- Introduction to Payments
- Standard Payment Processing
- Card Present Connect | Retail Processing
- Authorization with Contact EMV and Online PIN
- Authorization with Contact EMV and Offline PIN
- Card Present Connect | Mass Transit Processing
- American Express Delayed Online Authorization with EMV Data
- Tap-Initiated Authorization for Debt Recovery with EMV Data
- Debit and Prepaid Card Processing
- Processing Debit and Prepaid Authorizations
- Airline Data Processing
- Japanese Payment Options Processing
- Processing Payments Using Credentials
- Customer-Initiated Transactions with Credentials on File
- Delayed Transaction
- Incremental Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated Incremental Transaction with PAN
- No-Show Transactions
- Reauthorization Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated Reauthorization Transactions with PAN
- Resubmission Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated Resubmission Transaction with PAN
- Installment Payments
- Merchant-Initiated Installment Payments with PAN
- Recurring Payments
- Merchant-Initiated Recurring Payments with PAN
- Unscheduled COF Payments
- Token Management Service Processing
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Card Types
You can process payments with these kinds of cards:
- Co-badged cards
- Co-branded cards
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Prepaid cards
- Private label cards
- Quasi-cash
You can process payments with these card types:
- American Express
- China UnionPay
- Diners Club
- Discover
- JCB
- Mastercard
- Meeza (Pilot in Egypt only)
- Visa
Co-Badged Cards
Co-badged cards are credit and debit cards that integrate two or more payment networks.
mada Co-Badged Cards
mada is Saudi Arabia's domestic payment network.
These mada co-badged debit cards are supported:
- Visa and mada
- Mastercard and mada
mada co-badged debit cards are processed as follows:
- Only domestic processing is supported in Saudi Arabia.
- Transactions are sent directly to the Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA) for processing.
- Payer authentication is supported. Visa Secure is supported for co-badged Visa and mada cards. Mastercard Identity Check is supported for co-badged Mastercard and mada cards.
- For acquirers, the card type is identified as MD.
- In reports, the card type is identified as either Visa or Mastercard.
- Dual-message processing is not supported. Only single-message processing is supported.
Co-Branded Cards
Co-branded cards are credit cards that are branded with a merchant's logo, brand, or other identifier as well as the payment network logo. These cards are not limited for use at the branded merchant and can be used at any merchant that accepts credit cards.
Credit Cards
Cardholders use credit cards to borrow money from issuing banks to pay for goods and services offered by merchants that accept credit cards.
Debit Cards
A debit card is linked to a cardholder's checking account. A merchant who accepts the debit
card can deduct funds directly from the account.
Prepaid Cards
Prepaid cards enable cardholders to pay for goods and services using money stored directly on
the card.
Private Label Cards
Private label cards are issued by private companies. They enable cardholders to borrow money
to pay for goods exclusively at the issuing company’s stores.
Quasi-Cash
Quasi-cash transactions involve instruments that are directly convertible to cash such as web
wallets, travelers checks, cryptocurrency, and lottery tickets.