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7.17 Connection to the Interchange System
If a Customer, Service Provider, or Intermediate Network Facility (INF) makes
a change to the software related to processing Transactions, the Corporation
must be advised of that change. Based on that information, the Corporation
will determine whether re-certification is appropriate.
For certification information, refer to the technical specifications.
NOTE
Additional regional Rules on this topic appear in Chapter 17, “Europe Region”
and Chapter 20, “United States Region,” of this rulebook.
7.17.4 Data Processing Facilities
A Principal has the right to connect at least one data processing facility directly
to the Interchange System, or to a similar facility, which is owned or designated
for such purpose by MasterCard.
A Principal must establish and maintain at their own expense a data processing
facility that is capable of receiving, storing, processing, and communicating any
Transaction sent to, or received from the Interchange System.
A Principal’s data processing facility may be established and maintained by
its parent, a wholly-owned subsidiary of such Principal, or any other affiliate
of such Principal which is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the same
parent as such Principal.
Alternatively, a Principal may designate a third party agent to establish and
maintain its data processing facility provided that such agent is approved in
advance by the Corporation and that such agent enters into an agreement with
the Corporation, the form and substance of which have been approved by
the Corporation.
7.17.5 Telecommunications
Customers must connect to the Interchange System via a telecommunications
circuit established by the Interchange System equipped with backup service.
All circuits must comply with the applicable technical specifications.
NOTE
An additional regional Rule on this topic appears in Chapter 20, “United States
Region,” of this rulebook.
7.17.6 Interface
Customers must develop and maintain the necessary computer hardware and
software to interface with the Interchange System in accordance with the
technical specifications and the Rules.
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