Why Visa Direct for payment providers and acquirers

Differentiated services

Delight your clients and secure new ones with differentiating payment options.

New Revenue Streams

Establish new sources of payment volume across multiple use cases, and create new revenue streams with value-added services.

Innovation support

Offer a platform for new use cases and services, positioning your business at the forefront.

Offer real-time1 push payments with Visa Direct

The following are elements that can be part of a functional push-to-card solution.5 In addition to Visa’s payment processing capabilities, you may choose to offer your own value-added services that are most relevant to your clients’ needs.

View a list of selected payment service providers who offer Visa Direct4. Contact Visa for more information about launching a solution.

Offer a secure front end

Offer your clients a platform that will enable their customers to interact with the push-to-card solution and enter their card payment credentials, simply and securely.

Learn more about providing a secure front end

Connect to Visa

Choose from multiple ways to connect to VisaNet so you can send Visa Direct transactions on behalf of your clients.

Learn more about connecting to Visa

Process transactions

Once you’re connected to VisaNet, its 24/7, real-time1 processing capabilities can enable funds delivery to individuals around the world3.

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Report and settle

An acquiring bank is ultimately responsible for settlement with Visa and is part of every Visa Direct programme. A payment service provider or processor should have the ability to receive reports from Visa and other networks and reconcile against the original transactions.

Learn more about reporting and settling

See Visa Direct in action

Watch the video below to see how Visa Direct can help transform the way people and businesses pay each other.
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Become a solution provider

Interested in providing real-time1 payment solutions with Visa Direct? Find out how your organisation can be added to our solution provider directory.
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More to explore

Visit our Resources page for additional information about the Visa Direct ecosystem.

*Visa Direct is a service that facilitates funds transfers by Visa’s client financial institutions.

1Actual fund availability varies by financial institution and region. Visa requires fast-funds enabled issuers to make funds available to their recipient cardholders within a maximum of 30 minutes of approving the transaction. Please refer to your Visa representative and the Visa Direct Original Credit Transaction Global Implementation Guide for more information.

2Use cases are for illustrative purposes only. Programme providers are responsible for their programmes and compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

3Ability to send cross-border transactions depends on a number of factors, including whether the recipient issuer accepts cross-border transactions. In addition, cross-border transactions inbound into the USA are not available unless the recipient issuer has requested an exception. Please refer to your Visa representative for more information on availability.

4Information about listed solution providers is provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only, may not include all Visa Direct solution providers, and is based on information provided by each solution provider. Visa is not responsible for the accuracy of such information. All brand names and logos are the property of their respective owners, are used for identification purposes only, and do not imply product endorsement.