Employee Rewards FAQ

How can Visa Incentive cards be used for employee rewards?

Visa Incentive cards can be used for recognizing and rewarding employee performance and service, individual or team milestones for months without injury or accident, reduced days for illness or injury, and for following or documenting safety procedures. In addition, the card can be used to pay out bonuses and recognize sales performance or sales training completion.

To get Visa Incentive cards for your business see a list of card providers.

How can my business benefit from using Visa Incentive cards for employee rewards?

Visa Incentive cards can help influence and motivate employee behavior. Your business can use them to help achieve specific business goals and objectives, such as improving customer service, driving sales, cross-selling products, and increasing team member satisfaction, commitment, and loyalty.

How do employees benefit from Visa Incentive cards when used for employee rewards?

Visa Incentive cards provide shopping flexibility, choice and immediate, easy use. They work like all other Visa-branded debit cards, so consumers can purchase whatever they want anywhere Visa debit cards are accepted, without the inconvenience of having to cash a check or complete additional steps in the fulfillment process.

What are the benefits of personalized and non-personalized cards?

Personalized cards allow the card recipient's name and a custom message to be embossed on the face of the card. Although non-personalized cards have no embossed message or name, they can be issued instantly. The cardholder benefits are the same whether the cards are personalized or not.

Can Visa Incentive cards be distributed outside of the United States?

Visa Incentive cards used for employee rewards can be issued in the United States and shipped by the issuer to employees of the U.S. customer who are located overseas.

What happens if Visa Incentive cards are lost or stolen?

Visa Incentive cards are covered by Visa's Zero Liability policy¹, which protects the cardholder from fraudulent use of a lost or stolen card. Lost or stolen cards will be replaced with no penalty to the cardholder or your company. Upon discovering the loss, the cardholder should immediately notify the provider, who will issue a replacement card containing the remaining balance at the time the card was reported missing.

How do I implement an employee rewards program using Visa Incentive cards?

Contact a participating card provider to learn about their specific employee reward offerings, including custom programs.