Duplicate Processing or Paid by Other Means 12.6

Conditions

An issuer may initiate a dispute under Dispute Condition 12.6: Duplicate Processing/Paid by Other Means for the following reason:

One of the following:

  • A single transaction was processed more than once using the same account number.
  • Cardholder paid for the same merchandise or service by other means.
  • For an ATM transaction, a shared deposit adjustment was processed more than once.

Time Limit

120 calendar days from the Transaction Processing Date

Dependencies

For Duplicate Processing:

  • Certification of the date and Acquirer Reference Number of the valid Transaction
  • For a Shared Deposit Adjustment, certification of the first Adjustment date and amount

For Transactions that were paid by other means all of the following, as applicable:

  • Certification that the Cardholder attempted to resolve the dispute with the Merchant, unless prohibited by applicable laws or regulations
  • Evidence that the Merchant received payment by other means, including:
    • The Acquirer Reference Number or other Transaction information, if paid by a Visa Card
    • A statement, if paid by another card
    • A cash receipt
    • A copy of the front and back of a cancelled check
  • If the Merchant billed the Cardholder because the Merchant was unable to collect payment for a voucher received from a third party, evidence that the Merchant accepted the voucher for payment for the merchandise or service (for example: a rental contract showing that the voucher was accepted by the Merchant)

Validations

  • Original and duplicate transaction(s) have the same CardAcceptorId
  • Original and duplicate transaction(s) have the same Transaction Amount

Related Questionnaires

Visa Charged More Than Once Questionnaire