Visa Europe
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| Trade Organization | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | London, U.K. (2004) |
| Headquarters | London[1], UK |
Area served | Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel,[2] Italy, Liechtenstein, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK [3] |
Key people |
Nicolas Huss (Chief Executive Officer) |
| Products | Credit cards, Debit cards, payment systems |
| Revenue |
 €1.1 billion (September 2012)[4] |
Number of employees | 1,337 (2013)[1] |
| Website |
visaeurope |
Visa Europe Ltd. is a membership association and cooperative of over 3,700 European banks and other payment service providers[5] that operate Visa branded products and services within Europe. Visa Europe was an entirely separate company to Visa Inc. having gained independence of Visa International Service Association in October 2007 when Visa Inc. became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.[6] It was acquired by Visa Inc. on November 5 2015, creating a single global company.[7]
Company overview
Visa Europe provides electronic payment services for cardholders, businesses, and retailers. The company offers debit, credit, prepaid and virtual cards. The business has developed to provide consulting and analytics services for merchant agents and service providers. The business also offers payment security knowledge to business and government.
The company is headquartered in London with satellite offices in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.[8]
Visa Europe Services Inc.
Visa Europe Services Inc. is a company registered in Delaware, USA and wholly owned subsidiary of Visa Europe Ltd. that operates from London.[6] Visa Europe Services Inc. provides the brand, systems, services, and rules, under license from Visa Inc., that enable electronic payments between consumers, businesses, and merchants within the Visa Europe area of operations.[8] It also provides the reporting and analysis tools for the European operation.
References
- 1 2 "Visa Europe Services Inc.". InsideView, Inc.
- ↑ "Visa Europe Locations". Visaeurope.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ↑ "Visa Europe Fachtsheet". Visa Europe. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ↑ Thompson, Jennifer (2013-01-15). "Debit cards drive Visa Europe growth". FT.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ↑ "Visa Europe members exploring sale to Visa - WSJ". Reuters. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- 1 2 "FAQs". Visaeurope.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ↑ "Press Release - Visa Inc. to Acquire Visa Europe". Visaeurope.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- 1 2 "Visa Europe Services Inc. in New Castle, 19801 Delaware - Free Companies House Name Check on Visa Europe Services Inc". Duedil.com. Retrieved 2013-07-18.