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Illustration representing credit card loyalty points and rewards

Merchant & POS

What are Loyalty Points?

Loyalty points are promotional rewards banks give customers for credit card transactions, tracked on a card/customer basis. Banks charge merchants a commission on POS transactions, and some share part of that commission with cardholders as points.

Table of ISO 8583 response codes that trigger card capture

Merchant & POS

What Are the Card Capture Error Codes?

Response codes returned on payment transactions are critical for managing next steps. Curious which error codes trigger card capture? Under ISO 8583, codes 04, 07, 33, 34, 36, 38, 41 and 43 all result in the card being captured.

Illustration of a money transfer being sent from one payment card to another

Credit Card

What Is a Card-to-Card Money Transfer?

Card-to-Card Money Transfer (CCMT) lets customers send money 24/7 from a credit, debit, or prepaid card to another card via ATM, internet banking, call center, or mobile app.

Contactless payment being made with a chip debit card at a POS terminal

Debit Card

Can a debit card (ATM card) be used for contactless transactions?

A contactless transaction is a fast, secure payment made between a chip card and a POS device without direct contact, without the card's chip or magnetic data being read through the card reader. Can this be done with a debit card (ATM card)?

Example of a POS receipt showing a warning for a foreign card transaction

Merchant & POS

Is Identification of Foreign Customers on POS Receipts Mandatory?

Yes, it is mandatory. This requirement was introduced to prevent fraud. To fulfill their obligations regarding identification of foreign customers, banks must make one of several arrangements on receipts, such as bilingual descriptions or an explicit foreign card warning.

Workflow diagram of bank and courier file integration for card distribution

Courier & Delivery

How Is Bank Integration Done for Card Distribution via Courier?

Courier companies and banks generally carry out the card distribution process through file exchanges. (Some banks also use web service integration; in that case the information normally sent via file is transmitted within the service.) With the courier...

Diagram illustrating how a bank allocates a credit card limit

Credit Card

What does credit card limit allocation mean?

A credit card is a card whose limit the bank sets after evaluating the customer against criteria such as income, payment history, and credit bureau score.