Visa on Nov. 22 clarified and modified debit routing rules, noting that merchants can route EMV debit transactions through any of more than a dozen available networks. The announcement comes just days after retail groups criticized the card brand for taking steps to “circumvent merchants’ legal right” to choose the network over which a debit transaction can be routed. Visa’s action could help support merchants’ push for more widespread use of chip-and-PIN, even if only for debit purchases. The Federal Reserve has clarified that no card network can inhibit merchant routing choices.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/visa-clarifies-merchants-have-emv-debit-routing-options-p-2326