VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

The following are specifications and conditions that apply to a Reseller/Partner enabling its merchants through
Cybersource for Visa Platform Connect (“VPC”) processing
. Failure to meet any of the specifications and conditions below is subject to the liability provisions and indemnification obligations under Reseller/Partner’s contract with Visa/Cybersource.
  1. Before boarding merchants for payment processing on a VPC acquirer’s connection, Reseller/Partner and the VPC acquirer must have a contract or other legal agreement that permits Reseller/Partner to enable its merchants to process payments with the acquirer through the dedicated VPC connection and/or traditional connection with such VPC acquirer.
  2. Reseller/Partner is responsible for boarding and enabling its merchants in accordance with the terms of the contract or other legal agreement with the relevant VPC acquirer.
  3. Reseller/Partner acknowledges and agrees that all considerations and fees associated with chargebacks, interchange downgrades, settlement issues, funding delays, and other processing related activities are strictly between Reseller and the relevant VPC acquirer.
  4. Reseller/Partner acknowledges and agrees that the relevant VPC acquirer is responsible for payment processing issues, including but not limited to, transaction declines by network/issuer, decline rates, and interchange qualification, as may be agreed to or outlined in the contract or other legal agreement between Reseller/Partner and such VPC acquirer.
DISCLAIMER: NEITHER VISA NOR CYBERSOURCE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS BY THE VISA PLATFORM CONNECT ACQUIRER IN PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS. NEITHER VISA NOR CYBERSOURCE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR RESELLER/PARTNER BOARDING MERCHANTS OR ENABLING MERCHANT PROCESSING IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE RELEVANT VISA PLATFORM CONNECT ACQUIRER.

