-GAAP diluted EPS growth for fiscal year 2025, driven by payments volume and processed transactions, while navigating significant litigation accruals.

Delay expectedThe acquisition of Prosa is subject to customary closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals, indicating potential delays in finalization.The timing and procedural steps for approval of Visa's application to operate a Bank Card Clearing Institution (BCCI) in China remain uncertain.The termination of the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan, while amended to terminate effective September 30, 2025, is subject to applicable regulatory approvals and is currently expected to settle in 2027.

Capital raiseIn May 2025, Visa issued Euro-denominated fixed-rate senior notes in a public offering, raising an aggregate principal amount of €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) with maturities ranging between 3 and 19 years. The net proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes, including refinancing existing indebtedness.

Better than expectedNet revenue increased by 11%, indicating strong top-line growth.Non-GAAP diluted EPS grew by 14%, reflecting robust underlying operational performance.Payments volume and processed transactions showed solid growth of 7% and 10% respectively, demonstrating increased network usage.International transaction revenue increased by 12%, driven by cross-border volume growth.Value-added services revenue grew significantly by 24%, highlighting successful diversification efforts.

Summary

Net revenue for fiscal year 2025 increased by 11% to $40.0 billion, up from $35.9 billion in fiscal 2024.
GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) rose 5% to $10.20, and non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 14% to $11.47.
Processed transactions grew 10% to 257.5 billion, and total nominal payments volume increased 7% to $13.9 trillion.
Value-added services revenue saw a significant 24% increase, reaching $10.9 billion.
Operating expenses increased 30% on a GAAP basis, primarily due to higher litigation provision and personnel expenses, but non-GAAP operating expenses rose 11%.
Visa authorized a new $30.0 billion share repurchase program in April 2025 and repurchased $18.2 billion in shares during fiscal 2025.
The company issued €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) in Euro-denominated fixed-rate senior notes in May 2025 for general corporate purposes.
Additional accruals of $2.2 billion were recorded for the Interchange Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), with $875 million deposited into the U.S. litigation escrow account.
Acquired Featurespace Limited for $946 million in December 2024, enhancing AI-powered payments protection technology.

Sentiment

Score: 7

Explanation: The company demonstrates strong financial performance with double-digit revenue and non-GAAP EPS growth, driven by core business expansion and strategic investments in new technologies. However, significant ongoing litigation and increasing regulatory pressures, particularly antitrust and interchange-related, introduce considerable uncertainty and financial risk, tempering an otherwise very positive outlook.

Positives

Strong net revenue growth of 11% and non-GAAP diluted EPS growth of 14% for fiscal 2025, indicating robust business performance.
Processed transactions increased by 10% and total nominal payments volume grew by 7%, demonstrating continued expansion of network usage.
Value-added services revenue surged by 24% to $10.9 billion, highlighting successful diversification and deepening client partnerships.
Authorization of a new $30.0 billion share repurchase program provides multi-year flexibility and signals confidence in future cash flow generation.
Strategic acquisitions like Featurespace enhance AI-powered fraud prevention and Pismo strengthens cloud-native issuer processing capabilities.
Continued investment in proprietary network VisaNet and advanced technologies like GenAI, stablecoins, and agentic commerce positions Visa for future innovation and growth.
Expansion of 'Tap to Everything' use cases and token technology drives digital commerce and enhances security, with over 16 billion tokens provisioned.
Visa Direct processed over 12.5 billion transactions for more than 650 partners, expanding money movement capabilities across 195+ countries and territories.

Negatives

GAAP operating expenses increased significantly by 30% year-over-year, largely driven by higher litigation provision and personnel expenses.
A substantial additional accrual of $2.2 billion was recorded for the Interchange Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), indicating ongoing legal challenges and potential financial liabilities.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint alleging Sherman Act violations related to debit network services, posing a significant regulatory and legal challenge.
Various class actions and individual merchant actions related to interchange fees and debit routing continue, creating legal uncertainty and potential for further costs.
Regulatory scrutiny on interchange rates, network exclusivity, and data localization requirements globally could limit business operations and revenue opportunities.
The effective income tax rate remained at 17% in fiscal 2025, with a $263 million tax benefit from a tax position, suggesting that without such benefits, the rate could be higher.

