A. All G&C Mutual Bank Visa Debit and Visa Credit Cards are issued with the distinctive contactless mark and some cards may also feature the Visa payWave. Whenever you see the contactless mark, you’ll need to hold your card within 4cm of the secure contactless reader for the payment to work. The display on the reader provides you with information about the transaction. It takes less than half a second to read the card details, after which you can remove your card and the transaction will shortly be completed. Most of the time, you won’t be asked to sign or enter a PIN, but for more expensive purchases* you always will.
Here's a step by step guide:
- Look for the contactless and Visa payWave logos at the point of sale.
- The cashier enters the purchase amount into the terminal. This amount is displayed on the Visa payWave reader.
- When the first green link blinks, hold your card over the reader at close range (less than 4 cm from where the logo appears).
- A green light will indicate when the transaction is complete. You can choose to have a receipt printed, but this is optional. No signature or pin is required.*
* up to the local amount, no signature or PIN is required.