# Benefits of accepting Visa

**A reliable network**  
VisaNet, the world’s largest electronic payments processing network, is capable of processing more than 56,000 transaction messages a second.1

**Larger transactions**  
While the average cash transaction is $17, credit card purchases average $70 while debit card purchases average $36.2

**Efficiency and speed**  
Transactions are typically settled in 24-72 hours.

**Improve the customer experience**  
As check usage continues to decline, card usage is on the rise, especially for younger customers.

**Reach more consumers**  
Consumers carry 2.3 billion Visa cards worldwide.3

The best way to reach them? Start accepting Visa.

1 Based on testing conducted in August 2014 with IBM.

2 Visa Payment Panel Study (2Q11 to 1Q12 time period); Visa MARS Data: March 2015 – May 2015

3 Figures are rounded, exclude Visa Europe and are as of December 31, 2014. Figures from the latest operational performance data.