Visa Inc (V.N), the world's largest payments network operator, reported an 11 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by its purchase of Visa Europe and as more people made payments using its network.

Net income rose to US$2.14 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, from US$1.93 billion a year ago. Earnings per Class A share rose to 90 cents from 79 cents a year earlier.

"Visa ended our fiscal year as we began, with strong growth across payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions, which was bolstered by the addition of Visa Europe," Chief Executive Alfred Kelly Jr. said.

Visa's shares were up 1.4 per cent in premarket trading.

The company's total operating revenue jumped 14 per cent to US$4.86 billion, reflecting growth in payments volume and processed transactions. 

Payments volume rose 9.8 per cent to US$1.93 trillion on a constant dollar basis, with the United States accounting for about 43 per cent of the total.

Cross-border volumes – the value of transactions made outside of the United States – increased 10 per cent, on constant dollar basis.

Total operating expenses rose marginally to US$1.64 billion.

Visa's rival, MasterCard (MA.N) reports financial results next week.