Mastercard Payment of Winnings Stand-Alone Credits

Mastercard Payment of Winnings (POW) is a
stand-alone credit
 specifically for gambling merchants to pay game winnings to customers. The transaction is authorized in real time, beginning with an online refund authorization and followed by an automatic capture. POW is restricted to merchants characterized under merchant category code 7995.
Regulations for gambling merchants vary by country and can change over time. Refer to your local regulations for compliance on paying game winnings to customers.

Card Types

To use a specific card type, set the
card_cardType
 field to a value listed in the Card Type Value column below.
Card Types and Card Type Values
Card Type
Card Type Value
Maestro International
042
Maestro UK
024
Mastercard
002
Payment of Winnings (POW) is prohibited in some countries and restricted to specific card types in the countries where it is allowed.
Cybersource
 does not perform BIN checks on these transactions to verify that the customer is permitted to receive payouts in their region for their card type.
Cybersource
 recommends that merchants perform their own BIN checks or verify with
Barclays
.

Unauthorized Issuing Countries

Cards issued in these countries will be rejected:
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • Czech Republic
  • Finland
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Latvia
  • Norway
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom credit cards
  • United States

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