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No, Visa is not a credit card. Visa is a card payment network that credit card companies use to allow consumers to make purchases.
More specifically, Visa partners with banks and credit unions to issue cards on its network. Some of the biggest financial institutions that issue Visa credit cards include Chase, Bank of America, Capital One, and U.S. Bank.
Visa Credit Card Acceptance
Visa cards are among the most widely accepted credit cards in the world. So, you usually don’t need to worry about card acceptance if you’re using one. Credit cards on the Visa network will always display the Visa logo on them.
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Visa cards are accepted in more than 200 countries and territories. So you can use a Visa credit card pretty much everywhere that takes plastic around the world. Visa is not the most widely accepted card network, however. That distinction goes to Mastercard, which is accepted in more than 210 countries and territories. You can use a Visa card far more places internationally than a Discover or American Express card, though.
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