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Card Present Connect makes it simple for technology partners and acquirers to connect to the Visa Acceptance Platform for card-present transaction processing. Support your merchants as they grow while building your own business and help control your operational costs.

One connection for enablement partners

A single connection to our platform simplifies global reach for technology integration and enablement partners. You’ll gain access to every processor and acquirer integrated into our platform so you and your merchants can get to market faster.

The same single connection gives you access to the full range of Visa Acceptance Solutions plus solutions from our partner ecosystem—from fraud and token management to the latest POS devices and capabilities.

One connection for acquirers

Acquirers who choose Card Present Connect can offer certified card-present solutions to their merchants using their existing payment technology provider or any one integrated into our platform.

Once you're connected to the Visa Acceptance Platform, you're open to card-present transaction processing from any connected technology integration partner.

Go-to-market options that simplify payments

Card Present Connect gives you access to services that help you develop and commercialise solutions that include POS-based, card-present payment acceptance and enable experiences such as buy online, pick up in store.

For technology integration and enablement partners, we support your integration on behalf of merchants and acquirers:

  • Engage with merchants and acquirers in our ecosystem by integrating with the Visa Acceptance Platform
  • Access payment platforms for global acceptance that address merchants needs
  • Gain access to value-added services and Visa innovation 

For solution resellers, expanding your services becomes easier:

  • Tap in to 280+ acquirers and processors across 80+ countries and territories1
  • Gain access to value-added services and Visa innovation
  • Manage your relationship with your merchants, with our support when you need it

Referral partners have a ready-as-needed integration to the Visa Acceptance Platform:

  • Expand your addressable market with minimal effort
  • Receive potential referrals to 510,000+ merchants and acquirers globally2
  • Enjoy shared relationships with Visa Acceptance Solutions

Enabling innovation

Card Present Connect underpins the development of innovative card-present solutions, including Tap to Phone, mPOS, and pay on delivery. Open APIs enable payment and post-transaction management by any software platform. Merchants in retail, mass transit, and other markets can access custom solutions that make card-present payments easy and convenient.

Your toolkit for success

  • Use your existing card-present partner or one of our pre-integrated partners
  • Get agnostic device support, including Tap to Phone terminals
  • Deploy rapidly using developer-friendly toolkits with streamlined certification of your payment solution
  • Manage transaction details and reporting in our Business Center, or download the data for further analysis

1 As of July 2023. Modifications by the acquirer required for processing card-present transactions.
2 Data measured and validated for Visa Acceptance Solutions customers by master account name and status as live and billed in the calendar year ending December 31, 2022, as reported February 2, 2023. Visa Acceptance Solutions customers include Cybersource and Authorize.net.

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