Contactless Payments with Visa
Contactless payments allow you to simply tap to pay. Look for the Contactless Symbol on the checkout terminal and tap your contactless card or payment-enabled device to pay.
Fast, easy, secure
Contactless payments are protected by multiple layers of security and accepted by merchants across the U.S. No more fumbling with cash – for a fast and easy checkout, simply tap to pay where you see
Look for the Contactless Indicator on your credit or debit card to know your card can make contactless payments. Contactless Visa card purchases are easier than ever as more retailers accept contactless payments around the world.
With your phone or other payment-enabled device
Make contactless payments effortlessly with a variety of payment-enabled devices – phones, smart watches, wristbands, fobs, and stickers.
Where to pay with contactless?
You can tap to pay with your contactless Visa card or payment-enabled device where you see the Contactless Symbol . Start experiencing the speed, simplicity, and security of contactless payments today at merchants that accept contactless payments, including fast food restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, and more.
FAQs
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Contactless payments use short-range wireless technology to securely complete payments between a contactless card or payment-enabled device and a contactless-enabled checkout terminal. A contactless Visa card is a chip card that has a near-field communication (NFC) antenna which enables close-range payments. When you tap your contactless Visa card or payment-enabled device at the contactless-enabled checkout terminal (near the Contactless Symbol ), your payment is sent for authorization.
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When shown on a card, the EMVCo Contactless Indicator* means the card has the capability to make contactless payments.When shown at a merchant, the Contactless Indicator means a merchant accepts contactless payments.The EMVCo Contactless Symbol* is where you tap your contactless card or payment-enabled device on the checkout terminal to make a contactless payment.
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Look for the Contactless Indicator on your card to know if your card has the technology to make contactless payments.
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Your card or device just needs to be within 2.5-5 cm of the Contactless Symbol on the terminal.