5. INTRODUCTION Visa connects cardholders, merchants and financial institutions through the world's largest electronic payments network.
6. HISTORY 1958 – BankAmericard in Fresno-Cal 1976 – BankAmericard changes its name to Visa 1983 – Visa launches a global 24-hour ATM 1997 – Visa’s annual global sales volume reaches US$1 trillion CONT..
7. 2001 – Visa’s annual global sales volume reaches the US$2 trillion milestone 2007 – Creating a new global corporation called Visa Inc. 2008 – Visa completes the largest initial public offering in U.S. history