Visa and M&I Bank Continue 30-Year Partnership

  
    
  
  
    
      Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced it has signed a seven-year agreement 
      to renew its partnership with Wisconsin-based M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank 
      (M&I Bank), an affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI). 
      M&I Bank’s relationship with Visa began in 1977.
    
    
      Under the terms of the agreement, Visa will provide payment programs for 
      credit, debit, prepaid and commercials cards, as well as merchant 
      acquiring services. As consumers increasingly look for more choices in 
      how they control their funds, Visa provides a range of electronic 
      payment product services that deliver greater choice, convenience, and 
      security.
    
    
      “Over the past 30-plus years, Visa’s broad range of payment services has 
      helped us deliver on our promise to provide high quality products and 
      services to our customers,” said Brian Bieger, senior vice president, 
      M&I Bank.
    
    
      “From credit and debit cards to commercial cards, Visa has worked 
      closely with M&I Bank over the years to provide more convenient, secure 
      and reliable payment options for their customers,” said Bill Sheedy, 
      President, North America, Visa Inc. “We look forward to building on our 
      long-standing partnership and continue to meet the changing needs of 
      cardholders as we migrate away from paper-based payments toward 
      electronic payments.”
    
    
      About Visa Inc.
    
    
      Visa Inc. operates the world's largest retail electronic payments 
      network providing processing services and payment product platforms. 
      This includes consumer credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, 
      which are offered under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS 
      brands. Visa enjoys unsurpassed acceptance around the world, and 
      Visa/PLUS is one of the world's largest global ATM networks, offering 
      cash access in local currency in more than 170 countries. For more 
      information, visit www.corporate.visa.com
    
    
      About M&I Bank
    
    
      M&I Bank is an affiliate of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), a 
      diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Milwaukee, 
      Wis., with $63.5 billion in assets. Founded in 1847, M&I Marshall & 
      Ilsley Bank is the largest Wisconsin-based bank, with 193 offices 
      throughout the state. In addition, M&I has 52 locations throughout 
      Arizona; 32 offices in Indianapolis and nearby communities; 31 offices 
      along Florida’s west coast and in central Florida; 15 offices in Kansas 
      City and nearby communities; 24 offices in metropolitan Minneapolis/St. 
      Paul, and one in Duluth, Minn.; and one office in Las Vegas, Nev. M&I’s 
      Southwest Bank subsidiary has 17 offices in the greater St. Louis area. 
      M&I also provides trust and investment management, equipment leasing, 
      mortgage banking, asset-based lending, financial planning, investments, 
      and insurance services from offices throughout the country and on the 
      Internet (www.mibank.com 
      or www.micorp.com). 
      M&I’s customer-based approach, internal growth, and strategic 
      acquisitions have made M&I a nationally recognized leader in the 
      financial services industry.