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Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

 

 

Visa Inc. Posts Strong Fiscal Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Results and Authorizes New $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program

 

 

 

 

GAAP quarterly net income of $881 million or $1.23 per diluted class A common share

 

 

The Company authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 5, 2011 – Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced financial results for the Company’s fiscal second quarter 2011 ended March 31, 2011. GAAP net income for the quarter was $881 million, or $1.23 per diluted class A common share. The weighted-average number of diluted class A common shares outstanding was approximately 714 million.

GAAP net operating revenue in the fiscal second quarter of 2011 was $2.2 billion, an increase of 15% over the prior year and driven by strong double-digit growth in service revenues, data processing revenues and international transaction revenues. Currency fluctuations contributed a positive 2% towards quarterly net operating revenues.

“Visa delivered a solid financial performance in our fiscal second quarter with double-digit growth in payments volume, cross border volume and Visa-processed transactions from across the globe,” said Joseph Saunders, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Visa Inc. “With a strong first half of our fiscal 2011 year behind us, we remain focused on driving continued transaction growth, maintaining strong financial performance and expense control discipline, and delivering value to our shareholders through share repurchase programs and dividend payments.”

“In addition to working with our financial institutions and merchant clients to expand card issuance and acceptance for our core products, we are investing in new platforms, channels and technologies that will deliver value to our clients and consumers for years to come,” continued Saunders. “The global adoption of mobile and internet technology presents an enormous opportunity for Visa to leverage our network and proven track record of delivering electronic payments worldwide.”

Fiscal Second Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights:

Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended December 31, 2010, on which fiscal second quarter service revenue is recognized, was a positive 15% over the prior year at $897 billion.

 

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Payments volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was a positive 13% over the prior year at $861 billion.

Cross border volume growth, on a constant dollar basis, was a positive 13% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Total processed transactions, which represent transactions processed by VisaNet, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, were 12 billion, a positive 13% increase over the prior year.

For the fiscal second quarter 2011, service revenues were $1.1 billion, an increase of 24% versus 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 13% over the prior year to $823 million. International transaction revenues, which are driven by cross border payments volume, grew 14% over the prior year to $624 million. Other revenues, which include the Visa Europe licensing fee, were $156 million, a 10% decrease over the prior year. Client incentives, which are a contra revenue item, were $451 million and represents 17% of gross revenues.

Total operating expenses on a GAAP basis were $862 million for the quarter, a 3% increase over the prior year.

Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and available-for-sale investment securities were $6.6 billion at March 31, 2011.

Visa’s GAAP effective tax rate was 36% for quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Notable Events:

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company effectively repurchased approximately 8.7 million class A shares on an as-converted basis, at an average price of $72.58 per share, for a total cost of $630 million. Of the $630 million, $400 million of class B shares were effectively repurchased through the March funding of the litigation escrow account previously established under the Company’s retrospective responsibility plan, representing 5.4 million class A shares on an as-converted basis at an average price of $73.81 per share. The remaining $230 million in repurchases of class A common stock were executed in the open market, representing 3.3 million shares at an average price of $70.53 per share. At March 31, 2011, the October 27, 2010 share repurchase program had remaining authorized funds of $64 million.

 

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As announced on April 25, 2011, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend in the aggregate amount of $0.15 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 7, 2011, to all holders of record of the Company’s class A, class B and class C common stock as of May 20, 2011.

Today, the Company announces that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $1 billion class A share repurchase program. The authorization will be in place through April 20, 2012, and is subject to further change at the discretion of the Board.

Financial Outlook:

Visa Inc. affirms its financial outlook for the following metrics through 2011:

 

   

Annual net revenue growth: 11% to 15% range;

 

   

Client incentives as a percent of gross revenues: 16% to 16.5% range*;

 

   

Marketing expenses: Less than $900 million;

 

   

Annual operating margin: About 60%;

 

   

GAAP tax rate: 36.5% to 37% range;

 

   

Annual diluted class A common stock earnings per share growth of greater than 20%;

 

   

Capital expenditures: Between $250-$275 million; and

 

   

Annual free cash flow in excess of $3 billion.

 

* This range may change based on future developments regarding pending federal debit regulations.

Fiscal Second Quarter 2011 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 http://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 http://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 digital currency. Underpinning digital currency is one of the world’s most advanced processing networks—VisaNet—that is capable of handling more than 20,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and guaranteed 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

 

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consumers more choices: pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com.

