Introduction

This process performs credit card validation and authorization. The credit card verification process consists of 2 processes.  

The first process validates the card number and the second verifies the billing address associated with the credit card. Please note that not all operations are supported by all GDS.

  1. Validation of the card number checks the credit card against the negative credit card file.
  2. Validation of the billing address checks numerical street address portion of of the credit card card and the zip code.       For example:  5301 Blue Lagoon Drive.  The process checks the "5301" and the zip code.
  3. Credit card authorization with Amount.

Restrictions:

  • Amadeus:
    • Creditcard number validation only is not supported, so you always have to authorize it. Hence, the  /CCValidationRQ/CreditCard/Authorization/CarrierCode field is mandatory. If no amount is given for Authorization/Amount, a default value of 1 is set.
    • Address validation support must be turned on in your office profile.
    • The following vendors are supported by Amadeus: AX, AU, CA, CB, CX, CG, DC, DS, EC, JC, GK, TC, TP, VI, XS.
    • In order to validate an address from an existing PNR, the RecordLocator and ElementNumber functionality can be used. Please see the schema for more information.
  • Apollo:
    • Creditcard number and address validation is supported only
    • Creditcard authorization is not supported
    • Address validation support is available on a contractual basis and access to this feature is controlled by the AAT
    • Address validation is supported for the following vendors: AX, CA, DS, VI.
    • Functionality to validate an address from an existing PNR with the RecordLocator and ElementNumber is not supported.
  • Galileo:
    • This transaction is not supported for Galileo.
  • Sabre:
    • Authorization is supported for the following vendors: AX, CA, DC, DS, TP, VI
    • Functionality to validate an address from an existing PNR with the RecordLocator and ElementNumber is not supported.
  • Worldspan:
    • Creditcard authorization and address validation is only supported at the same time. So separate Creditcard number validation or address validation is not supported. Hence, the /CCValidationRQ/CreditCard/Authorization/CarrierCode field is mandatory. If no amount is given for Authorization/Amount, a default value of 1 is set.
    • The IATA number must be specified in attribute /CCValidationRQ/@IATA
    • Address validation is supported by the following vendors: AX, CA, CB, DC, DC, DS, MC, VI
    • Authorization is supported for the following vendors: AX, BF, CA, CG, CB, DC, DL, DC, DS, EC, JC, MC, MD, TP, VI, XS