Reason codes supported in Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated September 20, 2024
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  • This section lists the Mastercard Reason codes that are supported in Financial Services Operations Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard.

    About Mastercard Reason Codes

    Reason codes are used by Mastercard to categorize disputes. The reason codes listed below determine what information needs to be collected from a cardholder and ultimately whether a transaction is eligible to be disputed. These reason codes, the associated questions/ questionnaires, and transaction-level eligibility guidance are all pre-configured in Dispute Management.

    Table 1. Reason codes supported in Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard
    Reason code Description
    Fraud: When the cardholder states that he or she did not participate or authorize the transaction(s).
    4837 No Cardholder Authorization
    4849 Questionable Merchant Activity
    4870 Chip Liability Shift
    4871 Chip/PIN Liability Shift
    Authorization: When the cardholder states that authorization was required but it was not obtained to process the transaction.
    4808 Required Authorization Not Obtained
    4808 Expired Chargeback Protection Period
    4808 Multiple Authorization Requests
    4808 Cardholder
    4808 Transit First Ride Risk (FRR) Claims
    Point of Interaction Errors: When the transaction was not appropriately processed per card network rules at the time of the transaction.
    4834 Transaction Amount Differs
    4834 Late Presentment
    4834 Currency Errors
    4834 Cardholder Debited More than Once for the Same Goods or Services
    4834 ATM Disputes
    4834 Loss, Theft, or Damages
    4834 Merchant Credit Correcting Error Resulting in Cardholder Currency Exchange Loss
    4834 Improper Merchant Surcharge (Select Countries only)
    4834 Unreasonable Amount (EEA, Gibraltar, United Kingdom)
    Cardholder Disputes: When the cardholder has a dispute with a merchant over the quality or receipt of goods or services.
    4853 Issuer Dispute of a Recurring Transaction
    4853 Cardholder dispute of a recurring transaction
    4853 Travel/Entertainment Services Not Provided/Not as Described and Merchant Voucher Issued
    4853 Failed Travel Merchant
    4853 Travel/Entertainment Services Cancelled/Returned and Credit Not Processed
    4853 Goods or Services Not Provided
    4853 No-Show Hotel Charge
    4853 Addendum Dispute
    4853 Credit Not Processed
    4853 Goods/Services not as Described or Defective
    4853 Digital Goods $25 or less
    4853 Counterfeit Goods
    4853 Timeshare
    4853 Transaction Did Not Complete
    4853 Credit Posted as a Purchase
    4850 Installment Billing Dispute
    4854 Cardholder Dispute Not Classified Elsewhere (US)