Address Verification System (Avs) - VeriFone VX520 User Manual

Address Verification System (AVS) Response Codes:
The Address Verification System (AVS) is a feature that adds fraud protection on card-not-present transactions. The
numeric portion of the customer's street address and the ZIP code are compared against the information on file with the
card-issuing bank.
Code Description
X
Match-Address and 9-digit Zip Code
Y Match - Address and ZIP code (for Discover,
address only matches)
A
Partial - Address matches, ZIP code does not (for
Discover, both address and ZIP match)
W Partial - 9-digit ZIP code matches, address does
not (for Discover, no data from issuer)
Z
Partial - ZIP code matches, address does not
N
No match - Neither address nor ZIP code match
U Unavailable - AVS system unavailable or issuer
does not support AVS
R
Retry - Issuer's system unavailable or timed out
S Not supported - AVS not supported by issuer at
this time
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