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9.8.6 Location Information Requirements
9.8.6.1 Transaction Location
Processing Requirements
9.8 Authorizations
At the time of each Transaction, the Acquirer must transmit, in the field(s)
specified in the applicable technical specifications, the generally accepted
location, city, and country of the POS Terminal or Terminal substantially the
same as it appears on any POS Terminal or Terminal receipt provided.
9.8.6.2 Terminal Location Reporting
Each Principal is required to provide the Corporation with current and accurate
information regarding its and its Sponsored Affiliates’ Terminals by updating
quarterly the Location Administration Tool (LAT) located on MasterCard
Connect.
9.8.7 Authorization Response Time
9.8.7.1 Issuer Response Time Requirements
An Issuer must respond to an ATM authorization request within twenty (20)
seconds. If a response is not received within twenty (20) seconds, a time-out
message will be generated to the Acquirer or the Transaction will be authorized
using Stand-In Processing Service.
An Issuer must respond to a POS authorization request within ten (10) seconds.
If a response is not received within ten (10) seconds, a time-out message will
be generated to the Acquirer or the Transaction will be authorized using the
Stand-In Processing Service.
Refer to Rule 9.9 of the Rules for additional information regarding Stand-In
Processing Service.
NOTE
Additional regional Rules on this topic appear in Chapter 20, “United States
Region,” of this rulebook. Regional rule variations on this topic appear in
Chapter 17, “Europe Region,” of this manual.
9.8.7.2 Acquirer Response Time Requirements
Each Acquirer must wait a minimum of thirty (30) seconds for a Transaction
response, before timing out a Transaction and forwarding a timeout message
to the Issuer, unless a different timer value is agreed to by the Acquirer and
the Corporation.
Each Acquirer must ensure that its POS Terminals and Terminals adhere to
the minimum timeout requirements.
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Maestro Global Rules • 9 November 2012 9-21