Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Terms - C
These Terms Occur Frequently on Our Website

Card
A plastic card issued by a bank or other financial institution, or other Credit Card company (e.g., Visa and MasterCard Credit Cards and Debit Cards) that allows a Cardholder to pay for purchases by credit, charge or debit.

Card Present
The processing enviroment where the Card is physically presented to the Merchant by the Cardholder as the form of payment at the time of sale.

Card Not Present
The processing enviroment where the Card is not physically presented to the Merchant by the Cardholder as the form of payment at the time of sale. Card Not Present includes Mail Order (MO), Telephone Order (TO) and Electronic Commerce (EC) Transactions.

Cardholder
The person in whose name the Card is issued and who uses the Card for purchasing goods or services, or to obtain a Cash Advance.

Card Imprint
See Imprint or Imprinter.

Cash Advance
A Transaction in which a Cardholder receives cash from a financial institution or an ATM.

Chargeback
A Transaction disputed by a Cardholder or Issuer pursuant to the Credit Card Rules.

Code 10 Authorization
An Authorization or an "additional verification step" obtained for a suspicious or questionable Transaction, Card or Cardholder.

Copy Request
See Retrival Request.

CPS
See Custom Payment Service.

Credit Card
A plastic card with a revolving credit limit used to purchase goods and services or to obtain cash advances.

Credit Card Rules
The rules and regulations promulgated by Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.

Credit Transaction Receipt
A paper or electronic document evidencing a Merchant's refund or price adjustment to be credited to the Cardholder's account and debited from the DDA. This is also known as a credit slip or credit voucher.

Custom Payment Service (CPS)
Visas regulations for the information that must be submitted with each transaction. Transactions must meet CPS criteria in order to qualify for lowest transaction processing fees available. Similar to MasterCards Merit system.

CVV2/CVC2
A three-digit value or code printed on the signature panel of a Credit Card and used as additional verification for Card Not Present Transactions.