Founded in Foster City, California, by Dee Hock, this American multinational specialises in global payments technology. Its primary aim is to promote digital currencies among consumers, businesses, banks, and governments. Having built its network across 200 countries and territories worldwide, it is a global leader in digital payments. The company offers three different types of cards: Debit cards, Credit cards, and Prepaid cards. It also partnered with Apple in 2014 to introduce a wallet feature to iPhones. The company has various products, such as Visa Electron, Visa Cash, Visa Contactless, mVisa, and VisaCheckout.