Risks

Complex and evolving global regulations, including those related to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions, and data privacy, could increase compliance costs and limit business activities.
Increased scrutiny and regulation of interchange reimbursement fees, merchant discount rates, and operating rules globally could substantially affect payments volume and net revenue.
Government-imposed market participation restrictions in countries like China and India may prevent effective competition and impact revenue generation.
Laws and regulations regarding the handling of personal data, including privacy, cybersecurity, and AI, may impede services, increase costs, or result in legal claims and fines.
The outcome of numerous litigation matters and investigations, particularly large class action lawsuits or government investigations, could result in significant awards, judgments, settlements, costs, or fines.
Intense competition from global/multi-regional networks, local/regional networks, alternative payments providers (e.g., BNPL, crypto), RTP networks, digital wallet providers, and payment processors could harm business and future growth.
Dependence on relationships with financial institutions, acquirers, processors, sellers, and other third parties means their actions or failures could adversely impact business and reputation.
Failure to anticipate, adapt to, or keep pace with new technologies in the payments industry, including GenAI and agentic commerce, could harm competitiveness and future growth.
A disruption, failure, or breach of networks or systems, including cyber incidents or attacks, could significantly disrupt operations, lead to data security compromises, and damage reputation.
Inability to achieve anticipated benefits from acquisitions, joint ventures, or strategic investments, or facing unforeseen risks and uncertainties from these activities.
Difficulty in attracting, hiring, and retaining a highly qualified workforce, especially in specialized areas like fintech, AI, and cybersecurity, could impact business objectives.
The conversion of class B-1, B-2, and C common stock or preferred stock into class A common stock would result in voting dilution and could adversely impact the market price of existing class A common stock.
Global economic, political, market, health, and social events or conditions, including recessions, inflation, geopolitical tensions, and climate-related events, may harm business by affecting spending patterns and international commerce.
Inability to adjust to evolving corporate responsibility and sustainability (CRS) matters and related regulations could adversely affect business and financial results or negatively impact reputation.
Indemnification obligations to fund settlement losses of clients expose the company to significant risk of loss and may reduce liquidity.

Future Outlook

Visa anticipates continued revenue growth by strengthening card-based consumer payments, expanding into non-card payments, driving penetration of commercial payments and money movement solutions, and delivering innovative value-added services. The company expects to leverage its network of networks strategy and investments in AI, stablecoins, and agentic commerce to build the future of payments. However, the outlook is subject to ongoing litigation outcomes, evolving global regulations, and intense competition, which could impact financial results and business practices.

Management Comments

Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
We are focused on extending, enhancing and investing in our proprietary advanced transaction processing network, VisaNet, to offer a single connection point for facilitating money movement to multiple endpoints through various form factors and innovative technologies across more than 200 countries and territories.
Visa is committed to advancing innovation within the payment technology sector. Building upon our track record of industry leadership, including early adoption and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) models in payment systems, Visa continues to invest in the development and deployment of next-generation technologies, such as generative AI (GenAI), stablecoins and agentic commerce.
We take an open partnership approach and seek to provide value by enabling access to our global network through multiple integration methods, including programmatic access via application programming interfaces (APIs) and structured data exchange through our Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
We are accelerating the migration to digital payments through our network of networks strategy. We aim to provide a single connection point so that Visa clients can enable money movement for businesses, governments and consumers, regardless of which network is used to start or complete the transaction.
We believe this scale and reach will continue to drive innovative forms of commerce and support Visas long-term growth.

Industry Context

The global payments industry is undergoing rapid technological change, with new competitors and payment methods emerging, including digital banks, fintechs, AI companies, and cryptocurrency platforms. Visa is actively responding by investing in next-generation technologies like GenAI, stablecoins, and agentic commerce, and expanding its 'network of networks' strategy to facilitate diverse payment flows (P2P, B2C, B2B, G2C). The industry also faces increasing regulatory scrutiny globally, particularly concerning interchange fees, data privacy, and the rise of national real-time payment networks and central bank digital currencies, which could disintermediate traditional payment systems. Visa's focus on value-added services and strategic acquisitions aims to differentiate its offerings and maintain its competitive position amidst these shifts.