Forward Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward–looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the terms “expect,” “will,” “continue” and similar references to the future. Examples of such forward–looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make about gross and net revenue, incentive payments, expenses, operating margin, tax rate, earnings per share, capital expenditures, 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 neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees of future performance and (iii) are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. Therefore, actual results could differ materially and adversely from those forward-looking statements because of a variety of factors, including the following:

 

 

the impact of timing and new laws, regulations and marketplace barriers, particularly the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including those affecting:

 

   

issuers’ and retailers’ choice among debit payment networks;

 

   

debit interchange rates;

 

   

the spread of regulation of debit payments to credit and other product categories;

 

   

the spread of U.S. regulations to other countries;

 

   

consumer privacy and data use and security; and

 

   

designation as a systemically important payment system;

 

 

developments in current or future disputes and our ability to absorb their impact, including: interchange; currency conversion; and tax;

 

 

macroeconomic factors such as:

 

   

global economic, political, health environmental and other conditions;

 

   

cross border activity and currency exchange rates; and

 

   

material changes in our clients’ performance compared to our estimates;

 

 

industry and systemic developments, such as:

 

   

competitive pressure on client pricing and in the payments industry generally;

 

   

bank and merchant consolidation and their increased focus on payment card costs;

 

   

disintermediation from the payments value stream through government actions or bilateral agreements;

 

   

adverse changes in our relationships and reputation;

 

   

our clients’ failure to fund settlement obligations we have guaranteed;

 

   

disruption of our transaction processing systems or the inability to process transactions efficiently;

 

   

rapid technological developments;

 

   

account data breaches and increased fraudulent and other illegal activity involving our cards; and

 

   

issues arising at Visa Europe, including failure to maintain interoperability between our systems;

 

 

costs arising if Visa Europe were to exercise its right to require us to acquire all of its outstanding stock;

 

 

loss of organizational effectiveness or key employees;

 

 

failure to integrate successfully CyberSource, PlaySpan or other acquisitions;

 

 

changes in accounting principles or treatment; and

the other factors discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10–K and our most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10–Q for the first and second quarters of our 2011 fiscal year on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on such statements. Unless

 

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required to do so by law, we do not intend to update or revise any forward–looking statement, because of new information or future developments or otherwise.

Contacts:

Investor Relations: Jack Carsky or Victoria Hyde-Dunn, 415-932-2213, ir@visa.com

Media Relations: Will Valentine, 415-932-2564, globalmedia@visa.com

 

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VISA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (in millions, except per share data)  

Operating Revenues

        

Service revenues

   $ 1,093      $ 885      $ 2,101      $ 1,712   

Data processing revenues

     823        728        1,667        1,493   

International transaction revenues

     624        545        1,254        1,097   

Other revenues

     156        173        317        363   

Client incentives

     (451     (372     (856     (746
                                

Total operating revenues

     2,245        1,959        4,483        3,919   
                                

Operating Expenses

        

Personnel

     351        310        708        584   

Network and processing

     80        98        160        203   

Marketing

     183        238        380        454   

Professional fees

     77        50        138        101   

Depreciation and amortization

     70        62        137        124   

General and administrative

     95        77        205        155   

Litigation provision

     6        2        6        (41
                                

Total operating expenses

     862        837        1,734        1,580   
                                

Operating income

     1,383        1,122        2,749        2,339   
                                

Other Income (Expense)

        

Interest expense

     (12     (28     (8     (44

Investment income, net

     9        23        19        28   

Other

     (3     (4     (1     (2
                                

Total other (expense) income

     (6     (9     10        (18
                                

Income before income taxes

     1,377        1,113        2,759        2,321   

Income tax provision

     497        401        995        846   
                                

Net income including non-controlling interest

     880        712        1,764        1,475   

Loss attributable to non-controlling interest

     1        1        1        1   
                                

Net income attributable to Visa Inc.

