Effective date:
April 14, 2024
Processor:
Visa Platform Connect
Regions:
All
Services:
 Authorization request
Feature
As of April 14, 2024, Mastercard is adding these optional, integrated-circuit-card‐data tag values in authorization requests:
  • Mastercard authenticated application data (tag 9F60): Allows issuer proprietary data, that is provided by the card to the terminal to be communicated securely to the issuer host.
  • Mastercard kernel identifier-terminal data (tag 96): Identifies the particular contactless kernel used by the terminal to process the transaction.
Acquirers
Acquirers must support this data in the TC 33 capture file:
  • Mastercard authenticated application
    • Record: CP 02 TCR 2
    • Position: 5‐131
    • Field: Mastercard authenticated application
  • Mastercard kernel identifier-terminal
    • Record: CP 02 TCR 2
    • Position: 132‐139
    • Field: Mastercard kernel identifier-terminal
Merchants
Merchants who support EMV functionality for Mastercard can choose to submit tags 9F60 and 96 with other EMV tags included in this API field:
  • REST API:
    pointOfSaleInformation.emv.tags
  • SCMP API:
    emv_request_combined_tags
  • Simple Order API:
    emvRequest_combinedTags