Comparison to Industry Standards

Visa is one of the largest retail electronic funds transfer networks globally, processing 311 billion total transactions in calendar year 2024, compared to Mastercard's 204 billion, American Express's 12 billion, Diners Club/Discover's 4 billion, and JCB's 7 billion (Nilson Report data).
Visa's payments volume of $13,433 billion in calendar year 2024 significantly exceeds Mastercard's $8,014 billion, American Express's $1,750 billion, Diners Club/Discover's $253 billion, and JCB's $319 billion.
The company's 4.8 billion cards in circulation are substantially higher than Mastercard's 3.1 billion, American Express's 147 million, Diners Club/Discover's 72 million, and JCB's 167 million, indicating broad market penetration.
Visa's early adoption and integration of AI models in payment systems, and continued investment in GenAI, stablecoins, and agentic commerce, positions it at the forefront of payment technology innovation, comparable to other leading tech companies and fintechs.
The expansion of 'Tap to Pay' adoption, comprising 79% of all face-to-face transactions globally in fiscal 2025, demonstrates a leading position in contactless payment technology compared to industry averages.
Visa's global acceptance footprint and differentiated credit products, such as the Infinite brand for affluent consumers, align with industry best practices for serving premium market segments.

Corporate Governance

Change Type	Description	Effective Date	Impact Assessment
Cybersecurity Program Oversight	Visa's board of directors delegates oversight and control of the cybersecurity program to the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC), which ensures management has risk-based processes in place. The CISO provides updates to the ARC twice per year and to the full board annually.	Ongoing	Strengthens oversight of cybersecurity risks, aligning with widely accepted international standards and legal requirements, but does not guarantee mitigation of all risks.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting	Management assessed the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2025, using the COSO 2013 framework and concluded it was effective at the reasonable assurance level.	September 30, 2025	Provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting, but acknowledges inherent limitations such as human error and circumvention.

Legal Proceedings

Interchange Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Class Actions: Ongoing claims challenging interchange reimbursement fees and operating rules. Amended Settlement Agreement granted final approval, affirmed by U.S. Court of Appeals. Indirect purchaser claims appealed. Injunctive Relief Class settlement denied preliminary approval.
Interchange Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Individual Merchant Actions: Over 50 cases filed by hundreds of merchants pursuing damages claims similar to MDL 1720. Visa has settled with merchants representing approximately 82% of opt-out sales volume. Trials scheduled for April 2026 and September 2026 for subsets of plaintiffs.
Consumer Interchange Litigation: Putative class action in California state court alleging conspiracy to fix interchange fees, transferred to MDL 1720. Motions to dismiss granted in part, denied in part, with appeals and reconsideration motions ongoing.
VE Territory Covered Litigation: Over 1,150 merchant proceedings in the UK and other countries relating to interchange rates and fees. UK Supreme Court found UK domestic interchange restricted competition (settled). CAT found certain interchange rates restrict competition, Visa seeking appeal. Class actions filed in the Netherlands and Israel.
U.S. Department of Justice: Complaint filed September 24, 2024, alleging Sherman Act violations for monopolizing debit network services. Motion to dismiss denied June 23, 2025.
U.S. Debit Class Actions: Several putative class actions filed from October 1, 2024, alleging monopolization of debit network services. Motions to dismiss granted in part and denied in part on October 29, 2025.
U.S. Securities Class Action: Shareholder filed a putative securities class action on November 20, 2024, alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for failing to disclose practices related to the DOJ lawsuit. Visa filed motions to strike and dismiss.
Derivative Cases: Three shareholder derivative actions filed between January 31, 2025, and March 27, 2025, alleging breach of fiduciary duty and other violations. Cases stayed pending resolution of the motion to dismiss in the U.S. Securities Class Action.
Debit Surcharge Class Action: Putative class action filed December 4, 2024, alleging Visa failed to enforce rules prohibiting merchant surcharging on debit transactions. Visa filed a motion to dismiss an amended complaint.
U.S. ATM Access Fee Litigation: Class actions (National ATM Council, Burke, Mackmin) challenging ATM access fee rules. Mackmin settlement with Visa and Mastercard granted final approval. Burke settlement with Visa and Mastercard subject to court approval. Opt-out complaint filed by Cardtronics USA, Inc.
EMV Chip Liability Shift: Class action alleging conspiracy to shift liability for fraudulent transactions to merchants. Visa and Mastercard entered a class settlement agreement, with preliminary approval granted October 17, 2025.
MiCamp Solutions: Complaint filed December 8, 2023, alleging federal and state antitrust and data privacy violations related to interchange fees and surcharge rules. Motion to dismiss granted in part, denied in part.
Mirage Wine + Spirits Inc.: Putative class action filed December 14, 2023, against Apple, Visa, and Mastercard alleging conspiracy related to Apple Pay. Dismissed with prejudice on August 8, 2025.
U.S. Income Tax Litigation: Complaint filed June 21, 2024, challenging denial of certain income tax deductions from 2008-2015.
European Commission Acquirer Fees Investigation: Preliminary investigation opened August 30, 2024, into Visa's fees charged to acquirers.
German ATM Litigation: Claims by German banks against Visa Europe and Visa Inc. regarding ATM rules. Jurisdictional challenges ongoing.
Europe Interchange Litigation: Claims by Swiss merchants filed June 20, 2025, alleging interchange fees are an unlawful restriction of competition.

