VISA electron

The Visa Electron card* is issued in certain countries around the world. The Electron card provides consumers with direct access to deposit account funds, but the card’s security features and acceptance procedures are slightly different.
• First, the account number on the front of an Electron card is printed, not embossed.
• The full 16-digit account number may not be present on the front of the card. At the discretion of the card issuer, Electron cards may bear only the first and last four digits of the account number.
• At the discretion of the card issuer, Electron cards may be used for mail order, telephone order, or Internet purchases, or for cash advances or any other type of cash disbursement, or they may be restricted from any or all these functions.
• Electronic authorization is required for all Electron card transactions. This means you must be able to perform the authorization by swiping the stripe through a point-of-sale terminal, inserting the chip card into the chip-reading device, or waving the card in front of a Visa payWave terminal. Key-entered authorizations are not allowed. If the magnetic stripe is damaged or cannot be read by the terminal, the card cannot be used.