Getting started

Accepting Visa can help you drive revenue and improve customer satisfaction by ensuring payment is fast, secure and convenient.

To sign up to accept Visa, you'll first need to contact a bank or organisation that offers card acceptance services. This is usually known as an acquiring bank.

Choosing an acquiring bank

Often the main bank or organisation that handles your business account may offer these services and it may be quicker and more convenient to check with them first. Otherwise there are many acquiring banks to choose from.

Choosing a card acceptance account

Once you have chosen an acquiring bank you will need to identify the type of account that works best for you.

More on choosing a card acceptance account

Cross-border acquiring

If you do business in more than one European market, you may appreciate the convenience of working with a single acquiring bank.

More on cross-border acquiring