Visa Reason Code 10.2

What is

Visa Reason Code 10.2

?

A lost, stolen, or never-received card was used where chip technology should have been read but wasn't.

Why this happens

A valid (not counterfeit) card was used fraudulently in a card-present transaction where the EMV chip wasn't properly read.

What this means for each merchant

Like 10.1, this is a card-present liability-shift code and rarely applies to a pure e-commerce storefront.

Evidence that typicalls wins this

Terminal and chip-read transaction logs.

How to fight it

Pull the terminal's chip-read confirmation if the sale was in person; otherwise flag that this code doesn't apply to your transaction type.

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Common mistakes

Confusing this with online fraud and submitting the wrong evidence type.

How to prevent it

Keep point-of-sale hardware current on EMV chip support.

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