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Payment Systems
A Lost POS is a situation in which a POS device provided to a merchant by a bank or institution cannot be retrieved for any reason. Since POS devices are recorded as fixed assets, tracking them closely is essential.
Payment Systems
Why do institutions track inefficient POS terminals and lines? This post looks at the costs they create, such as device purchases, field service and software fees, and how to deal with merchants that generate little turnover.
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.
Credit Card
A prepaid card is a customized card, with or without a chip, not linked to a bank account and without a credit limit like credit cards, letting you spend only the amount loaded onto it.
Debit Card
The use of prepaid cards, and the number of prepaid cards issued by e-money institutions, has risen sharply. This post looks at why, how to choose a card, and which fees prepaid cards charge.
Debit Card
A prepaid card is a customized card that is not linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like a credit card - you can spend only up to the amount loaded onto it. Prepaid cards function just like a bank card or credit card.
Debit Card
The main difference between embossed debit cards and standard debit cards is that the card number, cardholder name, and expiration date are printed in raised, embossed format rather than flat.
Chargeback
A soft chargeback, also called a retrieval request, is a request for documents about a transaction the cardholder does not recognize. Learn why customers request them, what information merchants should provide, and why a fast response matters.
Merchant & POS
To upload a version to a POS, the software on the POS and the authorization system on the bank side must support it. Version upload to a POS can be done manually on the device itself, or via a remote upload request.
Security
A CP transaction refers to a card transaction in which the card and cardholder are physically present at the location. Card Present transactions occur when the card's magnetic stripe or chip data is read by a POS terminal or ATM, or via contactless.
Security
In online shopping, converting product browsing into a completed sale after a customer visits your site is just as critical. The amount of purchases abandoned due to friction in the online buying process often exceeds successful sales.
Merchant & POS
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.