V
Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. is a global payments-network operator whose political relevance centers on interchange-fee regulation, antitrust scrutiny, and cross-border payment policy.
Govt Dependence
15/100
Regulatory Density
68/100
Lobbying Intensity
78/100
Political Signal
MEDIUM
BusinessWhat V does
Visa operates the world's largest electronic payments network, earning revenue from transaction processing fees, service fees, and data/international transaction fees paid by financial institutions and merchants. It does not lend or issue cards directly; its revenue scales with global payment volume.
12 months past · 3 months futureV activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened
+ added
− trimmed
closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
251 trading days ·
27 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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12 13F filings
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0 past bill actions
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1 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsV held by Trump-administration officials
3 cabinet/senior officials reported V positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 49 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC COM CL A
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC COM CL A
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC COM CL A
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC COM CL A
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC COM CL A
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
VISA INC COM CL A
Lifetime Government AwardsV federal contracts
V doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding V
$628.96B
Total V held by tracked 13F funds
10
Funds with V positions
+1
Funds opened this quarter
Baupost Group
$280.53B
holds
13 overlap
2026-03-31
Renaissance Technologies
$204.55B
+205%
13 overlap
2026-03-31
Two Sigma Investments
$111.73B
-36%
13 overlap
2026-03-31
Lone Pine Capital
$28.04B
+510%
13 overlap
2026-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$1.60B
+49%
22 overlap
2025-12-31
Viking Global Investors
$1.40B
+38%
22 overlap
2025-12-31
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$473M
+74%
22 overlap
2025-12-31
Millennium Management
$452M
+7%
2025-12-31
2 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard
Politicians Trading VMembers of Congress with recent V positions
24 politicians traded V across 146 disclosed transactions totaling $3.1M (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just V). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Michael T. McCaul
2 buys
21 sells
$995K
2026-04-27
LOW · 0
Ro Khanna
10 buys
11 sells
$449K
2026-06-02
LOW · 0
Jefferson Shreve
4 sells
$415K
2025-05-12
LOW · 0
Josh Gottheimer
20 buys
15 sells
$280K
2026-02-18
LOW · 1
David J. Taylor
9 buys
2 sells
$88K
2026-04-27
LOW · 10
Scott Franklin
2 buys
2 sells
$81K
2025-06-16
LOW · 0
Robert P. Bresnahan
4 buys
$81K
2025-04-08
LOW · 0
Jonathan L. Jackson
1 sell
$75K
2026-04-24
LOW · 1
Tony Wied
1 buy
$75K
2026-02-19
LOW · 0
George Whitesides
2 sells
$65K
2025-03-24
LOW · 0
Julie Johnson
2 sells
$65K
2025-04-07
LOW · 15
Greg Landsman
2 sells
$65K
2025-03-27
LOW · 0
Daniel Meuser
2 sells
$65K
2025-02-11
LOW · 1
Lisa C. McClain
4 buys
4 sells
$64K
2025-10-31
LOW · 0
Bruce Westerman
2 buys
4 sells
$48K
2025-04-21
LOW · 0
9 more politicians active in V · full table in member dashboard
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading V
2026-06-02
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-24
Jonathan L. Jackson
Sale
$50,001 - $100,000
2026-04-27
Michael T. McCaul
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-04-27
David J. Taylor
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-18
Josh Gottheimer
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-19
Tony Wied
Purchase
$50,001 - $100,000
2026-02-26
David J. Taylor
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-09
David J. Taylor
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-15
John Boozman
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-13
Ro Khanna
Sale
$50,001 - $100,000
2026-01-22
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-29
Ro Khanna
Sale
$50,001 - $100,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-07-08
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Bills Affecting VLive legislation impacting this stock
HR.1968 · 119th
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
S.870 · 118th
An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, to advance
HR.1764 · 119th
Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act
HR.1991 · 119th
Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2025
HR.2079 · 119th
Insurance Fraud Accountability Act
HR.2031 · 119th
HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025
S.925 · 119th
Credit for Caring Act of 2025
SJRES.36 · 119th
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted b
S.948 · 119th
HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025
HR.1959 · 119th
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect small businesses from unemployment insurance premium increases by reason of
Political ProfileWhere V sits in Washington
bipartisan
Visa shares occasionally move on interchange-fee legislation, antitrust news, and CFPB actions, but its diversified global volume dampens single-event sensitivity.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
- interchange fee caps / Credit Card Competition Act
- antitrust enforcement (DOJ)
- CFPB fee regulation
- remittance transfer taxes (HR.76)
Regulatory opportunities
- CFPB cost-benefit constraints
- regulatory clarity on digital/stablecoin payments
- reduced compliance burden
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
- No specific congressional champions identified.
Congressional critics
- Sen. Durbin (D-IL)
LobbyingWho's hired to advocate for V
Electronic Payments CoalitionAmerican Bankers AssociationU.S. Chamber of CommerceFinancial Technology Association
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for V — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades V
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout V & political exposure
Does Visa Inc. (V) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Visa Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own V stock?
3 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in V on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump, Doug Burgum, Pete Hegseth. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded V stock?
772 congressional trades by 72 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-06-02. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is V political risk profile?
Government dependence: 15/100. Lobbying intensity: 78/100. Political signal: medium. Donor party split: bipartisan.
How does GovGreed track V political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. V data is updated daily from these official federal sources.