Stakeholder Impact

Shareholders: Dilution of voting power for existing Class A shareholders due to potential conversion of Class B and C common stock and preferred stock. Share repurchase programs aim to return capital to shareholders. Dividends provide regular returns.
Employees: Workforce grew by 8% to 34,100, with investments in employee expertise, leadership development, and GenAI capabilities. Robust benefits package and recognition programs aim to enhance employee well-being and engagement.
Customers (Financial Institutions, Acquirers, Sellers): Value-added services, product innovations, and strategic partnerships aim to optimize their performance and differentiate offerings. Client incentives are used to grow payments volume and product acceptance. Litigation and regulatory changes could impact their costs and business practices.
Consumers: Enhanced security through token technology and AI-powered fraud prevention. New payment options like Tap to Everything and Visa Pay aim to improve convenience and access. Potential impact on fees or benefits due to regulatory changes in interchange rates.
Regulators/Governments: Ongoing engagement with government affairs teams to influence policy and regulatory landscape. Compliance with evolving regulations on anti-corruption, data privacy, and competition is a significant focus and cost.
Suppliers/Partners: Dependence on third-party service providers and partners for technology development and service delivery. Cybersecurity risks from third parties could have cascading impacts.

Next Steps

Continue to assess liquidity position and potential sources of supplemental liquidity in view of operating performance, economic, and capital market conditions.
Monitor developments and evaluate the potential impact of Pillar Two global minimum tax on future years.
Continue to evaluate U.S. tax legislation provisions as additional guidance becomes available.
Address claims associated with the Interchange Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), with trials scheduled for a subset of plaintiffs in April 2026 and September 2026.
Pursue appeal of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal's decision regarding interchange rates.
Continue to cooperate with the European Commission's preliminary investigation into acquirer fees.
Monitor and respond to ongoing U.S. Department of Justice complaint and U.S. Debit Class Actions.
Continue to develop and deploy solutions that enable partners to meet user needs, focusing on agentic commerce and stablecoins.
Expand stablecoin settlement activities and pilot the stablecoin prefunding program.
Work with Chinese issuers to issue Visa-only branded cards for international travel, and later for domestic transactions if a BCCI license is obtained.
Continue to monitor and adapt to evolving global regulations related to privacy, data use, AI, and cybersecurity.

