Visa

1958–1976	1976–1992	1992–2000	1999–2006	2005–2014	2014–present

BankAmericard/Barclaycard/Carte Bleue/Chargex

1958–1976

Visa was originally launched in the United States in 1958 as BankAmericard, by Bank of America. The card was also licensed to banks in other countries, with each using localized brand names. In 1966, it was launched in the UK as Barclaycard, 1967 in France as Carte Bleue, and in 1968 in Canada as Chargex.

Barclaycard
(1966–1976)

Carte Bleue
(1967–1976)

Chargex
(1968–1976)

Visa

1976–1992

In 1976, all BankAmericard licensees were united under the new Visa brand. This logo kept the old BankAmericard colors and proportions.

Barclaycard
(1976–1983)

Carte Bleue
(1976–1994)

1992–2000

This logo is still used on new infomercials for certain products.

1999–2006

Changes in hue and narrowing of the color bands. The text is now in a slightly different font.

2005–present

2005–2014

In 2005, Visa changed its logo, removing the horizontal stripes in favor of the name Visa in blue with the logo a little less italicized, the top left part of the 'A' rounded, and an orange flick on the 'V'.

Print version

Flat variant

Acceptance mark

2014–present

In 2014, Visa debuted an updated version of logo removing the orange wedge leaving the logotype in gradient blue. In 2015, the gold and blue stripes were restored as branding on the acceptance marks for Visa cards and advertising, but not as the corporate logotype.

Print variant

Flat variant

Acceptance mark similar to the 1977–2006 logo

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'everywhere you want to be' variant

External links

• Visa
• Visa Europe