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Reminder: Merchant Responsibility for IIAS Details in Flexible Spending Account Transactions

Region: US
19 May 2023

Merchants that are certified by the Special Interest Group for IIAS Standards (SIGIS) to accept flexible spending account (FSA) cards are responsible for ensuring that Inventory Information Approval System (IIAS) details are included in the transactions for all supported entry modes.  Acquirers and merchants should be using test scripts provided by Visa to test the various POS entry modes for IIAS/Auto-Substantiation services. 

Any new POS entry mode, such as EMV contact chip or contactless chip, enabled for a merchant is expected to be functional for any Visa card that is set up to use that specific entry mode, including EMV-enabled FSAs. 

As a reminder, SIGIS-certified merchants, or their partners such as a gateway, value-added reseller, POS vendor or other third party , are expected to ensure that any specific services a merchant supports, such as IIAS, should work for all entry modes the merchant is enabled or certified for. By ensuring SIGIS-certified merchants are able to support IIAS for all merchant-supported entry modes, merchants can help reduce declines due to missing IIAS details and improve the cardholder experience.

Monitoring of Dispute Condition 10.4: Other Fraud—Card-Absent Environment Remedy Rule

Regions: US, Canada, AP, CEMEA, EU, LAC
9 May 2023

Effective 1 May 2023, Visa will begin monitoring merchant-provided qualification data for the Dispute Condition 10.4: Other Fraud—Card-Absent Environment remedy rule to identify acquirers and merchants that provide invalid or falsified qualification data.

 


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Webinar – Control the Chaos of First-Party Misuse Leveraging Compelling Evidence 3.0

Regions: US, Canada, AP, CEMEA, EU, LAC
26 Apr 2023

On Thursday, May 18 at 9am PT, Visa will hold a Compelling Evidence 3.0 webinar hosted by Denise Gibbons (Head of Merchant Client Relations, Verifi) and Bibek Das (Product Director, Verifi). The webinar will discuss consumer trends, network-level dispute performance, and new strategies to combat first-party misuse. 

The session will also cover how merchants can leverage the Compelling Evidence (CE) rule change in both the pre-dispute path (deflecting the dispute prior to formal processing) and post-dispute path (providing the qualified CE3.0 data in pre-arbitration) for Visa transactions. A merchant will share details about how they manage their post-purchase experience internally and for their customers. Registration is required; attendees should register here for this event.

PYMNTS Article – Compelling Evidence 3.0 Will Blunt 'Friendly' Fraud

Regions: US, Canada
24 Apr 2023

On April 15, the Compelling Evidence 3.0 (CE 3.0) rule change went into effect, helping to fight friendly fraud in Card-Not-Present transactions. To promote this exciting new development, Visa partnered with PYMNTS.com on an article discussing the current dispute landscape, how Compelling Evidence 3.0 can help fight friendly fraud, and how the whole payments ecosystem can come together to reduce fraud. The article features an interview with Mike Lemberger, Head of NA Risk, and is an exciting example of how Visa executives promote the CE 3.0 rule change.

Updated Non-Compliance Assessment Schedule for Dynamic Currency Conversion Compliance Program Audits

Regions: US, Canada, AP, CEMEA, EU, LAC
14 Apr 2023

Visa Rules include many requirements to ensure that merchants conduct Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) in a transparent manner that does not confuse cardholders. Visa is reminding that merchants may be audited at Visa’s discretion to confirm compliance with the DCC requirements and ensure a good cardholder experience. DCC audits are conducted in all channels, including in-store POS locations, ATM, and at card-absent merchants. These audits determine if transactions are compliant with disclosure, active choice, transaction receipt and other Visa requirements. Merchants should work with their acquirers to ensure that they are meeting compliance requirements.

Visa Compelling Evidence 3.0: Post-Dispute Pre-Arbitration Process Flow Webinar

Regions: US, Canada, LAC
6 April 2023

On April 25th, 2023, Visa will host a webinar detailing the post-dispute Compelling Evidence 3.0 pre-arbitration process for merchants and acquirers. In this webinar, Visa will review the process flow whereby merchants plan to supply qualified data through their acquirer for Compelling Evidence 3.0 packages to combat suspected first-party misuse on Visa 10.4 disputes. Register for Visa CE3.0: Post-Dispute Pre-Arbitration Process Flow.

Reminder: Visa’s Authorization Framework Will Be Expanded To Allow Wider Use of Estimated and Incremental Authorizations

Regions: US, Canada, AP, CEMEA, EU, LAC
6 April 2023

Visa is reminding clients that its authorization framework will be expanded effective 15 April 2023 to allow merchants to use estimated and incremental authorizations for purchases where the final transaction amount is not known up front. Certain transaction types will be excluded, including account funding transactions (including cryptocurrency purchases), advance payment transactions, ATM cash disbursement transactions, installment transactions, manual and quasi-cash transactions and recurring payment transactions. For more information on the expanded authorization framework, merchants should contact their acquirers.

Cardholder name checking through Visa’s new ‘Account Name Inquiry’ service is coming online from October 2023

Regions: US, Canada, AP, CEMEA, EU, LAC
6 April 2023

Verification of a cardholder’s name provides merchants with an additional security check during card onboarding and pre-transaction checks. Performing a name verification in advance of a transaction can help reduce exposure to fraud and scams in subsequent transactions of any kind, in particular in pull and push transactions (AFTs/OCTs) where fraud and scams have been on the rise globally.

If a merchant’s acquirer has enabled Account Name Inquiry, the merchant or originator will be able to perform name checks starting from October 2023, for cards issued in the US, Canada and the UK. Merchant’s wishing to take advantage of the many benefits that name checking can bring should contact their acquirer for guidance on enabling the feature.


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