   $ 881      $ 713      $ 1,765      $ 1,476   
                                

Basic earnings per share

        

Class A common stock

   $ 1.24      $ 0.97      $ 2.47      $ 1.99   
                                

Class B common stock

   $ 0.63      $ 0.56      $ 1.26      $ 1.16   
                                

Class C common stock

   $ 1.24      $ 0.97      $ 2.47      $ 1.99   
                                

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

        

Class A common stock

     505        472        499        470   
                                

Class B common stock

     245        245        245        245   
                                

Class C common stock

     80        122        87        125   
                                

Diluted earnings per share

        

Class A common stock

   $ 1.23      $ 0.96      $ 2.46      $ 1.99   
                                

Class B common stock

   $ 0.63      $ 0.56      $ 1.26      $ 1.16   
                                

Class C common stock

   $ 1.23      $ 0.96      $ 2.46      $ 1.99   
                                

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

        

Class A common stock

     714        742        717        743   
                                

Class B common stock

     245        245        245        245   
                                

Class C common stock

     80        122        87        125   
                                

 

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VISA INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     March 31,
2011
    September 30,
2010
 
     (in millions, except par value data)  

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,512      $ 3,867   

Restricted cash - litigation escrow

     2,997        1,866   

Investment securities

    

Trading

     66        60   

Available-for-sale

     131        124   

Settlement receivable

     397        402   

Accounts receivable

     538        476   

Customer collateral

     870        899   

Current portion of client incentives

     152        175   

Current portion of deferred tax assets

     497        623   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     446        242   
                

Total current assets

     9,606        8,734   

Restricted cash - litigation escrow

     —          70   

Investment securities, available-for-sale

     7        24   

Client incentives

     115        101   

Property, equipment and technology, net

     1,453        1,357   

Other assets

     189        197   

Intangible assets, net

     11,464        11,478   

Goodwill

     11,588        11,447   
                

Total assets

   $ 34,422      $ 33,408   
                

Liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 86      $ 137   

Settlement payable

     325        406   

Customer collateral

     870        899   

Accrued compensation and benefits

     281        370   

Client incentives

     531        418   

Accrued liabilities

     780        625   

Current portion of long-term debt

     12        12   

Current portion of accrued litigation

     580        631   
                

Total current liabilities

     3,465        3,498   

Long-term debt

     25        32   

Accrued litigation

     —          66   

Deferred tax liabilities

     4,205        4,181   

Other liabilities

     573        617   
                

Total liabilities

     8,268        8,394   
                

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, 521 and 493 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011, and September 30, 2010, respectively

     —          —     

Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 622 shares authorized, 245 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011, and September 30, 2010

     —          —     

Class C common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,097 shares authorized, 64 and 97 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011, and September 30, 2010, respectively

     —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     20,583        20,794   

Accumulated income

     5,707        4,368   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

    

Investment securities, available-for-sale

     1        3   

Defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans

     (114     (115

Derivative instruments classified as cash flow hedges

     (38     (40

Foreign currency translation gain

     12        1   
                

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (139     (151
                

Total Visa Inc. stockholders’ equity

     26,151        25,011   

Non-controlling interest

     3        3   
                

Total equity

     26,154        25,014   
                

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 34,422      $ 33,408   
                

 

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VISA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Six Months Ended March 31,  
     2011     2010  
     (in millions)  

Operating Activities

    

Net income including non-controlling interest

   $ 1,764      $ 1,475   

Adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interest to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Amortization of client incentives

     856        746   

Share-based compensation

     90        61   

Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation

     (8     (8

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and technology and intangible assets

     137        124   

Litigation provision and accretion

     13        (25

Net recognized gain on investment securities, including other-than-temporary impairment

     (4     (14

Net recognized (gain) loss on other investments, including other-than-temporary impairment

     (1     1   

Deferred income taxes

     129        185   

Other

     (19     (11

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trading securities

     (6     (4

Settlement receivable

     11        (61

Accounts receivable

     (62     (58

Client incentives

     (734     (712

Other assets

     (188     (141

Accounts payable

     (51     (78

Settlement payable

     (88     (16

Accrued compensation and benefits

     (90     (120

Accrued and other liabilities

     (10     62   

Accrued litigation

     (130     (826
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,609        580   
                

Investing Activities

    

Acquisition, net of cash received of $18

     (162     —     

Purchases of property, equipment and technology

     (147     (79

Proceeds from disposal of property, equipment and technology

     —          1   

Distributions from money market investment

     —          85   

Investment securities, available-for-sale:

    

Purchases

     —          (1

Proceeds from sales and maturities

     10        45   

Purchases of / contributions to other investments

     —          (1

Proceeds / distributions from other investments

     103        2   
                

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (196     52   
                

Financing Activities

    

