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Benefits of accepting Visa

A reliable network 

VisaNet, the world’s largest electronic payments processing network, is capable of processing more than 56,000 transaction messages a second.1  

 

Larger transactions 

While the average cash transaction is £17, credit card purchases average £70 while debit card purchases average £36.2

 

Efficiency and speed 

Transactions are typically settled in 24-72 hours. 

 

Improve the customer experience 

As cheque usage continues to decline, card usage is on the rise, especially for younger customers.

 

Reach more consumers 

Consumers carry 2.3 billion Visa cards worldwide.3

The best way to reach them? Start accepting Visa.  

 

1 Based on testing conducted in August 2014 with IBM. 

2 Visa Payment Panel Study (2Q11 to 1Q12 time period); Visa MARS Data: March 2015 – May 2015 

3 Figures are rounded, exclude Visa Europe and are as of 31 December 2014. Figures from the latest operational performance data. 

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