{
  "id": 18040569,
  "title": "Former Visa CEO Joseph Saunders, Who Led Company’s Record IPO, Dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/former-visa-ceo-joseph-saunders-who-led-companys-record-ipo-dies",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T23:55:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/credit-cards/2026/former-visa-ceo-joseph-saunders-who-led-companys-record-ipo-dies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Joseph W. Saunders, the former chairman and CEO who took Visa public in what was then the largest initial public offering in U.S. history, died Nov. 2, according to an official obituary. He was 81. Saunders became chairman and CEO of Visa Inc. in May 2007. He oversaw the company’s shift from a private association […] The post Former Visa CEO Joseph Saunders, Who Led Company’s Record IPO, Dies…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}