Visa Card Eligibility Service (VCES)
Provide and check eligibility access rights to exclusive benefits, offers, and promotions
available for use by
Issuer Banks
Acquirer Banks
Merchants
Independent Developers
Issuer Banks for Small Business
Regional Availability
View Details- N. America
- Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- CEMEA
- LAC
Fees & terms
Free to use in Sandbox. Contact for Production fees. Product terms located at end of the page.
Seamlessly check eligibility
Visa Card Eligibility Service (VCES) is an account eligibility verification product enabling our issuers, merchants, partners, and developers to check eligibility/access rights to exclusive benefits, offers, and promotions, subject to terms and restrictions, in real-time.
The Visa Card Eligibility API is available to partners who have access to PAN data (PCI DSS compliant) while the Visa Card Eligibility iFrame API is available to partners who do not have access to PAN data as part of their use case.
Key Features
Check eligibility to benefits, offers, and promotions in real-time
Grant access using pre-defined rules known as eligibility criteria
Multiple integration touchpoints to create an optimal user experience
Why Use It?
- Provides an easy and elegant way to check if a card meets complex eligibility criteria before providing access to premium benefits, offers, or promotions.
- Helps issuers and partners create portfolio specific benefits or service offerings, thereby enabling them to track the impact of engagement on spend and loyalty.
- Control consumption of entitlements by establishing redemption limits over a period.
APIs Included
Visa Card Eligibility API
Used by partners who have access to PAN data (PCI DSS Compliant).
Visa Card Eligibility iFrame API
Used by partners who do not have access to PAN data.
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