Operations
Visa offers through its issuing members the following types of cards:
- Debit cards (pay from a checking / savings account)
- Credit cards (pay monthly payments with interest)
- Prepaid cards (pay from a cash account that has no checkwriting privileges)
Visa operates the Plus automated teller machine network and the Interlink EFTPOS point-of-sale network, which facilitate the "debit" protocol used with debit cards and prepaid cards. They also provide commercial payment solutions for small businesses, midsize and large corporations, and governments.
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