Repurchase of class A common stock

     (536     (664

Dividends paid

     (215     (185

Deposit into litigation escrow account - retrospective responsibility plan

     (1,200     —     

Payment from litigation escrow account - retrospective responsibility plan

     140        140   

Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options

     39        21   

Excess tax benefit for share-based compensation

     8        8   

Principal payments on debt

     (7     (6

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

     (8     (9
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,779     (695
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     11        6   
                

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (355     (57

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     3,867        4,617   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 3,512      $ 4,560   
                

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

    

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

   $ 1,015      $ 759   

Amounts included in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities related to purchases of property, equipment and technology

   $ 20      $ 10   

Interest payments on debt

   $ 2      $ 2   

 

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VISA INC.

FISCAL 2010 AND 2011 QUARTERLY RESTULTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Fiscal 2010 Quarter Ended     Fiscal 2011 Quarter Ended  
     December 31,
2009
    March 31,
2010
    June 30,
2010
    September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2010
    March 31,
2011
 
     (in millions)  

Operating Revenues

            

Service revenues

   $ 827      $ 885      $ 873      $ 912      $ 1,008      $ 1,093   

Data processing revenues (1)

     765        728        792        840        844        823   

International transaction revenues

     552        545        574        619        630        624   

Other revenues (2)

     190        173        183        167        161        156   

Client incentives

     (374     (372     (393     (421     (405     (451
                                                

Total operating revenues

     1,960        1,959        2,029        2,117        2,238        2,245   
                                                

Operating Expenses

            

Personnel

     274        310        285        353        357        351   

Network and processing (1)

     105        98        103        119        80        80   

Marketing (2)

     216        238        277        233        197        183   

Professional fees

     51        50        77        108        61        77   

Depreciation and amortization

     62        62        63        78        67        70   

General and administrative

     78        77        87        117        110        95   

Litigation provision

     (43     2        —          (4     —          6   
                                                

Total operating expenses

     743        837        892        1,004        872        862   
                                                

Operating income (1) (2)

     1,217        1,122        1,137        1,113        1,366        1,383   
                                                

Other Income (Expense)

            

Interest (expense) income

     (16     (28     (13     (15     4        (12

Investment income, net

     5        23        1        20        10        9   

Other

     2        (4     (3     77        2        (3
                                                

Total other (expense) income

     (9     (9     (15     82        16        (6
                                                

Income before income taxes

     1,208        1,113        1,122        1,195        1,382        1,377   

Income tax provision

     445        401        406        422        498        497   
                                                

Net income including non-controlling interest

     763        712        716        773        884        880   

Loss attributable to non-controlling interest

     —          1        —          1        —          1   
                                                

Net income attributable to Visa Inc. (1) (2)

   $ 763      $ 713      $ 716      $ 774      $ 884      $ 881   
                                                

 

(1) 

As previously announced, beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company changed its presentation for non-Visa transactions pass-through revenues and expenses from a gross reporting to a net reporting basis. Previously, pass-through revenues were recorded in data processing and related expenses were recorded in network and processing. This change in presentation does not impact operating income or net income attributable to Visa Inc. as revenue and expense amounts completely offset. On a quarterly basis, related fiscal 2010 revenues and expenses were $36 million in Q1, $31 million in Q2, $35 million in Q3 and $38 million in Q4. These amounts will not recur in fiscal 2011 as a result of this change in presentation.

 

(2) 

As previously announced, as a result of certain contractual changes relating to our Visa Extras rewards platform, certain fiscal 2010 revenues recorded in other revenues, and expenses recorded in marketing, will not recur in fiscal 2011. These changes do not impact operating income or net income attributable to Visa Inc. as revenue and expense amounts completely offset. On a quarterly basis, related fiscal 2010 revenues and expenses were $31 million in Q1, $24 million in Q2, $27 million in Q3 and $7 million in Q4.

 

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Operational Performance Data

The tables below provide information regarding the available operational results for the 3 months ended March 31, 2011, as well as the prior four quarterly reporting periods and the 12 months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, for cards carrying the Visa, Visa Electron and Interlink brands. Included is a table with information on the number of billable transactions processed on CyberSource’s network. Visa Inc. completed its acquisition of CyberSource Corporation on July 21, 2010.

