Visa · Eligibility

Visa eligibility

Read from Visa's own page on 2026-11-10. 16 statements quoted word for word; anything the page does not say is shown as unstated, never guessed. APIs.io verifies none of it.

Countries

Refer to the Availability Matrix for the availability of the product in different regions.
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Entity types

type: business
Visa requires all recipients of the BIN attribute data, register and be billed for the service.
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type: business
Visa licensed acquirer or issuer can register an entity to participate into VBASS program.
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type: business
Available for use by: Issuer banks Issuer banks for small businesses
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type: business
Available for use by: Issuer banks
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type: developer
Independent developers
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type: business
Available for use by: Issuer banks Acquirer banks Merchants Independent developers Issuer banks for small businesses
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type: developer
Independent developers
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type: business
Available for use by: Acquirer banks
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type: business
Issuer banks
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type: developer
Independent developers
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Restricted uses

summary: Approved permissible use cases only
is subject to approval by Visa for permissible use cases only.
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summary: Visa review of implementation
Visa retains the right to review your project's implementation of these APIs before on-boarding to ensure that they are being used appropriately.
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summary: Approval and subscription required
Access is subject to Visa approval and subject to applicable terms and conditions. There is an Issuer subscription process to access the relevant data using APIs.
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summary: Solely for provisioning to Apple Pay and Google Wallet
is a standalone, white-labeled solution used solely for provisioning of Visa and Mastercard credentials to Apple Pay and Google Wallet.
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Verification

approval required: true
Participation is further subject to agreement to the VBASS specific terms, as well as Visa approval.
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Minimum age

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