Visa Contactless Cards

Visa USA has updated its website to include more information about its Visa Contactless cards including providing an FAQ and a page listing issuers of Visa Contactless cards. Currently, Chase is the only Visa Contactless issuer listed.

Visa has also defined an identifying mark that is to be placed on the front and back of Visa contactless cards by the card issuer identifying the card as having the RF chip technology embedded in the card.

Q. Is this a “Smart Card"?

A. Visa contactless cards are a new form of smart card technology. Like smart cards it uses an advanced computer chip embedded in the card’s plastic to perform secure transactions. Thanks to the radio frequency interface, Visa contactless cards are easier and faster to use than more traditional smart cards.