Is there any connection between the term visa being used in immigration and the credit card company?

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Is there any connection between the term visa being used in immigration and the credit card company?

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In a technical sense, definitely not. But, the Visa company likely chose that word specifically to reference the English word as it refers to passports and immigration. Visa even used to have an ad slogan that read, “Visa–everywhere you want to be.” It was promoted as a credit card that would be your gateway (like a passport visa) to everywhere you’d want to go and everything you’d want to have.