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| 3DES |
Imprinter |
| Address
Verification Service (AVS) |
Interchange |
| Batch |
Issurer |
| Card
Associations |
Knucklebuster |
| Card
Holder |
Merchant |
| Charge
Back |
Merchant
Account |
| Check
Conversion |
Online
Payment Gateway |
| Check
Guarantee |
Point-of-Sale
(POS) Terminal |
| CVC2 |
Qualified
- Mid & Non |
| CVV2 |
Settlement |
| Discount
Rate |
Shopping
Cart |
| DUKPT |
Virtual
Terminal |
| Electronic
Benefits Transfer (EBT) |
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| 3DES |
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| A highly secure encryption system that encrypts data
3 times, using 3 64-bit keys, for an overall encryption key length
of 192 bits. Also called triple DES. |
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| Address Verification Service (AVS) |
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| A service that verifies the cardholder's address, used
primarily by mail/phone order merchants. AVS does not guarantee that
a transaction is valid. |
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| Batch |
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| A group of accumulated transactions that have been captured,
but not yet settled. Most merchants settle their batches at the end
of each day. |
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| Card Associations |
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| Payment networks such as VISA® or MasterCard®
(and others) that act as a gateways between acquirers and issuers
for authorizing and funding transactions. |
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| Card Holder |
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| The owner of the credit or debit card that is being
used to make a purchase. |
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| Charge Back |
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| A transaction that has been disputed by the cardholder
or issuer, is sent back through interchange to the processor, and
must be resolved by either the processor or the merchant. |
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| Check Conversion |
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| A check protection service by which a merchant scans
a check image and converts it into an electronic transaction, similar
to a PIN-based debit, for which the merchant is paid immediately.
Check conversion requires a check imager peripheral. |
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| Check Guarantee |
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| A check protection service by which a merchant guarantees
he or she will receive payment for a check, even in the event of insufficient
funds. Check guarantee requires a check reader peripheral. |
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| CVC2 |
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| See CVV2. Card verification code 2 (CVC2) is MasterCard's
term for this security code. |
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| CVV2 |
| Card verification value 2. CVV2-a 3 digit code printed
on the back of a Visa card-is an important security feature that protects
Internet and phone transactions from fraud. CVV2 ensures that the
credit card number is legitimate and that the card is in the possession
of the purchaser. |
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| Discount Rate |
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| The amount charged to a merchant by the acquirer for
processing the merchant's daily credit card transactions. |
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| DUKPT |
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| Derived Unique Key Per Transaction. An encryption technique
for secure key-management that uses a unique key for each separate
transaction to prevent the disclosure of any previously used key. |
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| Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) |
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| A government-funded cash assistance program
that distributes payments such as Food Stamps and Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) on cards that can be swiped and used with
POS terminals. |
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| Imprinter |
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| A manual device used to imprint embossed card information
onto sales drafts for transaction records. An imprinter only captures
card information; it cannot authorize a transaction. Imprinters are
primarily used as a backup when the other processing equipment is
unable to read data on the card's magnetic stripe. For merchants without
an electronic printer, an imprint is needed to prove a card was present
if a customer disputes a key-entered transaction. |
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| Interchange |
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| The process of authorization and settlement of card
transactions through VISA or MasterCard. Interchange includes the
transmittal of cardholder information, transaction data, and fees. |
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| Issurer |
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| The financial institution that issues a credit card
to a cardholder. The issuer must be a licensed member of MasterCard
or VISA. Also called the issuing bank. |
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| Knucklebuster |
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| See Imprinter |
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| Merchant |
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| A business that has contracted with an processor for
card processing services and accepts credit cards as a method of payment
for goods or services. |
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| Merchant Account |
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| The contract between a merchant and an acquiring bank
for providing card processing services. |
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| Online Payment Gateway |
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| See Virtual Terminal |
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| Point-of-sale (POS) Terminal |
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| A device used to record and transmit card transactions
electronically for authorization and processing. POS terminals can
transmit information via a regular telephone line, broadband Internet
connection, or wireless signal. Also called a credit card terminal.
See www.creditcardterminal.com |
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| Qualified - Mid & Non |
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- Qualified: Pricing shown for qualified VISA, MasterCard,
and signature debit transactions.
- Mid-Qualified Surcharge: Set up for Retail Merchant
Accounts under swipe rates - Key entering a credit card. Did you
know that keying in a credit card when set up under swipe conditions
you get surcharged if you don't answer the AVS questions asked
from the terminal? What questions? Street Address, Zip code, &
CVv2 code. Each processor has the ability to program your machine
to ask these questions when they arise. You don't get these questions?
Surcharged.
- Non-Qualified Surcharge: Set up for Retail, Mail Order/Telephone
order (MOTO), internet accounts - Most all Corporate credit cards,
purchasing cards, business standard credit cards, and not answering
VAS questions on MOTO and Internet accounts gets this surcharge.
Businesses can come and go everyday with no risk of liability
to pass on, therefore the risk of a Merchant doing transactions
with companies, consumers over the phone or on the internet is
higher.
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| Settlement |
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| The exchanging of data or funds between the acquirer
and the issuer. Settlement includes funding the merchant for the transaction
and paying any necessary fees due to the issuer or acquirer for processing
the transaction. |
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| Shopping Cart |
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| A software application needed for e-commerce and online
transaction processing. Shopping cart software collects the items
a cardholder selects for purchase, maintains a running total, and
may calculate taxes and shipping. |
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| Virtual Terminal |
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| An Internet-based portal used for processing card transactions.
Brick-and-mortar merchants may use an online payment gateway to process
card transactions online without a POS terminal or card processing
software. Online merchants must have an online payment gateway to
enable their business for ecommerce. Also called an online payment
gateway. |
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