Firearms & Tactical

MCC 5723 State Laws Split Online Firearm Processing as H.R. 1181 Waits in the Senate

Acquirers in California, Colorado, and New York must assign MCC 5723 to qualifying gun retailers, while Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Arkansas, and other states ban or restrict the code. The House passed H.R. 1181 on July 14, 2026 to preempt both sides, but the Senate has not acted.

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