Visa Posts Fiscal 2nd Qrtr 2009 Earnings Results

San Francisco, CA, April 29, 2009

• Adjusted quarterly net income of $553 million or $0.73 per diluted class A common share
• GAAP quarterly net income of $536 million or $0.71 per diluted class A common share

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced financial results for the company's fiscal second quarter 2009 ended March 31, 2009. On an adjusted basis (reflective of a normalized tax rate, restructuring and purchase amortization), net income for the quarter was $553 million, or $0.73 per diluted class A common share. GAAP net income for the quarter was $536 million, or $0.71 per diluted class A common share. The weighted average number of diluted class A common shares outstanding was 753 million. The company's adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net income per class A common share are non-GAAP financial measures that are reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP measures in the accompanying financial tables.

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Chicago Fed & Visa Inc. Host Financial Lit Summit

Chicago, IL, April 20, 2009

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Visa Inc. convened a global summit today on financial literacy, bringing together government leaders from multiple countries to explore ways to promote lasting economic stability through improvements in individual money management.

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Visa Hosts Global Security Summit

Washington, D.C., March 19, 2009

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) chief enterprise risk officer Ellen Richey told security experts today that payment card data fraud rates remain near historic lows despite economic woes and high-profile compromises, and called for continued industry investment, collaboration and innovation, three key components in keeping the electronic payment system secure in the future. She made her comments to a gathering of business, government, academic and law enforcement officials at Visa's Global Security Summit, its' third cross-functional symposium on payment security, held in Washington, DC.

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Visa Introduces First Global Advertising Campaign

San Francisco, March 2, 2009

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today unveiled its first global advertising campaign, entitled "More people go with Visa," reflecting the company's evolution to a single, global company. The new campaign enables Visa to align its worldwide marketing under a single theme that highlights the superior value Visa delivers versus cash and checks - including more security, more control and more convenience. The campaign also enables Visa to achieve cost efficiencies by consolidating its global marketing efforts. The "More people go with Visa" campaign will debut today globally; television advertising launches in the United States on March 4.

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