Visa says AI investment and digital commerce are carrying the global economy
The payments giant’s midyear outlook forecasts 2.4% global growth in 2026, crediting an investment boom and online price competition for absorbing the strain of higher energy costs.
The company that sees a slice of nearly every card swipe on the planet has a view on where the economy is heading, and the view is cautiously upbeat.
Visa expects the global economy to grow 2.4% in 2026, according to its Business and Economic Insights, with a surge of business investment in artificial intelligence and clean energy offsetting the strain that rising energy prices are placing on household budgets.
The figure is Visa’s own, drawn from its proprietary transaction data and economic modelling, and it sits toward the more conservative end of the forecasting range.
The IMF’s April projection put 2026 global growth at 3.1% on a purchasing-power-parity basis, while the World Bank, which weights its figures differently, landed at 2.5%,...
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