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Guidelines & Best Practices
This document contains Mastercard's posted rules and regulations for merchants accepting Mastercards.
Download file: Rules for MasterCard Merchants (28.pdf / 1,644kb)
Date: 08.29.2007
This document contains Visa's posted rules and regulations for merchants accepting Visa cards.
Download file: Rules for Visa Merchants (27.pdf / 2,764kb)
Date: 08.29.2007
MasterCard has announced that new unembossed cards will begin to be distributed by MasterCard issuing banks. This flyer has been published by MasterCard to help educated merchants on procedures to accept these new cards.
Download file: MasterCard Unembossed cards (31.pdf / 1,775kb)
Date: 08.27.2007
Visa has announced that new unembossed cards will begin to be distributed by Visa issuing banks. This flyer has been published by Visa to help educate merchants on procedures to accept these new cards.
Download file: Visa Unembossed Cards (30.pdf / 409kb)
Date: 08.27.2007
Click on the link to see Visa's posted guide to understanding the chargeback process. This link contains information about how a chargeback works, why they are issued, and definitions. There is also valuable information posted on Visa's tips for preventing chargebacks.
Date: 08.22.2007
The following document is a recent flyer distributed by VISA on procedures for fraud prevention.
Download file: Warning Signs of Fraud (29.pdf / 219kb)
Date: 08.20.2005
Why run the risk of accepting a counterfeit card when all you need to do is run a simple reality check?
Download file: Fraud Control - Card Presentation (9.pdf / 70kb)
Date: 09.29.2003
Know the signs of possible fraud when the card is not present.
This pdf is provided by Visa and is posted as a courtesy by Axia.
Download file: Fraud Control - Card Not Present Items #2 of 2 (8.pdf / 72kb)
Date: 09.29.2003
With the proper know how and the right tools, mail order, telephone order, and internet merchants can detect fraud and associated card losses.
This pdf is provided by Visa and is posted as a courtesy by Axia.
Download file: Fraud Control - Card Not Present Items #1 of 2 (3.pdf / 81kb)
Date: 09.29.2003