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Payflow Link User’s Guide 43

Transaction Responses

AVS Results

Any one of the following results can appear in the AVS Street Match and AVS ZIP Match

fields on the Transaction Detail page:

NOTE: Results can vary on the same Transaction Detail page. In other words, AVS Street

Match = Y and AVS ZIP Match = N (and vice versa) could appear on the same

Transaction Detail page. Also note that sometimes when service is unavailable, no

code at all will be returned.

Card Security Code Result Codes

The card security code is a 3- or 4-digit number (not part of the credit card number) that

appears on the credit card. Because the card security code appears only on the card and not on

receipts or statements, the card security code provides some assurance that the physical card is

in the possession of the buyer.

NOTE: This fraud prevention tool has various names, depending on the card type. Visa calls it

CVV2 and MasterCard calls it CVC2. To ensure that your customers see a consistent

name, PayPal recommends use of the term

card security code on all end-user materials.

NOTE: Check with your acquiring bank to determine whether they support Card Security Code

validation.

On most cards, the card security code appears on the back of the card (usually in the signature

field). All or part of the card number appears before the card security code (567 in the

example). For American Express, the 4-digit number (1122 in the example) is printed on the

front of the card, above and to the right of the embossed account number.

TABLE A.4 AVS Result Codes

Result Meaning

Y Information submitted matches information on file with cardholder's bank.

N Information submitted does not match information on file with the cardholder's

bank.

X Cardholder's bank does not support AVS checking for this information.