Today, Visa provides the infrastructure to process transactions between merchants and card issuers and backs credit cards from dozens of issuers, notably Bank of America, Capital One and Chase.

You'll get an instant Amazon gift card when you're approved for the Prime Visa. It's rare for a credit card to offer a welcome bonus that you don't have to "earn" through charging a certain amount ...

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