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What is the Address Verification Service (AVS) for Merchant Accounts

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AVS Reduces the Risk!

Address Verification Reduces Risk

Most banks and merchant account providers require merchants to use the address verification service (AVS) to prevent a transaction downgrade to non-qualified. This has to do with risk. AVS was created to help detect suspicious and fraudulent activity on bank cards. Here are some key points of AVS

  • AVS matches the billing information given at the point of sale (POS) to the billing information on file with the card issuing bank.
  • AVS matches numerical values only. The house numbers, or zip code numbers. It cannot match street names.
  • Once the transaction is submitted an AVS code will be sent from the processing network to the payment gateway.
  • A declined AVS transaction will reduce the available credit on the payment card even though the transaction was declined. This can pose a problem if the card is near the limit and the merchant attempts the transaction a second time. The card may be declined because of the pre-authorization of funds on the AVS decline. Call the issuing bank to resolve this issue.
  • An approval from the issuing bank with a decline from AVS will reduce the cards available balance. Customers may mistake this as an actual charge. The hold usually falls off within 3-7 days.

Here is a look at Authorize.net AVS codes

General AVS Responses

B Address information was not submitted in the transaction information, so AVS check could not be performed
E The AVS data provided is invalid, or AVS is not allowed for the card type submitted
R AVS was unavailable at the time the transaction was processed. Retry transaction
G The credit card issuing bank is of non-U.S. origin and does not support AVS
U Address information is not available for the customer’s credit card
S The U.S. card issuing bank does not support AVS

Address and ZIP Code Responses

N Neither the street address nor the 5-digit ZIP code matches the address and ZIP code on file for the card
A The street address matches, but the 5-digit ZIP code does not
Z The first 5 digits of the ZIP code matches, but the street address does not match
W The 9-digit ZIP code matches, but the street address does not match
Y The street address and the first 5 digits of the ZIP code match perfectly

 

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Filed under: Authorize.Net, AVS Address Verification Service Tagged: address verification system, authorize.net, AVS, avs codes, avs decline, bank holds on avs declines, merchant account, paymentmax

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