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- Standard Payments Processing
- Card Present Connect | Retail Processing
- Authorization with Contact EMV and Online PIN
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- Card Present Connect | Mass Transit Processing
- Mass Transit Authorizations for a Tap-Initiated 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
- Merchant-Initiated Delayed Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated Incremental Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated No-Show Transactions
- Merchant-Initiated Reauthorization Transactions
- Merchant-Initiated Resubmission Transaction
- Installment Payments
- Recurring Payments
- Token Management Service Processing
- Introduction to Payments
- Standard Payments 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
- Mass Transit Authorizations for a Tap-Initiated 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
- Merchant-Initiated Delayed Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated Incremental Transaction
- Merchant-Initiated No-Show Transactions
- Merchant-Initiated Reauthorization Transactions
- Merchant-Initiated Resubmission Transaction
- Installment Payments
- Recurring Payments
- Token Management Service Processing
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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.
IMPORTANT
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
Production:
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https://api.cybersource.com
/pts/v2/paymentsTest:
POST
https://apitest.cybersource.com
/pts/v2/payments