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United States Region
7.9 POS Terminal and Terminal Requirements
5. Acceptance of responsibilities. The Acquirer must specifically affirm
that it will not submit Restricted Transactions (as defined in the Internet
Gambling Policy) from the Merchant for authorization. The Acquirer
must also specifically reaffirm its indemnification to the Corporation in
connection with the Acquirer’s or Merchant’s activities. Such reaffirmation
shall specifically indicate that the Acquirer acknowledges and agrees that
the Transactions constitute the Acquirer’s Activity and are subject to Rule
13.14 of this rulebook regardless of the Acquirer’s compliance with the
Corporation’s Internet Gambling Policy or these requirements.
7.4.1.1 Merchant Requirements: Electronic Commerce Transactions
The following replaces the Rule in Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” Rule 7.4.1.1 (1) in
part 1 of this rulebook:
1. support MasterCard SecureCode or any alternative CVM that is supported
on the MasterCard Worldwide Network so long as it has been approved
by the Corporation.
7.9 POS Terminal and Terminal Requirements >>
In addition to the Rules in Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” Rule 7.9 in part 1 of this
rulebook, the following applies:
Effective 19 April 2013, the PayPass reader of a POS Terminal located in the
United States region must support PayPass version 3.0 or later.
7.9.2 Manual Key-Entry of PAN
The following replaces Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” Rule 7.9.2 in part 1 of this
rulebook:
If the POS Terminal’s magnetic stripe reader is disabled or the stripe on the
Card is unreadable, manual entry of the Card PAN is allowed as a fallback
procedure only. The Cardholder and the Card must be physically present at
the Merchant location and time of the Transaction, and the Cardholder must
enter a PIN to effect the Transaction. Issuers may deny these Transactions as a
result of missing data.
7.9.3 PIN Entry Device
The following replaces Rule 7.9.3 (1) of Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” in part 1 of
this rulebook:
1. have an alphanumeric keyboard to enable the entry of PINs.
The following replaces Rule 7.9.3 (3) of Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” in part 1 of
this rulebook:
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