Scheduled Pre-Release Notifications (PRNs)

PRN-240

Effective 10th September 2025: Status Code (Response Code) 41 for lost cards is changing to an irreversible status to comply with Card Scheme mandates.

Web Services Guide

PRN-235

cardholderpresent, cardpresent, and cardinputmethod attributes include empty fields to support Null values.

Global Transaction Reporting Guides

Transaction XML Reporting Guide

PRN-237

maskedPAN is now mandatory.

Global Transaction Reporting Guides

PRD-244

New EHI version 5.1 added. This includes a new schema.

EHI Guides

PRN-242

Added support for 5C and 9G Card Statuses.

Web Services Guide

Cards API

PRN-220

Updates to 02, 04, 05, 54, 62, 70, 72, 99, G2, G4, G6, and G8 response codes for Visa Refund Responses where response code 57 was previously used.

Card Status Response Codes

PRN-232

The status codes 04, 14, 33, 36, 37, 38, 46, 67, 98, 99, and G9 have been changed to irreversible, to comply with a recent Card Scheme mandate.

Web Services Guide

PRN-248

DE55 is available for all EHI versions.

External Host Interface Guides

PRN-220

Effective 12 April 2025: Changes to usage of authorisation response codes 12 (Invalid transaction) and 15 (No such issuer).

Effective 18 October 2025:

Changes to use of Response Code 57 (Transaction not permitted to cardholder).

Incorrect usage by issuer will result in Visa converting the response and send it to the acquirer as a generic response code decline.

Visa transactions only.

External Host Interface Guides

PRN-256

Added a new optional parameter <Update3DSRecords> to the Update Cardholder Details (V2) (Ws_Update_Cardholder_Details_V2) web service, which can be used to update the 3D Secure email address and mobile number linked to the card.

Web Services Guide