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, 2011  
    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

  $ 351        18.5     12.2   $ 230        18.1     11.5     2,604      $ 121        19.1     13.6     580   

Canada

    53        12.9     7.9     48        11.9     7.0     421        5        23.3     17.9     9   

CEMEA

    177        26.1     24.5     30        33.8     31.2     476        147        24.6     23.3     899   

LAC

    222        26.8     20.5     77        32.7     26.1     1,741        145        23.8     17.7     858   

US

    575        11.1     11.1     477        11.6     11.6     9,571        99        9.2     9.2     838   
                                                   

Visa Inc.

    1,378        17.2     14.3     861        15.6     13.0     14,813        516        19.8     16.5     3,184   

Visa Credit Programs

                     

US

  $ 209        7.7     7.7   $ 199        9.1     9.1     2,284      $ 10        -15.5     -15.5     15   

Rest of World

    363        19.1     13.1     317        19.0     12.8     3,797        46        19.8     15.4     159   
                                                   

Visa Inc.

    572        14.7     11.0     516        15.0     11.3     6,081        56        11.7     8.5     174   

Visa Debit Programs

                     

US

  $ 367        13.2     13.2   $ 277        13.4     13.4     7,287      $ 89        12.8     12.8     823   

Rest of World

    439        24.3     19.8     68        31.7     26.1     1,445        371        23.0     18.7     2,187   
                                                   

Visa Inc.

    806        19.0     16.7     345        16.6     15.7     8,731        461        20.9     17.5     3,010   

 

    For the 3 Months Ended December 31, 2010  
    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

  $ 361        13.6     7.9   $ 240        21.9     15.3     2,767      $ 121        0.2     -4.1     591        473        571   

Canada

    58        12.1     7.6     53        11.3     6.8     466        5        22.8     17.9     9        25        33   

CEMEA

    184        25.6     26.6     30        32.8     31.5     478        154        24.3     25.7     955        219        222   

LAC

    233        21.4     19.0     81        26.0     25.8     1,822        151        19.1     15.6     914        358        387   

US

    591        11.5     11.5     493        12.5     12.5     9,993        98        7.1     7.1     850        529        685   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    1,427        15.3     13.3     897        16.5     14.5     15,526        530        13.2     11.3     3,319        1,604        1,897   

Visa Credit Programs

                         

US

  $ 226        5.4     5.4   $ 216        7.6     7.6     2,534      $ 10        -26.7     -26.7     16        205        267   

Rest of World

    381        20.1     15.2     334        19.8     14.7     4,008        48        22.6     18.7     167        442        503   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    608        14.2     11.3     550        14.7     11.8     6,542        58        9.6     6.9     183        647        770   

Visa Debit Programs

                         

US

  $ 365        15.7     15.7   $ 277        16.5     16.5     7,459      $ 88        13.1     13.1     834        324        418   

Rest of World

    454        16.5     14.1     71        33.3     30.0     1,525        384        13.8     11.6     2,302        633        709   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    819        16.1     14.8     348        19.6     19.0     8,984        472        13.7     11.9     3,136        957        1,127   

 

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Operational Performance Data

 

 

    For the 3 Months Ended September 30, 2010  
    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

  $ 326        16.2     11.9   $ 212        16.2     12.2     2,681      $ 114        16.2     11.4     595        467        556   

Canada

    53        10.4     7.4     49        10.2     7.2     448        5        12.0     8.9     9        24        32   

CEMEA

    164        22.1     23.3     27        26.4     27.5     418        137        21.3     22.4     860        208        212   

LAC

    204        22.4     20.2     69        24.0     23.8     1,634        135        21.6     18.4     873        356        385   

US

    574        12.3     12.3     474        13.5     13.5     9,757        100        7.1     7.1     870        501        667   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    1,320        15.8     14.4     830        15.1     13.9     14,938        491        16.9     15.2     3,207        1,557        1,851   

Visa Credit Programs

                         

US

  $ 217        3.3     3.3   $ 207        6.4     6.4     2,431      $ 10        -35.9     -35.9     17        208        269   

Rest of World

    338        14.6     11.6     295        14.5     11.5     3,835        43        15.3     12.5     157        439        501   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    555        9.9     8.2     503        11.0     9.3     6,266        53        0.2     -1.6     174        647        770   

Visa Debit Programs

                         

