Visa Europe – the benefits of membership

By making payments easier, we bring more speed, security and efficiency to consumers, retailers and businesses, banks, payment providers and governments.

We are the exclusive European licensee of the Visa brand, products and technology. We partner with Visa Inc. to enable global Visa payments to take place. Yet we exist and operate as an entirely separate European organisation.

We operate a not-for-profit business model, offering low scheme fees and significant scale economies, and within an open, competitive system.

We offer a range of services to our members, including:

  • Licences to use the Visa brand, products and payment services
  • Transaction processing services
  • Risk and fraud management services
  • Consulting services
  • Education and training services