Key Dates

Date	Description
2007	Visa has served as the Company's auditor since 2007.
2008	Federal statute of limitations expired for fiscal years prior to 2008 for U.S. federal income tax returns.
2010	Putative class action filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Visa Inc. on behalf of a nationwide class of all persons in the United States who paid a surcharge when completing a purchase with a Visa debit card in a transaction with a merchant located in the United States since 2010.
October 2011	National ATM Council and thirteen non-bank ATM operators filed a purported class action lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Also, a purported consumer class action, Burke, et al. v. Visa Inc., et al. was filed against Visa and Mastercard in the same federal court challenging the same ATM access fee rules. Two other purported consumer class actions challenging the rules, later combined in Mackmin, et al. v. Visa Inc., et al., were also filed in October 2011 in the same federal court naming Visa, Mastercard and three financial institutions as defendants.
March 13, 2012	The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (Division) issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to Visa Inc. seeking documents and information regarding a potential violation of Section 1 or 2 of the Sherman Act.
July 2013	Proceedings commenced by more than 1,150 Merchants against Visa Europe, Visa Inc. and other Visa subsidiaries in the UK and other countries, primarily relating to interchange rates in Europe.
August 26, 2014	Visa entered into an amendment to the omnibus agreement, making settlement-sharing provisions applicable to certain opt-out cases in the interchange multidistrict litigation.
October 22, 2015	Visa entered into an amendment to the loss sharing agreement, including opt-out actions from MDL 1720 within the scope of U.S. covered litigation.
November 2015	Current CISO joined Visa.
December 14, 2015	Indenture dated for senior notes between Visa Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association.
March 8, 2016	B&R Supermarket, Inc. and Grove Liquors LLC filed an amended class action complaint against Visa Inc., Visa U.S.A., Mastercard, Discover, American Express, EMVCo and certain financial institutions in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
June 21, 2016	Closing date of the Visa Europe acquisition.
September 17, 2018	Visa, Mastercard and certain U.S. financial institutions reached an agreement with plaintiffs purporting to act on behalf of the putative Damages Class to resolve all Damages Class claims (Amended Settlement Agreement).
December 13, 2019	District court granted final approval of the Amended Settlement Agreement, which was subsequently appealed.
May 2020	Visa filed an application with the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) to operate a Bank Card Clearing Institution (BCCI) in China.
August 28, 2020	Court granted plaintiffs motion for class certification in the EMV Chip Liability Shift case.
March 26, 2021	The Division issued CIDs to Visa, seeking documents and information regarding a potential violation of Section 1 or 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, 2. The CIDs focused on U.S. debit and competition with other payment methods and networks.
September 27, 2021	District court certified an Injunctive Relief Class without opt-out rights in the MDL.
November 14, 2021	A motion to certify a class action was filed against Visa and Mastercard in the Israel Central District Court.
November 26, 2021	The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) found that the question of whether domestic interchange fees are a restriction of competition after the introduction of the IFR, along with inter-regional and commercial interchange fees across all time periods, would need to be resolved at trial.
December 2021	Visa was served with claims in Germany brought by German banks against Visa Europe and Visa Inc. regarding ATM rules.
March 2022	Visa suspended operations in Russia due to economic sanctions.
June 1, 2022	Two class action claims were filed against Visa with the CAT on behalf of UK businesses that accepted Visa-branded payment cards at any time since June 1, 2016.
June 23, 2022	The UK Court of Appeal affirmed the CAT's ruling regarding interchange fees.
August 8, 2022	District court in Mackmin granted plaintiffs motion for final approval of a class action settlement with three financial institution defendants.
October 9, 2022	Defendants motion for summary judgment regarding damages for EMV-related chargebacks was denied.
October 2022	The Federal Reserve published a final rule effectively requiring issuers to ensure at least two unaffiliated networks are available for routing ecommerce debit transactions by July 1, 2023.
May 2023	Visa entered into an amended and restated credit agreement for a five-year, unsecured $7.0 billion revolving credit facility, expiring in May 2028.
July 2023	The U.S. Federal Reserve launched its FedNow Service with core clearing and settlement functionality.
August 3, 2023	District court appointed a special master to resolve matters arising out of or relating to the Amended Settlement Agreement's plan of administration.
October 2023	The Federal Reserve issued a proposal for comment that further lowers debit interchange rates, with a mechanism for automatic adjustment every two years. VisaNet was designated as a prominent payment system in Canada.
December 8, 2023	A complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by MiCamp Solutions, LLC against Visa on behalf of a purported class of Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs).
December 14, 2023	A putative class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois by Mirage Wine + Spirits Inc. against Apple Inc., Visa Inc. and Mastercard Incorporated.
January 2024	Visa acquired Pismo Holdings for $929 million.
February 2024	The CAT held a trial to consider whether certain interchange rates are a restriction of competition.
March 2024	The CAT held a trial to consider whether certain interchange rates are a restriction of competition. Visa and Mastercard entered into a settlement agreement to resolve the Injunctive Relief Class claims.
May 2024	Illinois passed a law restricting interchange assessment on state tax and gratuity portions of transactions. District court found that merchants serviced by Intuit and Square are members of the MDL Damages Class.
June 25, 2024	Motion for preliminary approval of the Injunctive Relief Class settlement was denied.
July 2024	Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation remanded actions led by Target Corporation, 7-Eleven, Inc., and Grubhub Holdings Inc. to different U.S. District Courts.
August 30, 2024	The EC informed Visa that it has opened a preliminary investigation into Visa's fees charged to acquirers.
