Create a Password that Protects You When
You Buy Online
Verified by Visa protects your existing Visa card with a password you create, giving you reassurance that only you can use your Visa card online.
Simply activate your card and create your personal password. You'll get the added confidence that your Visa card is safe when you shop at participating online stores.
You may activate Verified by Visa for your Visa card in two ways: Activate Now or Activate During Shopping. Details are provided below.
Activate now.
You may activate now by entering your card number over Visa's secure server. You'll verify your identity, create your Verified by Visa password and you're done. Activate during shopping.
Activating your card during shopping is quick and easy. During checkout at participating online stores you may encounter a message offering the opportunity to activate Verified by Visa for your Visa card.
If you choose to activate during shopping, you'll provide information to your Visa card issuer to confirm your identity and then create your password. On future purchases at participating online stores your Verified by Visa password will be required during checkout, ensuring your added safety.
Your card is automatically recognized.
Once your card is activated, your card number will be recognized whenever you purchase at participating online stores. You'll enter your password in the Verified by Visa window, your identity will be verified, and the transaction will be completed. In stores that are not yet participating in Verified by Visa, your Visa card will continue to work as usual.
