Visa Inc.

A moderator needs to check the page before this notice can be removed. Visit the noticeboard or the appeals channel in either Zulip or Discord to request removal. As a payment processor, Visa does not issue cards or offer credit; it provides financial institutions (e.g., banks) with tools that allow for transactions to take place between parties that are not served by the same institution or are not located in the same general region. Add your text below this box. Once this section is complete, delete this box by clicking on it and pressing backspace. Visa has been refusing to process certain payments for completely legal transactions, on the grounds that these transactions were things that hurting their brand,[[1]]( most notably involving the delisting of games from Steam and itch.io for having adult content. There has been widespread backlash against Visa for forcing platforms to censor content that is perceived to hurt Visa's reputation. Add one-paragraph summaries of incidents below in sub-sections, which link to each incident's main article while linking to the main article and including a short summary. It is acceptable to create an incident summary before the main page for an incident has been created. To link to the page use the "Hatnote" or "Main" templates. If the company has numerous incidents then format them in a table (see Amazon for an example). Add your text below this box. Once this section is complete, delete this box by clicking on it and pressing backspace. At an unknown date in 2025, Valve updated its Rules and Guidelines for developers on Steam .[[2]]( These rules granted internet service providers (ISPs) and banks/transaction providers the power to delist games from their platform.[[3]]( [[4]]( Consumers have shown considerable criticism despite the nature of the content removed from the platform due to the vagueness of these rules leaving a window open for expanded censorship. Example product line one") (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents. Example product line two") (release date): Add your text below this box. Once this section is complete, delete this box by clicking on it and pressing backspace.