Card Network Programs

Visa Dispute Condition 10.4 Evidence Rules Expand Across Tokens on October 24

Visa Compelling Evidence 3.0 under Dispute Condition 10.4 expands on October 24, 2026 to prior purchases on the same card or associated tokens, including across merchants an acquirer processed, when qualifying data elements match.

E-commerce 4 Internet Marketers Editorial
Authorize.Net

Mastercard Transaction Link ID Rule Reaches Recurring Charges October 23, Not December 1

Stripe, Checkout.com, and Worldpay documentation puts Mastercard's requirement that recurring and other merchant-initiated charges carry the original Transaction Link Identifier on October 23, 2026. The December 1, 2026 and January 31, 2027 dates now circulating match Worldpay's schedule for lifecycle linking, and Authorize.Net and NMI have not published TLID guidance.

E-commerce 4 Internet Marketers Editorial
Card Network Programs

Mastercard Scam Merchant Monitoring Triggers Force 72-Hour Acquirer Probes

Mastercard's Scam Merchant Monitoring Program, effective July 24, 2026 under bulletin GLB 12772, compresses scam-signal response into a 72-hour acquirer investigation clock that high-risk card-not-present stores cannot treat as optional ops theater.

E-commerce 4 Internet Marketers Editorial