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Merchant & POS
In chip transactions made with a credit card via POS, the transaction amount is approved by the card and POS based on parameters on the card and POS, without going to the card bank or POS bank. These are called offline transactions.
Merchant & 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.
Merchant & POS
When a chip card transaction is made at a POS, it may be approved by the card and the POS alone, without reaching any system (issuer or acquirer). When do the issuer and acquirer find out about it?
ISO 8583
F61 - POINT OF SERVICE (POS) DATA: This field provides information about the specific status of the POS at the time of the transaction. Position Usage Attribute 1 POS Terminal Attendance Indicator 0 = Attended terminal (Valid for MasterCard debit card and Maestro transactions only).
Merchant & POS
Transaction types that can be made with a card through a POS: Magnetic Sale, EMV (Chip) Sale, Fallback Sale, Offline EMV Sale, Mail Order, and Ecommerce Sale, each explained in detail below.
Merchant & POS
Today, as credit cards shift from physical to virtual use, a similar move has come from the POS side. We have begun to see mobile phones used as POS devices becoming a serious rival to physical POS terminals.
Merchant & POS
No slip printed after a POS transaction? Here's how to check whether the transaction actually went through and what steps to take if the receipt never came out.
Merchant & POS
Transactions made via POS are kept under a number called the batch number, which increases automatically and arithmetically. This number increases after each end-of-day (batch close) process.
Merchant & POS
A PIN pad lets cardholders safely enter their PIN during POS transactions and lets contactless cards be tapped to transfer card data to the POS. Here is how it works.
Clearing
The interchange fee applies to transactions where the card-issuing bank and the POS/ATM-owning bank are different (for example, withdrawing cash from Bank Y's ATM using a Bank X card). But is the fee the same for ATM and POS transactions?
Merchant & POS
It doesn't happen often, but it can occur. This usually happens when the batch (end of day) process isn't run every day and is instead triggered from the bank's system, causing POS transactions to be posted to the merchant account twice.
Merchant & POS
If your POS can't start a new transaction, it's likely stuck trying to send a reversal for an earlier transaction. Here are two fixes: one recommended, one risky.