Visa Developer Release Notes - 2018

Release Notes

2018

November 2018

Welcome to the Visa Developer November 2018 Release Notes that include key features introduced in this release.

Product Updates

Visa DPS

Visa DPS is a new open platform that gives our clients and partners access to Visa’s payments technology, products and services.

Refer to Visa DPS for more details.

Device Data

When a user visits your web or mobile application, Device Data enables you to create a unique device profile using IP address, browser, operating system, and other attributes from the browsing session. Device Data will analyze these attributes against a risk assessment policy, which you select based on your use case, and return risk assessment results that can be used to help you make an authentication decision.

Refer to Device Data for more details.

Visa Supplier Matching Services

Visa Supplier Matching Service is now available in three new countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Refer to Visa Supplier Matching Service for more details.

Merchant Search and Merchant Locator

Merchant Search and Merchant Locator APIs are now available in Canada.

Refer to Merchant Search and Merchant Locator for more details.

Use Cases

Partner Showcase - John Paul

John Paul uses Visa Card Eligibility Service and Visa Global ATM Locator APIs in their white label concierge app to improve Visa cardholder experiences and increase loyalty for issuers.

Refer to John Paul use case for more details.

Partner Showcase - Zenith Bank

Zenith Bank uses Visa Direct (mVisa) to power its scan to pay app, with the goal of providing a fast, simple, and secure way of making payments by scanning QR codes with a smartphone.

Refer to Zenith Bank use case for more details.

Partner Showcase - Impesa

Impesa incorporates several Visa APIs into Layla, a white label, smart virtual agent for financial institutions.

Refer to Impesa use case for more details.

Enable Simple Digital Credential Loading

Visa enables issuers to gain push provisioning capabilities with a host of merchants and wallets, without the need to contract and integrate with each Token Requester 1-1.

Refer to Enable Simple Digital Credential Loading use case for more details.

Transaction Recognition: Dispute or Legitimate Purchase?

Provide purchase details to cardholders to confirm purchases are legitimate and/or if fraud has occurred.

Refer to Transaction Recognition use case for more details.

September 2018

Welcome to the Visa Developer September 2018 Release Notes that include key features introduced in this release.

Product Updates

Visa Cardholder Purchase Inquiry

Visa Cardholder Purchase Inquiry (VCPI) provides issuers with a self-service model for their cardholders to review transaction specifics sent by participating merchants.

Refer to Visa Cardholder Purchase Inquiry for more details.

Card-On-File Data Inquiry

To improve the API discoverability and make the API functionality more clear to our clients, Visa Account Management Suite (VAMS) has been re-branded as Card-On-File Data Inquiry.

Refer to Card-On-File Data Inquiry for details.

B2B Virtual Account Payment Method

You can now find an exhaustive list of error codes pertaining to all B2B Virtual Account Payment Method APIs on the B2B Virtual Account Payment Method Error Codes page. The codes are organized by API.

Visa Direct

Visa Direct now offers a new set of Alias APIs (i.e. Create Merchant Alias, Get Merchant Alias, Update Merchant Alias, and Delete Merchant Alias) that enable acquirers to perform lifecycle management of aliases used by their merchants to receive merchant payments and cash-out payments.

Refer to Visa Direct Docs for more details.

Use Cases

Partner Showcase - Finix Bank

Finix Payments uses Visa Direct to power the Finix push-to-card (P2C) platform that enables real-time debit card payouts for businesses, replacing traditional, slower methods such as paper checks and ACH transfers.

Refer to Finix Payments page for more details.

Identify Merchants Receiving Automatic Card Updates

Cardholder activates a replacement card and uses a mobile banking app to find out which merchants received automatic card updates over time.

Refer to Identify Merchants Receiving Automatic Card Updates use case for more details.

Identify Card on File Merchants Requesting Card Updates

Cardholder opted out of automatic card updates and uses a mobile banking app to determine which merchants they want to update with their new card info.

Refer to Identify Card on File Merchants Requesting Card Updates use case for more details.

August 2018

Welcome to the Visa Developer August 2018 Release Notes that include key features introduced in this release.

Product Updates

VisaNet Data Services

VisaNet Data Services assist Issuer and Acquirer and their processors with the data values to support creation of clearing files, correction of rejected transactions, and appropriate interpretation and categorization of transaction data.

Refer to VisaNet Data Services for more details.

Visa Supplier Matching Service

Visa Supplier Matching Service now offers Bulk API that helps you easily identify your suppliers submitted within a bulk file that already accepts Visa Commercial Card.

Refer to Visa Supplier Matching Service docs for more details.

Visa Direct

Visa Direct now offers Alias API that enables push payments using a commonly known identifier such as mobile number and email address instead of sensitive data of PAN to a Visa account. This is currently available only in select markets. Please contact your Visa representative for more information.

Refer to Visa Direct Docs for more details on how to use Alias as an identifier.

Use Cases

Partner Showcase - Ecobank

See how Ecobank uses Visa Direct to support mobile app features that allow customers to shop cash free with QR codes and send money to anyone in and across 33 African countries.

Refer to Ecobank page for more details.

Small Business Travel Experience

Visa wants to help Issuers support Small Business efforts to run their business more effectively. As part of their day-to-day, Small Business employees and owners may need to travel for conferences, trade shows, or buy inventory or supplies. Visa enables Issuers with tools that can help their small business cardholders have an enjoyable travel experience.

Refer to Small Business Travel Experience use case for more details.