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Grow your business
Accepting Visa can help boost sales, increase efficiency and improve the checkout experience.
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Simplify payments
Speed up transactions and let your customers pay the way they want to pay.
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Payment innovation
Visa is continually refining and expanding its global processing system.
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Transaction security
Visa is committed to providing safe, reliable transactions.
Visa compliance and acceptance guidelines
Becoming a Visa-accepting merchant is a straightforward process and we will help you succeed. However, there are a few requirements that you will need to know:
- All merchants accepting Visa have a responsibility to adhere to the law. As it relates to accepting Visa products, merchants must accept Visa products for legal transactions only.
- Merchants that sell age-restricted products, such as alcohol and tobacco, must have in place processes and controls to ensure that all associated laws are honoured.
- Merchants should be aware that possession of a Visa card or submission of Visa account information does not signify that the cardholder is of legal age to purchase age-restricted products.
- The issuance of Visa cards is not restricted to individuals over 18 years of age.