Supported Time Zones

This table lists the supported values for specifying a time zone. When using the
Business Center
, select the applicable time zone from the values listed in the
Business Center
column. When sending an API request, set the field to a value listed in the API column.
Time Zones
Business Center
API
Africa/Cairo - (GMT+02:00) Eastern European Time
Africa/Cairo
Africa/Johannesburg - (GMT+02:00) South Africa Standard Time
Africa/Johannesburg
Africa/Tripoli - (GMT+02:00) Eastern European Time
Africa/Tripoli
Africa/Tunis - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Africa/Tunis
America/Anchorage - (GMT-09:00) Alaska Standard Time
America/Anchorage
America/Bogota - (GMT-05:00) Colombia Time
America/Bogota
America/Buenos_Aires - (GMT-03:00) Argentine Time
America/Buenos_Aires
America/Chicago - (GMT-06:00) Central Standard Time
America/Chicago
America/Denver - (GMT-07:00) Mountain Standard Time
America/Denver
America/Edmonton - (GMT-07:00) Mountain Standard Time
America/Edmonton
America/Godthab - (GMT-03:00) Western Greenland Time
America/Godthab
America/Halifax - (GMT-04:00) Atlantic Standard Time
America/Halifax
America/Indianapolis - (GMT-05:00) Eastern Standard Time
America/Indianapolis
America/La_Paz - (GMT-04:00) Bolivia Time
America/La_Paz
America/Los_Angeles - (GMT-08:00) Pacific Standard Time
America/Los_Angeles
America/Mexico_City - (GMT-06:00) Central Standard Time
America/Mexico_City
America/New_York - (GMT-05:00) Eastern Standard Time
America/New_York
America/Noronha - (GMT-02:00) Fernando de Noronha Time
America/Noronha
America/Phoenix - (GMT-07:00) Mountain Standard Time
America/Phoenix
America/Sao_Paulo - (GMT-03:00) Brasilia Time
America/Sao_Paulo
America/St_Johns - (GMT-03:30) Newfoundland Standard Time
America/St_Johns
America/Vancouver - (GMT-08:00) Pacific Standard Time
America/Vancouver
America/Winnipeg - (GMT-06:00) Central Standard Time
America/Winnipeg
Asia/Baku - (GMT+04:00) Azerbaijan Time
Asia/Baku
Asia/Bangkok - (GMT+07:00) Indochina Time
Asia/Bangkok
Asia/Calcutta - (GMT+05:30) India Standard Time
Asia/Calcutta
Asia/Dacca - (GMT+06:00) Bangladesh Time
Asia/Dacca
Asia/Dubai - (GMT+04:00) Gulf Standard Time
Asia/Dubai
Asia/Hong_Kong - (GMT+08:00) Hong Kong Time
Asia/Hong_Kong
Asia/Jakarta - (GMT+07:00) West Indonesia Time
Asia/Jakarta
Asia/Jerusalem - (GMT+02:00) Israel Standard Time
Asia/Jerusalem
Asia/Katmandu - (GMT+05:45) Nepal Time
Asia/Katmandu
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur - (GMT+08:00) Malaysia Time
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Asia/Macao - (GMT+08:00) China Standard Time
Asia/Macao
Asia/Magadan - (GMT+11:00) Magadan Time
Asia/Magadan
Asia/Manila - (GMT+08:00) Philippines Time
Asia/Manila
Asia/Rangoon - (GMT +06:30) Myanmar Standard Time
Asia/Rangoon
Asia/Riyadh - (GMT+03:00) Arabia Standard Time
Asia/Riyadh
Asia/Saigon - (GMT+07:00) Indochina Time
Asia/Saigon
Asia/Seoul - (GMT+09:00) Korea Standard Time
Asia/Seoul
Asia/Shanghai - (GMT+08:00) China Standard Time
Asia/Shanghai
Asia/Singapore - (GMT+08:00) Singapore Time
Asia/Singapore
Asia/Taipei - (GMT+08:00) China Standard Time
Asia/Taipei
Asia/Tbilisi - (GMT+04:00) Georgia Time
Asia/Tbilisi
Asia/Tokyo - (GMT+09:00) Japan Standard Time
Asia/Tokyo
Asia/Yakutsk - (GMT+09:00) Yakutsk Time
Asia/Yakutsk
Atlantic/Cape_Verde - (GMT-01:00) Cape Verde Time
Atlantic/Cape_Verde
Australia/Adelaide - (GMT+09:30) Australian Central Standard Time
Australia/Adelaide
Australia/Brisbane - (GMT+10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/Brisbane
Australia/Broken_Hill - (GMT+09:30) Australian Central Standard Time
Australia/Broken_Hill
Australia/Darwin - (GMT+09:30) Australian Central Standard Time
Australia/Darwin
Australia/Eucla - (GMT+08:45) Australian Western Standard Time
Australia/Eucla
Australia/Hobart - (GMT+10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/Hobart
Australia/Lindeman - (GMT+10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/Lindeman
Australia/Lord_Howe - (GMT+10:30) Lord Howe Standard Time
Australia/Lord_Howe
Australia/Melbourne - (GMT+10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/Melbourne
Australia/Perth - (GMT+08:00) Australian Western Standard Time
Australia/Perth
Australia/Sydney - (GMT+10:00) Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia/Sydney
Europe/Amsterdam - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Amsterdam
Europe/Athens - (GMT+02:00) Eastern European Time
Europe/Athens
Europe/Belgrade - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Belgrade
Europe/Berlin - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Berlin
Europe/Brussels - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Brussels
Europe/Bucharest - (GMT+02:00) Eastern European Time
Europe/Bucharest
Europe/Budapest - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Budapest
Europe/Copenhagen - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Copenhagen
Europe/Dublin - (GMT+00:00) Greenwich Mean Time
Europe/Dublin
Europe/Helsinki - (GMT+02:00) Eastern European Time
Europe/Helsinki
Europe/Istanbul - (GMT+02:00) Eastern European Time
Europe/Istanbul
Europe/Lisbon - (GMT+00:00) Western European Time
Europe/Lisbon
Europe/London - (GMT+00:00) Greenwich Mean Time
Europe/London
Europe/Madrid - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Madrid
Europe/Malta - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Malta
Europe/Minsk - (GMT+03:00) Moscow Standard Time
Europe/Minsk
Europe/Monaco - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Monaco
Europe/Moscow - (GMT+03:00) Moscow Standard Time
Europe/Moscow
Europe/Oslo - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Oslo
Europe/Paris - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Paris
Europe/Prague - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Prague
Europe/Riga - (GMT+02:00) Eastern European Time
Europe/Riga
Europe/Rome - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Rome
Europe/Stockholm - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Stockholm
Europe/Vienna - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Vienna
Europe/Warsaw - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Warsaw
Europe/Zurich - (GMT+01:00) Central European Time
Europe/Zurich
GMT - (GMT+00:00) Greenwich Mean Time
GMT
Pacific/Auckland - (GMT+12:00) New Zealand Standard Time
Pacific/Auckland
Pacific/Honolulu - (GMT-10:00) Hawaii Standard Time
Pacific/Honolulu
Pacific/Norfolk - (GMT+11:00) Norfolk Time
Pacific/Norfolk
Pacific/Pago_Pago - (GMT-11:00) Samoa Standard Time
Pacific/Pago_Pag