US

  $ 356        18.6     18.6   $ 266        19.6     19.6     7,326      $ 90        15.7     15.7     853        293        398   

Rest of World

    409        22.2     20.1     61        34.2     32.4     1,346        348        20.3     18.1     2,180        616        683   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    765        20.5     19.4     327        22.1     21.8     8,672        438        19.3     17.6     3,033        910        1,081   
    For the 3 Months Ended June 30, 2010  
    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

  $ 309        19.3     12.5   $ 198        19.9     12.7     2,580      $ 111        18.1     12.3     581        458        545   

Canada

    53        17.5     7.5     48        18.1     8.1     433        5        11.5     2.1     9        24        31   

CEMEA

    154        27.0     25.6     24        30.9     28.6     394        130        26.3     25.1     852        203        204   

LAC

    185        23.2     16.4     62        25.8     21.1     1,519        123        21.9     14.2     849        353        382   

US

    567        12.1     12.1     469        13.8     13.8     9,513        97        4.8     4.8     855        497        674   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    1,269        17.3     14.1     802        16.8     14.1     14,438        466        18.0     14.2     3,145        1,535        1,836   

Visa Credit Programs

                         

US

  $ 214        2.3     2.3   $ 204        5.9     5.9     2,347      $ 10        -39.4     -39.4     17        210        274   

Rest of World

    320        18.7     11.8     278        18.6     11.6     3,679        42        19.3     12.8     155        436        499   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    534        11.5     7.8     481        12.9     9.2     6,026        53        0.2     -3.6     171        646        772   

Visa Debit Programs

                         

US

  $ 352        19.1     19.1   $ 265        20.6     20.6     7,166      $ 87        14.8     14.8     838        287        400   

Rest of World

    382        24.5     19.4     55        38.0     31.5     1,246        327        22.4     17.6     2,136        601        664   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    735        21.8     19.3     321        23.3     22.4     8,412        414        20.7     17.0     2,974        888        1,063   

 

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Operational Performance Data

 

 

    For the 3 Months Ended March 31, 2010  
    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

  $ 296        29.5     12.7   $ 195        32.3     13.7     2,459      $ 102        24.5     10.9     553        452        537   

Canada

    47        30.4     5.5     43        34.2     8.6     387        4        -0.1     -19.1     9        24        31   

CEMEA

    140        31.0     19.2     23        36.8     22.5     357        118        30.0     18.6     771        196        199   

LAC

    175        36.2     15.9     58        38.6     20.5     1,437        117        35.1     13.7     819        343        372   

US

    518        10.7     10.7     427        12.7     12.7     8,569        91        2.2     2.2     755        494        667   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    1,176        21.5     12.7     745        20.9     13.6     13,209        431        22.6     11.3     2,906        1,509        1,806   

Visa Credit Programs

                         

US

  $ 194        -0.8     -0.8   $ 182        3.4     3.4     2,119      $ 12        -39.6     -39.6     16        217        280   

Rest of World

    305        29.4     11.0     266        30.9     12.3     3,459        39        19.9     2.5     138        431        493   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    499        15.7     6.2     449        18.1     8.6     5,577        50        -2.2     -11.3     154        648        773   

Visa Debit Programs

                         

US

  $ 324        19.0     19.0   $ 245        20.9     20.9     6,450      $ 79        13.6     13.6     738        277        387   

Rest of World

    353        33.7     17.4     51        53.0     29.6     1,181        302        30.9     15.5     2,013        584        646   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    677        26.2     18.2     296        25.5     22.4     7,631        381        26.8     15.1     2,751        861        1,033   
    For the 12 Months Ended March 31, 2011  
    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

  $ 1,348        16.8     11.0   $ 880        19.1     12.9     10,632      $ 468        12.7     7.6     2,347   

Canada

    217        13.1     7.6     197        12.8     7.3     1,769        19        17.3     11.4     37   

CEMEA

    679        25.2     25.0     112        31.1     29.8     1,766        567        24.1     24.1     3,566   

LAC

    843        23.4     19.1     289        27.2     24.3     6,715        554        21.5     16.5     3,493   

US

    2,307        11.8     11.8     1,912        12.8     12.8     38,832        395        7.0     7.0     3,413   
                                                   

Visa Inc.

