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Accept Payments by Setting up a Visa Merchant Account

Become a Visa merchant.

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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’ll help you succeed. However, there are a few requirements you’ll need to know:

  • All Visa accepting merchants have a responsibility to adhere to all federal and state laws. 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 honored.
  • 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