Debit Card Upgrade

Be on the lookout for your new debit Mastercard® beginning in early October!

Upgrade to Debit Mastercard

We are excited to announce that Navigant Credit Union consumer and business debit cards will transition from Visa® to Mastercard® beginning in early October. Our goal is to make this switch as seamless as possible and keep you well informed along the way.

View our Frequently Asked Questions below or feel free to contact us at 401-233-4700 or visit your local branch.

What are the benefits of Navigant Credit Union switching to Mastercard debit cards?

We are committed to bringing you the best features and functionality to make banking easy. Mastercard debit cards will be equipped with all the exciting and convenient features you are accustomed to receiving. The new vertical design will make it easier to tap or insert into a chip reader, plus the sleek, clean look now with all your information conveniently located on the back.

We will begin mailing new debit cards beginning in early October.

Please activate your new Mastercard debit card immediately. 

Please activate your card and choose a PIN by using Card Controls through your online or mobile banking app. Learn more here: Card Controls | Secure Payment Management | Navigant Credit Union, Rhode Island.

You can also call 1 (866) 661-8548 from a phone number associated with your account and follow the prompts. For members outside of the continental U.S., please call 1 (614) 564-5101.

Steps when calling

  • Enter in full card number 
  • Enter in cvc code 
  • Click # to bypass the security PIN 
  • Enter in last 4-digits of SSN #
  • Enter in date of birth
  • Enter in expiration date 
  • Click 2 to enter in new 4-digit PIN 
  • Enter in PIN and click # 
  • Reenter in PIN and click # 

Yes, you can set the same PIN number by calling our secure setup line at 1 (866) 661-8548 and  and press 2 to enter in your four-digit pin.  But your current VISA PINs will not automatically carry over to your new Mastercard. 

Please call our Contact Center and/or visit one of our branch locations to confirm your address. 

You may destroy your Visa debit card once your new Mastercard debit card has been activated.

Yes, please use the toll-free number on the card, to call and activate your new Mastercard debit card PIN.

Yes, your new Mastercard debit card will have a different number than your old Visa debit card.

Your new Mastercard debit card will have a new card number. So, any auto payments tied to your existing debit card will need to be updated with your newly issued debit card information. Please note, your bank account number will not change. So, any payments utilizing your routing and account number will not be affected.

We will continue to offer this convenient service for our consumer debit card members.

Most return credits should not be affected, as credits can post to a closed debit card.

Yes, your Visa debit card will be removed, and your new Mastercard debit card will appear automatically within Card Controls. There is no action needed on your part. You’ll notice the debit card image will update to display the new vertical card design as well.

Yes, your experience is expected to remain unchanged.

With the Mastercard upgrade, debit card personalization is no longer available.

Yes, we will continue to offer our consumer and business cards digitally.  

No, however; you can receive a digital card that you can add to CardHub and your digital wallets immediately.  

Navigant Credit Union reissued all Visa cards that were classified as active, issued, or warm status. This indicates that members may have held more than one card with the Credit Union. 

When you visited the branch, we issued you a card to ensure uninterrupted access to your deposited funds. However, this action did not prevent the continued production of more than 90,000 cards as part of the mass reissue.

Card holder details are as of 9/18/25. If a card is returned undeliverable, they will be sent to our Albion location for tracking and member contact.  Cards will be retained at our Albion location (in card services) for a period of 30 days and then they are physically destroyed.

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