Features Introduced This Week {#rn-features}
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**Merchant Descriptior Name** \| RM-44633
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Description
:
Cybersource is updating validation for the merchantInformation.merchantDescriptor.name API field. Merchants can now submit merchant descriptor names that include either the asterisk (\*) or hyphen (-) character. Transactions are no longer rejected solely because these characters are included in this descriptive field.

Mandate
:
Does not apply.

Audience
:
The updated validation is available to all merchants who use the merchantInformation.merchantDescriptor.name field.

Benefit
:
Improved merchant descriptor support.

Technical Details
:
**Example:**

    ```
    {
      "merchantInformation": {
        "merchantDescriptor": {
          "name": "MERCHANT*STORE-NAME"
        }
      }
    }
    ```

Important Dates
:
Released to Production May 20, 2026.

**New Features for Pisma** \| RM-44633
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Description
:
Merchants who use Prisma can now use 3-D Secure 2.x, Network Tokens, and MIT/COF framework data. These capabilities are available to Prisma merchants who are enabled. This update allows Prisma merchants to support tokenized and authenticated card-not-present payment flows and submit the required transaction framework data for eligible use cases.

Mandate
:
Does not apply.

Audience
:
Merchants processing in Argentina through the Prisma connection.

Benefit
:
Prisma merchants can support tokenized, authenticated, and credential-on-file card-not-present payment flows.

Technical Details
:
Supported 3-D Secure-related values include:

    * `pa_specification_version`
    * `directory_server_transaction_id`
    * `cavv`
    * `ucaf_collection_indicator`
    * `ucaf_authentication_data`

    {#rn-features_ul_ant_zd3_3jc}  
    Supported MIT/COF-related values include:

    * `subsequent_auth_first`
    * `subsequent_auth_reason`
    * `subsequent_auth`
    * `subsequent_auth_transaction_id `

    {#rn-features_ul_bnt_zd3_3jc}  
    Supported Network Token-related value:

    * `network_token_cryptogram`
    {#rn-features_ul_cnt_zd3_3jc}

Important Dates
:
Released to Production May 20, 2026.