Card Authorization
How can I build my own payment gateway and get Visa and Mastercard approval without affiliating with banks or third parties?
Mar 5, 2017
Card Networks and Card Issuing
When a credit card company says it “processes” a transaction, what does that include, and does it involve fraud or legitimacy checks?
Aug 1, 2016
Card Networks and Card Issuing
If Bank A’s debit card can withdraw cash at Bank B’s ATM, how does that work without banks sharing sensitive account data?
May 1, 2016
Card Networks and Card Issuing
Can you walk through the full credit-card payment flow from the payment terminal and swipe to the issuing bank returning an authorization code?
Jul 3, 2015
Card Networks and Card Issuing
Why don’t banks and card processors let users restrict account access by IP location or country for extra security?
May 8, 2015
Card Networks and Card Issuing
What types of organizations are authorized to issue credit cards?
Mar 6, 2015
Card Networks and Card Issuing
Can payment-card issuers decline a transaction when the merchant does not provide billing-address information?
May 6, 2014
Card Networks and Card Issuing
Credit Card Processing: What steps are required to become a new payment type—similar to Visa, Mastercard, Discover, or Amex—and handle routing of authorizations to issuing banks?
Sep 6, 2013
Card Networks and Card Issuing
Do Visa and Mastercard run private processing networks, and why not use the public internet instead?
Feb 12, 2013
Card Networks and Card Issuing
Do Visa and MasterCard operate private payment networks, and why don’t they rely solely on the public internet?
Feb 12, 2013
Card Networks and Card Issuing
What is the minimum data required to authorize a credit card transaction?
Dec 6, 2012
Card Networks and Card Issuing