Summary
Visa Inc. (V) filed an 8-K on August 30, 2022, providing preliminary volume and transaction data for July and the first 28 days of August 2022. The report highlights continued year-over-year growth in key metrics, including U.S. payments volume and processed transactions, with performance largely consistent with July levels. Notably, cross-border volumes, particularly excluding intra-Europe transactions, show significant increases compared to both the prior year and pre-pandemic (2019) levels, indicating a recovery in international travel and commerce. Investors should note that the data presented for April through August 2022 excludes operations in Russia, while comparative periods from 2021 and 2019 include these figures. Despite this exclusion, the overall growth trends are positive, with U.S. payments volume and processed transactions exceeding 2019 levels. The data suggests a resilient consumer spending environment and a strengthening international recovery, though the report also cautions that actual results could differ materially due to various macroeconomic and industry-specific risks.
Key Highlights
- 1U.S. Payments Volume for August was up 11% year-over-year, consistent with July, and 144% of August 2019 levels.
- 2Global Processed Transactions grew 12% year-over-year in August, consistent with July, and reached 140% of August 2019 levels.
- 3Cross-border volume, excluding intra-Europe transactions, showed strong growth, up 51% year-over-year in August and at 129% of August 2019 levels.
- 4Travel-related cross-border volume has continued to improve, particularly into and from the Europe and Asia Pacific regions, relative to 2019.
- 5Credit card payments volume in the U.S. grew 17% year-over-year in August, up 1 point from July.
- 6Debit card payments volume in the U.S. grew 7% year-over-year in August, up 1 point from July.
- 7The reported data for August 2022 excludes Russia-related volumes and transactions, while prior periods may include them.