We want everyone, everywhere to thrive
Social Impact is part of Visa’s commitment to advancing inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth for everyone, everywhere. Our focus is on driving initiatives that use the scale of our network, our products, our financial resources, and the collective expertise and commitment of our employees, to reach those traditionally underserved, providing them with access to resources that can help improve their economic livelihoods, businesses and communities.
Areas we’re focused on
Small and microbusiness
Small and microbusinesses are the backbone of the global economy. We are committed to providing tools and resources to help empower them with skills, solutions and access to networks and financial services to fund, run and grow their businesses.
PRIORITIES
- Financial education and digital skill building
- Digital commerce and capabilities
- Equitable access to capital
Equity and inclusion
We believe that communities and economies thrive when all individuals and businesses are included in the formal financial system and can benefit from financial and digital access. Our initiatives and partnerships focus on helping to enable equitable access to the financial and digital ecosystem for everyone, everywhere.
PRIORITIES
- Women's economic advancement
- Racial equity
- Financial inclusion and digital equity
- Financial education
Community
We are committed to strengthening the communities in which we live and work by using our resources, network and the talent of our global employee base to make a positive social impact where it is most needed.
PRIORITIES
- Disaster and humanitarian relief
- Employee volunteerism and giving
- Philanthropy
Doing measurable good
Philanthropic giving
In FY 2021, Visa Inc. contributed more than $21.5 million to charities around the globe, while Visa Foundation disbursed $25.9 million in grants.
Featured programmes and partnerships
Practical Business Skills
Global digital platform powered by Visa, delivering free education resources to help small and microbusiness owners start, manage and grow their businesses.
Women’s World Banking
Visa Foundation partnership to financially empower millions of women-led micro and small enterprises globally.
Hand in Hand
Visa partnership with Hand in Hand to provide more than 10,000 microbusinesses in Kenya, 75% of which are women-owned, with access to business and financial skills education, and broadened access to financial services.
UMKM Bisa!
Visa partnership with Gojek in Indonesia to provide small and microbusiness owners with online lessons and resources to help them maintain and grow their businesses.
Village Capital
Visa Foundation partnership to support accelerators working to close the financing gap facing underserved entrepreneurs in Latin America, with a focus on food and agriculture innovation.
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Visa Foundation partnership creating employment opportunities for rural youth in Africa by designing a network of innovative and integrated agribusiness hubs to build entrepreneurial capacity and technical/managerial skills.
TechnoServe
Visa Foundation partnership to strengthen the gender diversity of local farmer cooperatives in India and their institutional capacity to make them resilient to economic shocks.
IFundWomen
Global partnership to help women entrepreneurs secure the funding they need through a series of grant contests and providing access to expert business coaching.
Kiva
Visa Foundation partnership to increase financial access for underserved small and microbusinesses, wherein Visa employees help designate microloans to the participant businesses.
Employees making a difference
Visa encourages and supports employees to make an impact in ways that inspire them, whether that is through volunteering, giving or empowering people and communities in need.
How we empower employees
- Matching gifts up to $10,000 annually per employee
- Double matching on Giving Tuesday and for select disaster relief donations
- 16 hours of Volunteer Time Off
- Dollars for Doers: employees earn $10 per hour of volunteering to give back to charity
- Small business mentorship and Kiva loan programmes