Chip and PIN

Europe leads the world in the move to chip card technology.

Visa cards embedded with a microchip can hold 150 times more information than cards with just a magnetic stripe. This extra capacity can give you and your customers more convenience, greater security and new payment possibilities.

These pages will tell you more:

Chip and PIN: the benefits

Getting started with chip

Handling chip cards

Troubleshooting tips

Advice for UK retailers

Further information can also be found in a survey carried out by the Centre for Retail Research in 2005:
UK retailers' experience of chip and PIN