www.bankofamerica.com/activate: Bank of America Visa Card

Bank of America issues Visa debit cards to customers with checking accounts. Bank of America also issues Visa credit cards. Any customer who receives a new or replacement Visa card from Bank of America must activate it before use. If you do not activate a Bank of America Visa card, it will become invalid and you will need to request a new one. Card activation is simple and can be done in several ways.

Call the 1-800 number on the back of your Bank of America Visa credit card. If using a touch-tone phone, enter the 16-digit card number. Enter the last four digits of the primary cardholder's social security number and/or zip code when requested. A message will let you know once the card has been activated

If you want to active your Bank of America Visa debit card, you only need to use the card at a Bank of America ATM with your PIN to activate it.

Call Bank of America customer service at 800-732-9194 for Visa credit cards or 800-432-1000 for Visa debit cards to activate the card with a customer representative. Use this method if a phone-activation process failed (perhaps because of wrong information on the account) or if you had difficulties activating the debit card at an ATM.

Visit Bank of America's credit card activation website to activate your Visa card online. You can complete this process with or without using a Bank of America Online Banking ID. Enter the credit card number, card security code and expiration date, as well as any other requested identity verification data.