    5,394        16.3     14.0     3,391        16.0     13.9     59,715        2,003        16.9     14.2     12,855   

Visa Credit Programs

                     

US

  $ 866        4.6     4.6   $ 826        7.3     7.3     9,596      $ 40        -30.7     -30.7     65   

Rest of World

    1,403        18.2     13.0     1,224        18.0     12.7     15,320        179        19.3     14.9     638   
                                                   

Visa Inc.

    2,269        12.6     9.6     2,050        13.4     10.4     24,915        219        5.3     2.5     703   

Visa Debit Programs

                     

US

  $ 1,440        16.6     16.6   $ 1,086        17.4     17.4     29,237      $ 354        14.1     14.1     3,348   

Rest of World

    1,684        21.6     18.2     254        34.1     29.8     5,563        1,430        19.6     16.3     8,805   
                                                   

Visa Inc.

    3,124        19.2     17.4     1,341        20.3     19.6     34,799        1,784        18.5     15.9     12,153   

 

12


Operational Performance Data

 

 

    For the 12 Months Ended March 31, 2010  
    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

  $ 1,155        18.8     13.0   $ 739        16.7     10.2     9,791      $ 416        22.7     18.6     2,196        452        537   

Canada

    191        6.8     0.1     175        9.5     2.7     1,625        16        -16.1     -21.1     35        24        31   

CEMEA

    542        5.0     10.3     85        13.1     12.4     1,328        457        3.6     9.9     3,035        196        199   

LAC

    683        16.7     14.0     227        20.5     17.4     5,621        456        14.9     12.4     3,305        343        372   

US

    2,064        2.0     2.0     1,695        3.9     3.9     34,010        369        -5.9     -5.9     3,052        494        667   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    4,636        8.4     7.2     2,922        8.7     6.6     52,376        1,714        7.9     8.3     11,623        1,509        1,806   

Visa Credit Programs

                         

US

  $ 828        -9.7     -9.7   $ 770        -4.3     -4.3     9,074      $ 58        -48.4     -48.4     78        217        280   

Rest of World

    1,187        12.0     6.9     1,037        14.1     8.4     13,827        150        -0.8     -2.4     556        431        493   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    2,015        1.9     -0.4     1,807        5.5     2.7     22,901        208        -21.1     -21.4     633        648        773   

Visa Debit Programs

                         

US

  $ 1,236        11.7     11.7   $ 925        11.8     11.8     24,936      $ 311        11.3     11.3     2,974        277        387   

Rest of World

    1,385        16.0     16.2     190        27.6     23.3     4,539        1,195        14.3     15.1     8,015        584        646   
                                                                   

Visa Inc.

    2,620        13.9     14.0     1,115        14.2     13.7     29,475        1,505        13.7     14.3     10,989        861        1,033   

 

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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 reported quarterly by Visa’s members on their operating certificates and is subject to verification by Visa. On occasion, members may update previously submitted information.

Visa’s CEMEA region is comprised of countries in Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Effective with the 3 months ended September, 2009, Pakistan and Afghanistan were moved from the AP to CEMEA region. 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. Rest of World 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.

 

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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, 2011

     16     13

Dec 31, 2010

     16     15

Sep 30, 2010

     16     16

Jun 30, 2010

     20     17

Mar 31, 2010

     19     12

12 Months Ended

    

Mar 31, 2011

     17     15

Mar 31, 2010

     (1 %)      0

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. CyberSource transactions are reported in the next section.

 

Period

   Processed
Transactions
(millions)
     Growth  

3 Months Ended

     

Mar 31, 2011

     12,040         13

Dec 31, 2010

     12,580         15

Sep 30, 2010

     12,119         16

Jun 30, 2010

     11,721         14

Mar 31, 2010

     10,648         14

12 Months Ended

     

Mar 31, 2011

     48,460         15

Mar 31, 2010

     42,300         11

 

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4. CyberSource Transactions

The table below represents billable transactions processed on CyberSource’s network that generate revenue for CyberSource.

 

Period

   Billable
Transactions
(millions)
     Growth  

3 Months Ended

     

Mar 31, 2011

     1,018         38

Dec 31, 2010

     987         40

Sep 30, 2010

     829         36

Jun 30, 2010

     758         31

Mar 31, 2010

     738         34

12 Months Ended

     

Mar 31, 2011

     3,592         36

Mar 31, 2010

     2,634         30

 

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