Visa Profit Up On Rising Payment Volume

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Visa Inc said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose by 40 percent, on a higher volume of global payments and a $1 billion gain from revaluing its Visa Europe put option.

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