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Asia/Pacific Region
9.8 Authorizations
9.8 Authorizations
9.8.2 Transaction Routing
For the avoidance of doubt, Rule 9.8.2 of Chapter 9, “Processing Requirements”
of this rulebook does not inhibit a Merchant’s ability to direct the routing
of a transaction conducted in American Samoa, Guam, or Northern Mariana
Islands with a Card that is issued in the United States Region, American Samoa,
Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands to any debit
payment network enabled on the Card.
13.8 Pre-authorized Transactions
The following replaces Chapter 13, “Liabilities and Indemnification,” paragraph
1 of Rule 13.8 in part 1 of this rulebook:
An Issuer is liable for any Transaction, for which the Acquirer obtained a
pre-authorization, and, which the Acquirer stored and forwarded to the Issuer
within twenty (20) minutes of the pre-authorization.
13.10 Manually-entered PAN
An Issuer is not liable to the Acquirer for Transactions completed at a Merchant
through manual entry of a PAN that is accepted by the Issuer and subsequently
determined to have been generated through use of a fraudulent Card and/or
unauthorized use of a PIN.
13.19 Liability of Affiliates
Except to the extent any liability or obligation(s) as set forth in Rule 13.1 of part
1 of this rulebook has been previously satisfied by its Principal, each Affiliate is
responsible for the liabilities and obligations arising out of, or in connection
with, its Maestro programs, irrespective of any (i) action taken by it to satisfy
such liability or obligation with the Principal or (ii) agreements between the
Principal and Affiliate.
Additional Regional Information
Asia/Pacific Geographical Region
Refer to Appendix A, “Geographical Regions,” in part 2 of this rulebook.
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