Chip cards and new solutions

Find out more about chip and PIN, the benefits and how to start accepting these cards.

On these pages you'll also find what to expect from new solutions such as V PAY and Visa Contactless.

Chip and PIN

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

Contactless payments

Read about Visa Contactless, the new ‘wave and pay’ alternative to cash for low value transactions.

Self-service card acceptance terminals

See how the choice of vending, ticketing and parking applications is widening.

V PAY

Find out about this new type of pan-European debit card, which is based entirely on chip and PIN.