Visa Contactless

How it works

No swiping necessary

Sign of contactless payments on the payment terminal

Look for the symbol

Look for the symbol at checkout.

Wave your card or device

Wave your card or device in front of the reader and wait for confirmation.

Collect your purchases

You may ask for a receipt if you want one. Otherwise—you’re all set.

Benefits

Contactless payments are:

Convenient – no more searching for money or signing a check.
Fast – contactless payment in a few seconds.
Safe – when paying contactless, you don't take the card out of your hands.

Products

Visa Card

Alongside the convenience of Visa Contactless technology, the card also includes a magnetic stripe for traditional payments.

Smartphone

Pay contactless with your smartphone. Just bring it to the terminal, having previously removed the block. You don't even need to open the app.
More about the most common services: Apple Pay and Google Pay

Годинник

From now on you can pay contactless with your watch. Just make a few clicks on the watch, attach it to the terminal and wait a few seconds.
More about the services: Apple Pay, Garmin Pay, Google Pay and Swatch Pay.

How to link a Visa card to your gadget

Partner banks

Q + A

Want to know more? Click to expand any of the questions below for additional information about Visa Contactless.

: Get in touch with your financial institution to see if Visa Contactless is an option for you.
: You can use Visa Contactless at any merchant displaying the Visa Contactless symbol on the terminal readers.
: Your financial institution should disclose any applicable fees during the application process.
: Visa Contactless transactions are just as secure as magnetic stripe transactions and are processed through the same reliable payment network. And, because you remain in control of your payment device during Visa payWave transactions, the risk of fraud is reduced.

: To authorize a payment, you must wave your card or Visa Micro Tag directly within 1 to 2 inches of a secure reader that accepts Visa Contactless payments. It also has to be correctly oriented for the transaction to go through. Only readers at authorized merchants can process the information on the Visa Micro Tag and Visa cards with Visa Contactless.
: The Visa Contactless feature provides cardholders the same protections as standard Visa cards. You'll enjoy the peace of mind that comes from multiple layers of Visa security.
: The Visa Micro Tag is Visa’s first payment device designed exclusively for Visa Contactless payments. It is far smaller than a traditional card - small enough to hang on your key ring. Shortwave radio technology is embedded inside a durable key fob, so that it’s even easier to get to your payment device.
: No. Visa Contactless is an added feature that financial institutions may offer to their Visa cardholders.
: Visa Contactless is a form of chip card technology. Like chip cards, it uses an advanced computer chip embedded in the card's plastic to perform secure transactions.
: First, make sure that the merchant accepts Visa Contactless - you should see the contactless symbol on the payment terminal. If the merchant accepts contactless and the transaction still fails, Visa card and Mini Card users can swipe to pay, since both of these devices have magnetic stripe functionality in addition to contactless.