Payment card networks

Visa is a global payments technology company connecting financial institutions, Merchants, and consumers worldwide by providing advanced electronic payment services that are quick, simple and reliable.

• Visa is used in over 200 countries with more than 2.5 billion active cards worldwide¹
• Visa helps protect cardholders and Merchants with fraud protection and assured payment
• Visa’s advanced processing network can handle more than 65,000 transactions per second reliably, conveniently and securely

The Discover^® Global Network brings billions in spend opportunity from all the affiliate cards that run on their network.

• Discover has the third largest payment network²
• Discover has over 70 million cardholders and 39 million Merchants³
• Discover operates in 185 countries and territories

Mastercard^® is a technology company in the global payments industry. They operate the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories.

Mastercard products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone.

Quickly becoming one of the biggest global players, UnionPay plays a central role in delivering payment solutions for the Chinese market and beyond.

• 50% of cards issued worldwide are UnionPay cards⁴
• Merchants and ATMs all over North America now accept UnionPay cards
• UnionPay provides quick, reliable payment options with fraud protection and low transaction fees
• Access to new markets within Asia such as Mainland China, Hong Kong and Korea

American Express offers:

• A premium network for high-spending card members
• A processor of millions of transactions daily and
• Business-building services to a worldwide merchant base.

American Express' direct relationships with many millions of consumers, businesses and Merchants worldwide enable us to offer an array of valuable services.

The Interac^® network is a national payment network providing Canadians with simple, secure access to their own money through Interac Cash at ATMs, and Interac Debit and Interac Flash^® at POS terminals from coast to coast.

• Interac connects over 65,000 ATM machines and 766,000 POS terminals across Canada⁵
• Merchants pay a single, low, flat fee per transaction amount, regardless of the purchase price
• Canadians can rely on Interac services 24/7