Visa (NYSE:V) shares are up during Wednesday’s premarket session. The payments giant reported first-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations and lifted its full-year outlook.

The payments company posted:

Quarterly earnings of $3.31 per share, surpassing analysts’ estimates of $3.10, according to Benzinga Pro data.

Revenue came in at $11.23 billion, ahead of the consensus estimate of $10.74 billion.

Net revenue increased 17% year over year, marking Visa’s fastest growth pace since 2022.

The company raised its full-year guidance. It now expects net revenue to grow in the low double-digit to low-teens range and earnings per share to increase in the low teens.

Expansion of Agentic Ready Program

In a separate release today, Visa is expanding its global Agentic Ready program to Asia Pacific and Latin America after launching in Europe, where it has already partnered with banks and issuers.

The move is aimed at preparing the payments ecosystem for agent-led commerce, as AI agents increasingly act on behalf of consumers and businesses.

Visa said the program will help participants get ready for AI-driven transactions and plans to onboard more than 85 partners across the two regions.

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