September 24, 2024	The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Visa alleging violations of the Sherman Act.
October 1, 2024	Several putative class actions were filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York or were filed in other courts and subsequently transferred to that court.
November 20, 2024	A shareholder filed a putative securities class action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California asserting claims against Visa Inc., and certain current and former officers.
December 2024	Visa acquired Featurespace Limited for $946 million. A putative class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Visa Inc. on behalf of a nationwide class of all persons in the United States who paid a surcharge when completing a purchase with a Visa debit card in a transaction with a merchant located in the United States since 2010.
January 31, 2025	First shareholder derivative action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
March 2025	Visa's internal GenAI hub launched, embraced by nearly 26,000 employees by September 30, 2025.
April 2025	The CAT completed a trial regarding the extent to which interchange fees were passed on by acquirers and merchants. Visa's board of directors authorized a $30.0 billion share repurchase program.
May 2025	Visa issued Euro-denominated fixed-rate senior notes in a public offering in an aggregate principal amount of €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion). The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York denied plaintiffs motion for reconsideration and their request for leave to amend the complaint in the Consumer Interchange Litigation.
June 20, 2025	Visa was served with claims by a group of Swiss merchants filed in the Zurich Commercial Court against several Visa entities.
June 23, 2025	The court denied a motion to dismiss filed by Visa in the U.S. Department of Justice case. The district court in Mackmin granted plaintiffs motion for final approval of a class action settlement and entered final judgments of dismissal as to Visa and Mastercard.
June 25, 2025	The CAT issued a decision finding that certain interchange rates restrict competition under UK competition law, and Visa has sought permission from the UK Court of Appeal to appeal that decision.
July 2025	The U.S. enacted the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), establishing a comprehensive framework for regulating stablecoins. New Zealand adopted interchange caps on cross-border transactions including commercial credit transactions. Visa was served with a class action claim in the Netherlands on behalf of Dutch merchants against several Visa entities.
August 2025	The District Court for the District of North Dakota ruled that the Federal Reserve exceeded its authority in implementing Regulation II, which sets debit card interchange fees. Visa released $1.4 billion of as-converted value from series B and C preferred stock and issued 40,080 shares of series A preferred stock in connection with the ninth anniversary of the Visa Europe acquisition. Cardtronics USA, Inc., filed an opt-out complaint against Visa and Mastercard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
September 2025	Visa announced a stablecoin prefunding pilot targeting banks, remitters and financial institutions. The FASB issued ASU 2025-06, which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software. Visa filed motions to strike and dismiss the amended complaint in the U.S. Securities Class Action.
September 30, 2025	Fiscal year end for Visa Inc.
October 1, 2025	Estimated interchange reimbursement fees at issue in unresolved claims for damages in the U.S. covered litigation were approximately $39.4 billion.
October 17, 2025	Court granted preliminary approval of the class settlement agreement between Visa, Mastercard, and plaintiffs in the EMV Chip Liability Shift case.
October 20, 2025	The reconsideration motion in the Consumer Interchange Litigation was denied.
October 28, 2025	Visa's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.67 per share of class A common stock.
October 29, 2025	Visa's motions to dismiss the consolidated complaints by merchants and cardholders in the U.S. Debit Class Actions were granted in part and denied in part.
October 30, 2025	Shares of common stock outstanding: Class A (1,687,629,770), Class B-1 (4,835,384), Class B-2 (120,338,948), Class C (8,938,707).
November 6, 2025	Date of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filing.
December 1, 2025	Quarterly cash dividend of $0.67 per share of class A common stock payable.
December 2025	Principal payments on senior notes of $4.0 billion are due.
June 2026	Principal payments on senior notes of $1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) are due. Trials scheduled to begin for a subset of plaintiffs in the Individual Merchant Actions pending in the Southern District of New York.
August 2026	Key provisions for high-risk AI systems in the EU's comprehensive AI Act take effect.
September 2026	Trials scheduled to begin for plaintiffs in the Individual Merchant Actions pending in the Northern District of Illinois.
2027	Expected settlement of U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan termination.
October 1, 2027	ASU 2024-03, requiring disclosure of additional information about specific expense categories, is effective for annual periods beginning October 1, 2027.
May 2028	Unsecured revolving credit facility will expire.
October 1, 2028	ASU 2025-06, modernizing accounting for internal-use software, is effective for annual and interim periods beginning October 1, 2028.
2029	Settlement with the European Commission on cross-border interchange rates extended through 2029.

Recommendation

hold

Visa demonstrates strong underlying business fundamentals with robust revenue and non-GAAP EPS growth, driven by increasing digital payment adoption and strategic investments in innovative technologies like AI and stablecoins. The company's dominant market position and global network are significant strengths. However, the substantial and ongoing legal challenges, particularly the Interchange Multidistrict Litigation and the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust complaint, introduce considerable uncertainty regarding future financial liabilities and potential changes to business practices. The increasing global regulatory scrutiny on interchange fees and market competition also presents headwinds. While the growth trajectory is positive, these significant legal and regulatory risks warrant a 'hold' recommendation, as the potential negative outcomes could offset some of the strong operational performance until there is greater clarity on these matters.

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