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The system also supports credit and debit cards.  The following functions are supported:

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Internal Check Digit Validation (CDV) and expiry date validation

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Online inquiry to Nat West

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Internal limits checking, and optional local ‘hot’ card file checks

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Off-line acceptance against floor limits

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End-of-day settlement including replay of off-line transactions

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Full reporting including unreconciled transactions

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Reversals on time-out, error or cancel

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Pass-through of encrypted PIN.

There is also a cashback function that allows a customer to obtain cash using a debit card in the
same manner as cheque cashing.

The card types supported will depend on which bank the store use, but typically credit and debit
cards such as VISA, Access, American Express, Switch and Delta can all be used.

Tender entry is as for normal tenders.  Account numbers and expiry dates are prompted for and
may be keyboard, Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR), or remote PIN pad-entered.