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sender_firstName {#sender-first-name}
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First name of sender when the sender is an individual.
This field is available only on these processors:

* `Barclays`
* `Chase Paymentech Solutions`
* `FDC Nashville Global`
* `FDC Compass`
* `LloydsTSB Cardnet International`
* `First Data Merchant Solutions`
* `Streamline`
* `Visa Platform Connect`
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  These processors have specific requirements:

`Barclays`
:
For Mastercard Payment of Winnings (indicated when you set the ccCreditService_refundReason field to `pow`), the merchant name in your merchant configuration on the `Cybersource` platform is used by default as your merchant first name in a Mastercard Payment of Winnings stand-alone credit request. You can use this field to override the default setting.

    For an Account Funding Transactions (AFT), this field must be alphanumeric and special characters must be in ASCII format. You must not exceed 30 characters for the concatenated value of sender_firstname, sender_middlename, and sender_lastname fields.

`Chase Paymentech Solutions`
:
When the sender is a business or government entity, use the sender_name field.

`FDC Nashville Global`
:
Required with Visa AFTs.
:
The only special characters allowed in the value are `'``,` and `space`.

`First Data Merchant Solutions` and `LloydsTSB Cardnet International`
:
Required with Visa for AFTs.

`Visa Platform Connect`
:
This field is required for Original Credit Transactions (OCTs) when the sender is an individual. It is supported only for Mastercard transactions that use the Payouts services.
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The value for this field corresponds to this data in the TC 33 capture file:

    * Record: CP09 TCR3
    * Position: 5-39
    * Field: Account Owner Name-Given

Specifications {#sender-first-name_d145e189}
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* **Data Type:** String
* **Data Length:** 35
  * `Barclays`: See field description.
  * `First Data Merchant Solutions`: 25
  * `LloydsTSB Cardnet International`: 25
  * `Visa Platform Connect`: 30
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Mapping Information {#sender-first-name_d145e230}
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* REST API Field: senderInformation.firstName
* SCMP API Field: sender_firstname
* Simple Order API Field: sender_firstName