Secure Online Shopping
3-D Secure payment provides extra peace of mind for online shoppers. It is a password-protected authentication system designed to confirm the identity of the cardholder when a Visa card is used online in suspicious or different than usual circumstance (for example, if you're shopping online while travelling). By requesting a password known only to the cardholder, the bank can verify that the genuine cardholder is entering their 3-D Secure credit card details into an ecommerce website. The password may be one that you nominate yourself and must remember, or, it could be a code that your bank sends you via SMS when you are about to make an online payment. It helps to prevent fraudulent transactions for a safe online shopping experience and gives all parties in the payments process greater peace of mind, especially when used in conjunction with all the other security features offered by Visa.