VISA (credit card)
VISA is a brand of credit card operated by the VISA International Service Association of San Francisco, California, USA. The VISA card was launched in 1976, and the card was derived from the earlier BankAmericard issued by Bank of America.
Internationally, BankAmericard was known by other names prior to the introduction of the VISA brand for the network. The blue-white-gold motif used by BankAmericard was also used for these cards. In the United Kingdom, it was known as the BarclayCard, issued by Barclay's Bank. In Canada, an alliance of banks (including Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, and Bank of Nova Scotia) issued credit cards under the Chargex name.
VISA also operates the Plus ATM (bank machine) network.
The blue and gold in VISA's logo were originally chosen to represent the blue sky and golden-colored hills of California, where Bank of America was founded.
See also
External link
- Official overview (http://www.international.visa.com/av/overview.jsp)
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