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VISA cuts 2,600 jobs as AI takes over

This represents seven percent of their total workforce.
Jonas Mäki Editor Sweden 29 July 2026

AI continues to put people out of work, and now payment giant VISA (thanks, CNBC) has announced that it is next in line for a major round of layoffs. In total, the company plans to cut about 2,600 jobs, which amounts to a full 7 percent of its workforce of 34,100.

Editor Sweden Jonas Mäki has written for Gamereactor since 2002, becoming an editor in 2007. He covers the video game industry across news, releases and the business side, with a particular interest in sales figures and where the industry is heading.
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