Transaction Types

This topic provides information about transaction types that are supported by your processor, such as card-present, card-not-present, and international transactions.

Card-Not-Present Transactions

When a customer provides a card number, but the card and the customer are not physically present at the merchant's location, the purchase is known as a
card-not-present transaction
. Typical card-not-present transactions are internet and phone transactions. Card-not-present transactions pose an additional level of risk to your business because the customer’s identification cannot be verified. You can reduce that risk by using features such as the Address Verification System (AVS) and Card Verification Numbers (CVNs). The AVS and CVNs provide additional protection from fraud by verifying the validity of the customer’s information and notifying you when discrepancies occur.
Transaction Types

Card-Present Transactions

When a customer uses a card that is physically present in a retail environment, the purchase is known as a
card-present transaction
.
Transaction Types

Authorizations with Card Verification Numbers

Card verification numbers (CVNs) are a required feature for the authorization service.
The CVN is printed on a payment card, and only the cardholder can access it. The CVN is used in card-not-present transactions as a verification feature. Using the CVN helps reduce the risk of fraud.
CVNs are not included in payment card track data and cannot be obtained from a card swipe, tap, or dip.
CVNs must not be stored after authorization.
In Europe, Visa mandates that you not include a CVN for mail-order transactions and not record a CVN on any physical format such as a mail-order form.

Endpoint

Set the
ccAuthService_run
field to
true
.
Send the request to
https://ics2ws.ic3.com/commerce/1.x/transactionProcessor
.
Transaction Types

International Transactions

Consider these dynamic currency conversion and merchant remittance funding when processing international transactions.
Transaction Types

Token Management Service

The
Token Management Service
(
TMS
) tokenizes, securely stores, and manages customer and payment data.
TMS
enables you to: 
  • Securely store a customer's payment details and their billing and shipping addresses.
  • Create a network token of a customer's payment card.
TMS
simplifies your PCI DSS compliance.
TMS
passes back to you tokens that represent this data. You then store these tokens in your environment and databases instead of customer payment details.
TMS
Token Types
  • Customer — Stores the buyer’s email address and the merchant's account ID for that buyer plus any other custom fields.
  • Shipping Address — Stores a shipping address for a specific customer.
  • Instrument Identifier — Stores either a payment card number or a bank account number and routing number
    This resource creates either: 
    • An Instrument Identifier token using details of a payment card or an ACH bank account.
    • A payment network token using the details of a payment card; also uses the card expiration date and billing address, which are pass-through only fields.
  • Payment Instrument — Stores a Payment Instrument using an Instrument Identifier token. It does not store the card number and cannot exist without an associated Instrument Identifier. It stores:
    • Card expiration date
    • Billing address
    You can also choose to store this information yourself instead and store only the card number or bank account and routing number in an Instrument Identifier object.
  • Customer Payment Instrument — Creates and stores a payment instrument for a specific customer ID and an Instrument Identifier token.
TMS
Features
  • Create, retrieve, update, and delete tokens.
  • Set a default payment instrument and shipping address for a customer.
  • Process follow-on payment transactions with token IDs.
  • Create and update tokens through bundled payment transactions.
Due to mandates from the Reserve Bank of India, Indian merchants cannot store personal account numbers (PAN). Use network tokens instead. For more information on network tokens, see the Network Tokenization section of the
Token Management Service
Guide.
Transaction Types