Sending money to a debit card with Visa Direct – Ria Help Center

Visa Direct allows you to send money to your recipient's bank account with their name and Visa Debit card number.

Why choose Visa Direct?

Send money to a bank account with your recipient’s Visa debit card number - no need for long and complicated bank details.

Visa Direct transfers are typically completed within 30 minutes, with most transfers arriving in real time, or within 24 hours.

Visa's secure payment network protects sensitive data, ensuring your money is sent safely.

Log in to your Ria account in the app or on the website.
Click Send or Send Money.
Select the destination country.
Enter the amount you want to send or the amount your recipient should receive.
Choose Visa Direct as the delivery method.
Select your payment method.
Enter your recipient’s full name and Visa debit card number.
Confirm your transfer and complete the payment.

You'll need your recipient's full name and their Visa debit card number - that's it!

No, you can't. You can only send to Visa debit cards with Visa Direct.

Visa Direct transfers are typically completed within 30 minutes, with most transfers arriving in real time or within 24 hours.

Visa uses advanced security measures to protect your money, including tokenization and smart fraud detection.

Tokenization ensures that even if data is stolen, it’s useless to fraudsters.
Predictive analytics helps spot and stop suspicious activity before it becomes a problem.

Visa’s system monitors billions of transfers and is always learning and improving to keep your payments secure.