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Record 1 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Loans
DEF

A security measure that matches the address provided by the customer with the billing address for the credit card used for the purchase.

CONT

In 1996, VISA/MasterCard introduced a new regulation requiring all businesses that manually key in the majority of their credit card transactions to have a special fraud prevention feature on their credit card processing equipment, referred to as an address verification system.

OBS

Record created as part of a collaborative pilot project between the Université du Québec à Hull and the Terminology and Standardization Directorate of the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Prêts et emprunts
DEF

Caractéristique de prévention des fraudes pour le traitement des cartes de crédit [qui] vérifie que l'adresse de facturation donnée par le client au moment de l'achat correspond à celle du titulaire de la carte.

OBS

Fiche réalisée dans le cadre d'un projet pilote de collaboration entre l'Université du Québec à Hull et la Direction de la terminologie et de la normalisation du Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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