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New Mastercard Transaction Link Identifier Field
Products Included:
PaymentsRegion/Country:
GlobalExpected Release Date:
March 2025Mastercard introduced a new Transaction Link Identifier (TLID) to be used to identify unique
Mastercard transactions.
Customer Impact
This new field will enable merchants to:
- Track unique transactions globally.
- Align all transactions across all payment platforms across the entire transaction lifecycle.
- Reduce the need to use personally identifiable information (PII) and Primary Account Numbers (PANs) when researching historical transaction data.