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TYPE TRANSACTION CARTE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Financial Institutions
DEF

The sort of card transaction performed.

OBS

card transaction type: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Institutions financières
DEF

Type de transaction de carte effectuée.

OBS

type de transaction de carte : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation(ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Banking
DEF

A type of online transaction too small to be handled by banks as individual transactions or too small to be processed efficiently with credit cards. Refers to sales of a few cents or fractions of a cent paid for with micropayments, e.g. buying a newspaper article for a quarter, paying a few cents a day to see a favourite comic strip, or renting software by the hour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Commerce électronique
  • Banque
DEF

Type de transaction électronique non traitée individuellement par les banques et non réglée par carte de crédit en raison de sa trop faible valeur. Il s’agit d’achats de quelques cents ou de fractions de cent réglés au moyen d’un micropaiement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Comercio electrónico
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Tipo de transacción electrónica que es demasiado pequeña para ser tratada por los bancos como transacciones individuales o de ser procesada eficientemente con tarjetas de crédito. Se refiere a las compras de unos centavos que se pagan con micropagos. Por ejemplo: la compra de un artículo de periódico por 25 centavos.

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