# 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.

## Larger transactions

While the average cash transaction is £17, credit card purchases average £70 while debit card purchases average £36.

## Efficiency and speed

Transactions are typically settled in 24-72 hours.

## Improve the customer experience

As cheque 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.

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 31 December 2014. Figures from the latest operational performance data.