recipient_firstName {#recipient-first-name}
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First name of the recipient.  
The value for this field corresponds to this data in the TC 33 capture file:

* Record: CP09 TCR4

* Position: 5-39

* Field: Account Owner Name-Given  
  The TC 33 capture file contains information about the payments and credits that a merchant submits to `Cybersource`. The processor creates the TC 33 capture file at the end of the day and sends it to the merchant's acquirer. The acquirer uses this information to facilitate end-of-day clearing processing with payment networks.  
  This field is available only on these processors:

* `Barclays`

* `FDC Nashville Global`

* `First Data Merchant Solutions`

* `LloydsTSB Cardnet International`

* , `Streamline`

* `Visa Platform Connect`
  {#recipient-first-name_d565e38}

`Barclays`
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For Mastercard Payment of Winnings (indicated when you set the ccCreditService_refundReason field to `pow`), the value in the billTo_firstName field is used by default as the first name of the Mastercard Payment of Winnings stand-alone credit recipient. You can use this field to override the default setting.
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For an Account Funding Transaction (AFT), this field must be alphanumeric and special characters must be in ASCII format. The value must the concatenated value of fields recipient_firstname, recipient_middlename, and recipient_lastname, and must not exceed 30 characters for Visa transactions and 35 characters for Mastercard.

`FDC Nashville Global`
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Required with Mastercard for AFTs. Required with Visa for intra-European Economic Area (EEA), including UK and Gibraltar, and EU international transactions. Optional with Visa for domestic EU AFTs.
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The only special characters allowed in the value are `'``,` and `space`.

`First Data Merchant Solutions` and `LloydsTSB Cardnet International`
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For a Visa AFT, this field must be alpha characters only. You must not exceed 30 characters for the concatenated value of sender_firstname, sender_middlename, and sender_lastname fields.

Specifications {#recipient-first-name_d565e162}
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* **Data Type:** String
* **Data Length:** 35
  * `Barclays`: See field description.
  * `First Data Merchant Solutions`: See field description.
  * `LloydsTSB Cardnet International`: See field description.
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Mapping Information {#recipient-first-name_d565e198}
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* REST API Field: recipientInformation.firstName
* SCMP API Field: recipient_firstname
* Simple Order API Field: recipient_firstName