Chip cards and new solutions

Visa continues to introduce innovative payment technologies to the world.

Smarter and safer than cash, our products give individuals and businesses a convenient and reliable way of paying for goods and services.

Almost half of the Visa cards issued in Europe are now enabled with EMV* chip technology. They provide greater security and faster transactions – great news for consumers, merchants and banks.

Visa payWave

Wave goodbye to cash. Visa payWave is the new way to pay for low value, everyday purchases in less than a second.

The benefits of chip and PIN

The latest chip technology is making transactions safer and faster than before.

The future of chip

Advances in chip technology are opening up new possibilities for electronic payments.

Support for chip card vendors

Working closely with the vendor community is a crucial part of our business.

V PAY

A new type of pan-European debit card, based on chip and PIN.

Dynamic passcode authentication

Find out how the latest chip technology can now be used to secure card-not-present transactions.

Visa Money Transfer

Find out how money can be transferred from one Visa card to another through this new service.

* International chip card standards developed by Europay, MasterCard and Visa