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Diagram illustrating ISO 8583 Field 12 local transaction time

ISO 8583

ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F12)

DE 12-TIME, LOCAL TRANSACTION: the local time at which the transaction took place at the point of transaction (ATM, POS). 6 digits, hhmmss format. F12 differs from F7 (Transmission Date and Time).

POS terminal device used for processing card transactions

Online & Authorization

Response Codes That Can Be Received in Offline Transactions

Below are the possible response code values for offline transactions and their explanations: Response Code / Explanation - Y1: Approved offline, Z1: Declined offline, Y2: Approved after referral, and more.

Diagram illustrating how a POS terminal's floor limit determines offline transaction approval

Merchant & POS

What Is a Floor Limit?

The floor limit is the value held on the POS that determines the maximum amount for which an offline transaction can be approved. It is managed per terminal and can be updated at any time through the POS parameter management system.

Close-up of a credit card, illustrating a transaction pending in open authorization

Merchant & POS

Can an Open-Authorization Transaction Be Cancelled?

Open authorization covers the period between authorization, POS batch close, the bank's end-of-day process, and clearing. Learn which steps allow cancellation versus refund, and what a cardholder should do.

Illustration of a POS end-of-day batch upload process

Merchant & POS

What Does It Mean When a POS End-of-Day Falls Into Batch Upload?

Merchants can run the end-of-day process by triggering it from the POS device or app for transactions made there. Banks can also run it centrally on merchants' behalf. The end-of-day process sends the POS's transaction totals to the bank's host system.

Payment terminal running multiple bank applications as a shared POS

Payment Systems

What is a shared POS? Key points for projects and testing

A shared POS is a bank or institution terminal that can host more than one application. This post covers the software, APN and authorization steps, and the key test scenarios to cover in a shared POS project.

POS terminal screen showing the cancellation transaction menu

Merchant & POS

How does the cancellation (void) process work on a POS?

Many transactions are carried out with cards on a POS terminal. Sometimes a transaction must be reversed, and cancellation (void) is one such transaction. A Sale can only be cancelled on the POS before the batch (end of day) is closed; otherwise a refund is needed.

Diagram illustrating the POS batch upload reconciliation process

Merchant & POS

What is Batch Upload?

When a transaction is made through a POS, it is recorded both on the POS itself and in the acquiring bank's authorization system. At batch close, the POS sends all its transactions to the bank, which reconciles them against its own records.

Illustration showing different card printing methods

Credit Card

What Are the Card Printing Types?

While it is true that, with technological advancement, the trend of using payment transactions without a physical card via mobile phones has increased, there are many reasons why cards are still physically printed and delivered to customers.

Illustration showing the difference between a cancellation and a refund transaction

Merchant & POS

What Is a Cancellation (Void) and a Refund?

Credit card transactions made via POS sometimes need to be reversed. These are called a cancellation (void) or a refund. What's the difference, and when does each apply?

Illustration representing a POS batch deletion

Payment Systems

What is Batch Delete? What Are the Important Points?

In POS applications and on the merchant side, we use the term Batch in a similar way to end of day. Every transaction made via POS is held under a batch number reported to the HOST at end of day.

Illustration representing electronic payment systems

Payment Systems

What are Payment Systems?

Let's talk about payment systems, which we have heard more about since the internet entered our lives, and the basic structures behind them. The first credit card in the world was used in America in the 1920s.