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- Jul 28, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Visa Cuts About 2,600 Jobs, 7% of Its Workforce
- On 28 July 2026 Visa said in a memo that it would eliminate about 2,600 positions, roughly 7% of its workforce, mostly in technology and product operations; affected employees began to be contacted that Tuesday[1][3].
- CEO Ryan McInerney wrote that "AI is also helping to accelerate this evolution and shape the way work gets done at Visa"; a person familiar said AI was a significant factor but not the sole driver[1][3].
- Visa's fiscal third-quarter results the same day included a special item of $563 million for severance costs, recorded "to drive operational efficiencies and reinvest in high-growth opportunities"[2][3].
- Product teams shrink to two to four people from about ten, which Visa says, together with AI, supports a 65% boost in feature development[3].
- Visa plans to reinvest in affluent customers, cross-border activity, business payments, stablecoins and geographic expansion[1]; it had about 34,100 employees at the end of its last fiscal year[1].
- The cuts came alongside strong results: net revenue of $11.6 billion, up 14%, and GAAP net income of $5.6 billion, up 7%[2].
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- [1]90%cnbc.com/2026/07/28/visa-is-cutting-7percent-of-employees-in-efficiency-push-as-ai-reshapes-work.htmlcnbc.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Jul 28, 2026 ✓· 38% of score
CNBC (published 28 July 2026) reports Visa "plans to cut about 7% of its workforce" per a memo and that "Impacted employees will start to be contacted on Tuesday"; American Banker[3] (28 July) says McInerney discussed the cuts "during Tuesday's earnings call".
- [2]88%Visa Fiscal Third Quarter 2026 Financial Resultssec.gov· Published Jul 28, 2026· 31% of score
Visa's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 28 July 2026, lists special items of $563 million for severance costs from actions to drive operational efficiencies.
- [3]85%Visa says AI is helping to enable workforce cutsamericanbanker.com· Published Jul 28, 2026· 31% of score
American Banker reports Visa will lay off 7% of its workforce, about 2,600 jobs, adding $563 million in severance costs, quoting McInerney on the earnings call.
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