Decline Codes

Standardized decline codes returned during transaction to indicate the reason a card transaction was not approved.

Debit Card Decline Codes

Debit card transactions initiated may be declined due to a variety of reasons during transaction processing. These declines may occur as a result of issuer validations, card status restrictions, account conditions, or network-level authorization checks.

In certain cases, transactions may also fail due to system-level validation errors generated prior to submission to the card network.

Decline CodeDescription
DC-0001Issuer System Error.
DC-0003Transaction Not Permitted at this merchant.
DC-0004Suspected Fraud.
DC-0005Do Not Honor.
DC-0010Partial Approval. The full amount was not authorized.
DC-0013Transaction Exceeds Maximum Limit.
DC-0014Invalid Card Details.
DC-0019System Error.
DC-0039Account linked to Card not found.
DC-0041Card Lost.
DC-0042Card Stolen.
DC-0046Card Inactive or Cancelled.
DC-0046Card Inactive or Cancelled.
DC-0051Insufficient Funds.
DC-0054Expired Card or Invalid Expiration Date.
DC-0055Invalid PIN.
DC-0057Transaction Not Permitted.
DC-0061Transaction Exceeds Allowed Amount Limit.
DC-0062Card Restricted.
DC-0062Card Frozen.
DC-0063Security Violation.
DC-0065Transaction Exceeds Allowed Count Limit.
DC-0065Card Inactive.
DC-0075Maximum PIN Attempts Exceeded.
DC-0082Card Verification failed - Invalid CVV.
DC-0086Card Verification failed - Invalid PIN.
DC-0092Transaction Timeout.
DC-0093Cash Service Not Available.
DC-0094Card Verification failed - Invalid CVV2.

Prepaid Card Decline Codes

Prepaid card transactions may be declined due to authorization failures, card restrictions, balance limitations, or security validation errors during transaction processing.

These decline responses are returned when the transaction cannot be successfully authorized by the issuer or when the request violates card or account-level controls configured for the prepaid program. The following decline codes may be returned when a prepaid card transaction is declined.

Decline CodeDescription
PC-0001Issuer System Error.
PC-0003Transaction Not Permitted at this merchant.
PC-0004Suspected Fraud.
PC-0005Do Not Honor.
PC-0010Partial Approval. The full amount was not authorized.
PC-0013Transaction Exceeds Maximum Limit.
PC-0014Invalid Card Details.
PC-0019System Error.
PC-0039Account linked to Card not found.
PC-0041Card Lost.
PC-0042Card Stolen.
PC-0046Card Inactive or Cancelled.
PC-0046Card Inactive or Cancelled.
PC-0051Insufficient Funds.
PC-0054Expired Card or Invalid Expiration Date.
PC-0055Invalid PIN.
PC-0057Transaction Not Permitted.
PC-0061Transaction Exceeds Allowed Amount Limit.
PC-0062Card Restricted.
DC-0062Card Frozen.
PC-0063Security Violation.
PC-0065Transaction Exceeds Allowed Count Limit.
PC-0065Card Inactive.
PC-0075Maximum PIN Attempts Exceeded.
PC-0082Card Verification failed - Invalid CVV.
PC-0086Card Verification failed - Invalid PIN.
PC-0092Transaction Timeout.
PC-0093Cash Service Not Available.
PC-0094Card Verification failed - Invalid CVV2.

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