3D Secure is the technology developed by Visa & MasterCard to ensure internet transactions are secure. E-VBV and SecureCode are the individual brand names
A card issuer, card scheme, and merchant acquirer. We can transfer over existing AMEX merchant accounts. Yorkshire Payments can also offer new AMEX merchant accounts at 1.9%. AMEX bill the merchant separately.
Average Transaction Value. Increasingly important in pricing calculations
A fee charged to the merchant every time a transaction is made. Sometimes includes declined transactions.
Address Verification Service – address details taken during CNP transactions and passed on to the acquirer for onward checking with the card issuer.
Wireless technology using short wavelength radio transmissions to exchange data over short distances.
The bank that issued the specific payment card being used.
The payment scheme that banks and other financial institutions become members of in order to issue or acquire payment card transactions. E.g. Visa, MasterCard or Amex.
Yorkshire Payments do not charge merchants a fee for a cashback facility.
The facility where a merchant can take a debit card payment and in exchange provide the consumer with an equivalent amount of cash.
A fee that is charged to a merchant when the card issuer forcibly reverses a payment and returns the funds to the customer. This could be for a number of reasons such as fraud, credit disputes or refund disputes.
A service provided by First Data and Cardnet to merchants. Gives online access to their transaction history.
Cardholder Not Present
Three digit code on the signature strip on the back of a card, used to increase the security of CNP payments
A term used to refer to online payment processing via a secure website
Technology that allows mobile payments
A feature that allows customers at a bar / restaurant to add a tip to their card payments
Our preferred terminal supplier
A small fee paid by a merchant acquirer to the card issuer. Some acquirers show this separately while others include the interchange in the headline rate.
Independent Sales Organisation – a company that sells payment card products on behalf of a merchant acquirer. E.G. Yorkshire Payments, PaymentSense, Cardsave, RMS
Merchant Category Code. A code specifying the industry sector of a business which is used in conjunction with other contributing factors to assess risk.
The account that a merchant holds with their card acquirer
A bank or financial institution that processes payment card transactions for their merchants. E.G. First Data, Elavon, Barclaycard, Global Payments, AIB
A statement from a merchant’s previous provider. This allows us to get a full picture of a merchant’s agreed deal with their current provider, and also to determine factors such as ATV and turnover.
Merchant Identification Number. Issued by the acquirer to identify customers. Multiple locations, currencies, MOTO and recurring transactions will require their own MID even if they are the same merchant.
Minimum Monthly Service Charge – The amount that will be charged should a merchant’s monthly card processing fees amount to less than this amount.
Mail Order / Telephone Order accounts (also known as VT – Virtual Terminal) – uses a web interface to process CNP transactions
All CNP transactions are now classified as Non-Secure, and as such incur a premium fee per transaction.
A merchant who does not currently use a card payment facility
Pin Entry Device. Some merchants have a separate ‘terminal’ for the customer to enter their PIN
Personal Identification Number – a 4 digit number used to verify a cardholder’s identity.
Allows the merchant to obtain advanced approval or verification that sufficient funds are available to make a subsequent purchase. Often used as an alternative to deposits.
Documentation required for every application in order to prove that funds will be going into a bank account that is owned by the merchant account holder
Payment Service Provider. Provider of a secure payment page for e-commerce merchants to take payments. The PSP passes the card details straight onto the merchant’s acquiring bank to be processed.
A facility that enables e-commerce merchants to take repeat payments from the same customer at set intervals without the customer having to enter their details each time.
A charge that is applied every time a refund is processed through the MID
A merchant who is currently processing with another acquirer, or has done in the recent past.
Terminal ID. A unique reference number for each terminal in our estate.
An alternative terminal provider.
Also called MOTO. Uses a web portal to process CNP payments.
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Yorkshire Payments
22 Bethel Street
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 1JN
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