The VEEI is an independent, non-partisan center of excellence for research and public-private dialogue on payments policy, established by Visa.
The VEEI’s overarching mission is to promote public policies that empower citizens, small businesses, and economies. It develops new research and insights that inform long term policy within the global payments ecosystem. Visa established the VEEI as the next step in its ongoing work to remove barriers to economic empowerment and to create more inclusive, equitable economic opportunities for everyone, everywhere.
The VEEI provides a platform for stakeholders across the world to work together collectively to solve problems, share data and increase economic empowerment, trade and global connectivity. The VEEI is committed to promoting policies that help to close gender, global development, ethnicity, inclusion, as well as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) finance gaps around the world—enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.