Real Time Indicators

The Real Time Indicators provide six data points in the Authorization/Sale transaction response message. This information includes the Prepaid Indicator, Affluence Indicator, Issuer Country Indicator, Card Type Indicator, Funding Source Indicator, and Virtual Account Number Indicator. Each of these pieces of information allows you to make a real time decision about how to proceed with the transaction. The sections that follow explain each indicator along with possible uses in your decision making process.