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Visa’s ongoing investment in gender equality continues to gain speed, helping to narrow a gender gap so wide the World Economic Forum says it will take 108 years to close. We can’t wait that long.

Visa signed the White House’s Equal Pay Pledge to help close the U.S. gender wage gap and we will have equal pay by end of 2020. The first-ever Visa Everywhere Initiative, Women's Global Edition, launched last March to support female founders who are solving critical business and social challenges.…

Visa’s Suzan Kereere, SVP and global head of merchant sales and acquiring, joined other global leaders in Davos, Switzerland last week to discuss ways in which companies can narrow the gender gap and accelerate progress towards a more inclusive world. As the official sponsor of the Equality Lounge @ Davos 2020, Visa hosted panel discussions in partnership with The Female Quotient, a global organization dedicated to women’s equality.

In her panel “The power of female sports for impact and…

More than 30 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in America employ 47.5 percent of the private workforce[1],making them a crucial segment of local economies around the globe. Whether you are starting your first business or expanding one you’ve had for years, read on for 10 resources that can help you do everything from accepting payments to growing your customer base to getting discounts.

1. Gain VIP benefits with the Visa Infinite Card: Visa recently expanded our business…

She’s Next, Empowered by Visa is a global effort to support and champion women business owners. Recent events in Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Cape Town, South Africa and Washington D.C.. brought together hundreds of female entrepreneurs engaged in workshops to learn ways to fund, run and grow their businesses. Attendees received actionable insights and advice from top industry experts like Rebecca Minkoff (founder of the global fashion brand and the Female…