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Lobby organisation

Visa Europe

Business / industry · Finance · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 10 September 2026, Visa Europe appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (15 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

17
declared meetings
with current MEPs
15
MEPs met
€900,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Visa Europe is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V). Visa Inc. is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. For more information, visit our website (www.visaeurope.com).”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1059%
Socialists & Democrats318%
Patriots for Europe212%
European Conservatives & Reformists16%
Renew Europe16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025).

2021
2
2022
0
2023
1
2024
0
2025
9
2026
5

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Tomáš Zdechovský
2 meetings · EPP
Sirpa Pietikäinen
2 meetings · EPP
Luděk Niedermayer
1 meeting · EPP
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Jonás Fernández
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Sep 2026Marlena MalągOdporność systemów płatniczych
10 Jun 2026Victor NegrescuMeeting on digital competitiveness and SME digitalisation
4 Jun 2026Sirpa PietikäinenEurope's growth potetial
4 Jun 2026Antonio López-Istúriz WhiteUS-EU.
22 Apr 2026Michał KoboskoCybersecurity for payments
19 Nov 2025Tomáš ZdechovskýMeeting with Visa’s CEE leadership and top regional bankers on the role of banks and financial technology companies in EU competitiveness.
19 Nov 2025Luděk NiedermayerFinancial sector’s role in fostering growth and innovation across Europe
19 Nov 2025Danuše NerudováCEE financial sector
2 Jul 2025Borja Giménez LarrazVISA Priorities
1 Jul 2025Jonás FernándezPayment services
18 Mar 2025Tomáš ZdechovskýMeeting with VISA representatives regarding their plans for the Czech Republic and CEE Region
18 Mar 2025Tomáš KubínVisa’s ongoing commitments and investments in the Czech Republic and the broader CEE region.
18 Mar 2025Kinga KollárPSD/PSR, digital euro
18 Mar 2025Enikő Győriexchange of views on ongoing payment files
10 Nov 2023Eero HeinäluomaFramework for Financial Data Access and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 1094/2010, (EU) No 1095/2010 and (EU) 2022/2554.

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