Release Notes - 2022
Release Notes
2022
October 2022
Product Updates
- DPS Payment Account Solutions: Digital account and payment processing services that enable innovative financial solutions. Product launched as Restricted.
- Digital Card Display: Visa Digital Card Display API enables real-time retrieval of card information (card number, expiry date, and security code) for clients to display to authenticated cardholders through digital banking channels (e.g., online banking, mobile banking). Product launched as Restricted
- Visa Installments:
- Installment Management Service: Enable installment plans for your cardholders.
- Installment Transaction Service: Display and provide installment plans to eligible customers. Product launched as Restricted
- DPS Card & Account Services: New Balance Services API launched
- Token Service: New Enroll PAN API launched as restricted
- Visa Mobile: New Visa Mobile PSPS API launched as restricted.
- Visa Underwriting Intelligence: Two new APIs launched as restricted
- Request Consumer Underwriting without PAN
- Transaction Underwriting Scores - Business API
September 2022
Product Updates
- Visa Digital Enablement SDK: New Version launched. An updated version 3.3.0 of the Visa Digital Enablement (VDE) SDK is now available! This version is considered a new “minor” release of the VDE SDK. The last “major” release was v3.0.0/3.0.1, which was published earlier this year on April 8, 2022. Please note that existing clients are required to complete a VDE SDK version update at least once per year and within 12 months of the last major version. Therefore, clients who are currently still using older versions of the VDE SDK should be well underway with your self-directed SDK version update and must complete the upgrade no later than April 7, 2023. For clients that are currently in active implementation, you should continue with the SDK version you are currently using and plan your next version update for the future. The Visa Digital Enablement SDK is a restricted product. Please consult your Visa Account Representative or Client Resolution Team contact if you are interested in the VDE SDK.
- Visa RTP Prevent: Visa Real Time Payments (RTP) Prevent is a transaction risk scoring service that helps Financial Institutions detect and prevent fraudulent and scam payments on real-time payments.
- Visa Alias Directory: Alias Directory offers capabilities for clients to link Aliases, such as mobile numbers or email addresses, to payment credentials such as cards or bank accounts. Clients can manage the lifecycle of an Alias and resolve an Alias to receive the associated payment credential.
- Visa Pilot Program Enablement: The Visa Pilot Program enables eligible Visa clients to access a suite of Visa pilot APIs before launch commercially. The Visa Pilot Program Enablement launched as restricted.
- Visa Transaction Controls: Three new APIs launched as restricted.
- Card Management API
- Relationship Management API
- Flex Rules Management API
August 2022
Product Updates
- Visa Digital Enablement SDK: Product Available as Restricted.
- Visa Global ATM Locator: New version 3 endpoint launched -- Totals inquiry and ATMs inquiry
Platform Updates
- Community Platform: Check out the new "Explore" section on the Visa Developer Community where we will be hosting featured content and industry news!
- Partner Gallery: We've redesigned the Partner Gallery for an easier way to explore how our Partners have created innovative experiences with Visa’s platform and APIs.
July 2022
Product Updates
New Product Launch:
- Visa Account Updater (VAU) Acquirer API: VAU Acquirer API enables acquirers enrolled in VAU to access updates on account credentials for the card-on-file (COF) merchants that they have enrolled in VAU. The Acquirer API response provides updates that address reissuance and portfolio conversions, including account number changes, expiration date changes, closed account advice and contact cardholder advice. The Acquirer API provides a 3rd alternative for acquirers to get updated account credentials in addition to VAU file processing and Real Time VAU. For acquirers, this API brings the possibility to integrate their web-based applications with the VAU Acquirer API solution – allowing their customers to check for credential updates prior to submitting transactions for authorization and avoiding declined transactions due to out-of-date credentials. Learn More.
Product Updates:
- B2B Virtual Account Payment Method: Supplier Service -- version 2 of supplier details added.
- Guide Authentication
- Feedback API (Restricted)
- This API is used to receive feedback from clients on the Guide action status on their end. It will give clients the ability to confirm/decline registration and linking actions after the FIDO biometric operation step.
- Visa BIN Attribute Sharing Service -- Version 2 APIs Added
- Single BIN Lookup
- Full BIN List
Platform Updates
Browse All Products:
- Redesigned our Browse All Products page to enable better discoverability of the products that can meet users needs. This capability-based focus intends to make it easier for our users to understand the core functionality of each product. This improvement is the first of several changes that aim to address our growing product portfolio and enable our ability to scale.
June 2022
Platform Updates
- Navigation:
- Launched new site navigation providing an easier path for users to navigate to the most commonly used resources and tools.
- Browse All Products:
- Redesigned our Browse All Products page to enable better discoverability of the products that can meet users needs. This capability-based focus intends to make it easier for our users to understand the core functionality of each product. This improvement is the first of several changes that aim to address our growing product portfolio and enable our ability to scale.
- Dashboard:
- Adjusted messaging on several screens to better clarify warnings and instructions throughout the implementation process.
- Tab Component (Publishing):
- This tool allows content to be organized within tabs on one page. Users can seamlessly click the tab that holds the information they’re looking for, without scrolling and searching through a page.
May 2022
Platform Updates
- Resolved an issue where the Visa logo in the footer would open a 404 page. Clicking the logo will now open "Visa.com" in another tab.
April 2022
Product Updates
New Product Launch:
- Visa DPS Payment Account Solutions: Digital account and payment processing services that enable innovative financial solutions for DPS clients. Learn More
Platform Updates
- https://developer.visa.com/guides has been archived, the page will now redirect to “Working with Visa APIs”. This content is here to help you understand the end-to-end process of working with our APIs.
- New asset category of “Tools” under General Assets. From your project dashboard take a look at the latest tools to help support your development under “Assets”.
- Community updates to resolve navigation issues and address accessibility concerns
- New Background and Box Components (Publishing): These updated components for page authoring allow for greater functionality and design options when adding background colors and boxed sections to a web page. Authors now have new capabilities for background transparency and patterns as well as borders around page sections.
March 2022
Platform Updates
- A number of backend updates went live during this month to ensure our gateways and platforms are operating smoothly. No client-facing changes during this release.
February 2022
Welcome to the Visa Developer February 2022 Release Notes that include key features introduced in this release.
Platform Updates
- Enabled the ability to use 256 bit encryption for MLE. See https://developer.visa.com/pages/encryption_guide for more information
- Enhancements made to administrative panels to improve support experience.
January 2022
Welcome to the Visa Developer January 2022 Release Notes that include key features introduced in this release.
Product Updates
New Product Launch:
- Guide Authentication: Guide Authentication provides a simple and secure authentication mechanism to help mitigate fraud and reduce cart abandonment. Learn More (https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/guide-authentication)
Platform Updates
- Resolved an issue where the “promote” button was disabled if a certification was expiring. “Promote” will now be enabled if at least one valid non-expired MLE cert exists.
- Enhancements made to administrative panels to improve support experience.