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Ryan McInerney

Chief Executive Officer and director, Visa Inc. · since 2023

In the news

China's central bank approves Visa's Application to Prepare for a domestic bankcard clearing business

The People's Bank of China approved Visa's Application to Prepare, which lets Visa begin formal preparations to set up a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China.

Regulation

Visa to cut about 2,600 jobs, roughly 7% of staff, mainly in technology and product teams

Visa announced on July 28, the same day as its fiscal third-quarter results, that it will eliminate about 2,600 roles, roughly 7% of its workforce.

Management

Visa books $237 million interchange litigation charge in fiscal third quarter

Visa's fiscal third-quarter 2026 results, released July 28, 2026, included a $237 million special item for the interchange multidistrict litigation.

Legal

CEO Ryan McInerney exercised options and sold 10,490 Visa shares near $344

Visa CEO Ryan McInerney exercised 10,490 stock options with a $109.82 strike and sold the same number of Class A shares on July 1, 2026, at weighted-average prices of about $343.88 and $344.55.

Insiders

Judge defeats shareholder class action tied to Visa's DOJ debit case

A federal judge in California defeated a proposed shareholder class action that alleged Visa failed to disclose anticompetitive practices while under a Justice Department investigation.

Legal

Visa CEO Ryan McInerney exercises options and sells about 20,970 shares

Visa's chief executive, Ryan McInerney, exercised options over 20,970 Class A shares at $109.82 and sold the same number at a weighted average of about $340.25 on June 29, 2026, according to his Form 4 filing.

Insiders

Visa authorizes new $20 billion multi-year share repurchase program

Visa authorized a new $20.0 billion multi-year class A share repurchase program alongside its fiscal Q2 2026 results.

Capital

Visa repurchased $3.8 billion of stock in the December 2025 quarter

Visa returned $5.1 billion to shareholders in the fiscal first quarter through buybacks and dividends.

Capital