Visa Reason Code 12.2

What is

Visa Reason Code 12.2

?

The transaction was coded as the wrong type (e.g., a credit coded as a purchase, or vice versa).

Why this happens

A transaction-type coding error at the point of sale or in your payment integration mislabeled the transaction.

What this means for each merchant

Usually a gateway/integration bug — worth checking with your payment provider if you see more than one of these.

Evidence that typicalls wins this

Your system's record of the transaction type actually intended and processed.

How to fight it

Submit documentation showing the correct, intended transaction type.

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Common mistakes

Not validating transaction-type codes in your payment integration after a gateway update.

How to prevent it

Test transaction-type coding after any payment gateway or integration change.

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