Overview
Visa payWave is a fast, convenient and
secure way to pay for low-cost items and get on with your day.
Visa payWave is ideal for places where we usually spend small
amounts on items – places such as fast food outlets, supermarkets,
convenience and express stores, cafes, newsagents, buses, trains
and parking machines.
Transactions are made using a new type of Visa debit or credit
card. A tiny antenna is embedded in the card, which communicates
with the payment terminal, and completes a payment in less than a
second.
The card looks and works just like your existing chip and PIN
card, but it has a contactless indicator mark to show that it can
also be used for quick Visa payWave transactions.
Visa payWave is now being used in several countries across
Europe, including France, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey and
the UK, while over seven million cards are already in use
throughout Asia and the USA.