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merchantInformation. merchantDescriptor.locality

City for your business location.
This value might be displayed on the cardholder’s statement, and it must consist of US English characters.
IMPORTANT
This value might be ignored by your acquiring bank. Contact your acquiring bank for more information about overriding your default merchant descriptor.
If you do not include this value in your PIN debit request,
Cybersource
 uses the merchant city from your account.
For an original credit transaction (OCT), the only supported value is
Visa Direct
.
This field is available on the
Barclays
,
FDC Compass
, and
Visa Platform Connect
 processors.

Specifications

  • Data Type:
     String
  • Data Length
    • Barclays
      : 35
    • FDC Compass
      : 13
    • : 13
    • Visa Platform Connect
      : 13

Mapping Information

  • REST API Field:
    merchantInformation.merchantDescriptor.locality
  • SCMP API Field:
    merchant_descriptor_city
  • Simple Order API Field:
    invoiceHeader_merchantDescriptorCity