Visa Consulting & Analytics Internship (Starting June 2026, for current students graduating in 2027)

Company Description

As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers.

You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

Job Description

Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) is the payments consulting arm of Visa, focused on serving Visa’s clients and partners. We are a global team of ~600 consultants and data scientists. We offer consulting and analytics services across different areas of interest to our clients including strategy, product, portfolio management, risk, digital and more.

Within VCA, we have a dedicated Data Science team who are experts in statistics, advanced analytics and machine learning with exclusive access to insights from VisaNet, one of the largest payment networks in the world. The majority of our team members are generalists and get exposure to all the topics we offer and all the countries we cover.

During your VCA internship assignment, you will get to work closely with a consulting project team to support in different aspects of the project delivery, including for example:

• Collecting required data and conducting research
• Conducting data analysis using internal and external data sources
• Developing insights from the data analyses to support the recommendations development process
• Developing project deliverables including slides, excel models, etc.
• Supporting the project team members in developing hypotheses, contributing to conclusions and assisting other senior team members in presenting back to the client
• Supporting the team in presenting the recommendations to the client

In addition to contributing to consulting projects, you may also get the chance to support VCA team members in developing white papers or internal research, as well as client proposals.

VCA projects (as well as proposals) can be with clients across the region and can be across the different VCA focus areas (portfolio, digital, risk, etc.) depending on the project pipeline.

Qualifications

• Current student working towards a bachelor’s or master’s degree, with a graduation date of December 2026
• Be available to pursue a 3-month internship (June 2026 to August 2026)

• Must be available to Must be available to join a full-time role by January 2027
• Economics, Business, Finance, IT/MIS, and Engineering disciplines welcome to apply
• Excellent academic record
• Strong analytical capabilities and experience solving business cases
• Strong in MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint
• Superior analytical and financial analysis skills
• Strong collaboration skills with a diverse peer group required
• Able to articulate viewpoint effectively to key stakeholders in order to get buy in and agreement
• Self-confident and hands-on, with the ability to operate in a fast paced and constantly changing work environment

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Client-provided location(s): Johannesburg, South Africa

Job ID: 6b514f61-2825-440d-aeb1-51c919acc89b

Employment Type: INTERN

Posted: 2025-10-15T12:58:36