Visa Mandates
Technical changes and enhancement for acquirers, issuers, processors, and vendors
| Date | Article | Description | Affected Regions | Affected Countries | Mandate Flag | Test Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-12 | 1.1 | Support of Global Processing Alignment for Acquirers | Global | Global | Yes | Yes |
| 2025-10-18 | 1.3 | Changes to Support Visa Flexible Credential Service | Global | Global | Yes | Yes |
| 2026-08-01 | 2.1 | Changes to Edit Package | Global | Global | Yes | No |
| 2025-06-29 | 3.14 | Changes to the Authorization Gateway Service for Discover and Diners Club International POS Transactions | Global | Global | Yes | No |
| 2026-08-01 | 4.1 | New Visa Clearing Exchange | Global | Global | Yes | Yes |
| 2026-08-01 | 4.2 | Changes to Support New TC 54 Visa Clearing Exchange Table Update Record Transactions | Global | Global | Yes | Yes |
| 2025-10-11 | 4.10 | Introduction of the New Visa Account Attack Intelligence Score in the AP, CEMEA, and LAC Regions | Global | Global | Yes | No |
| 2025-10-11 | 4.11 | Changes to Support the Global Acceptor ID Framework | Global | Global | Yes | No |
| 2025-07-19 | 5.3 | Requirement to Provide Issuer-Offered Click to Pay for Visa Credentials | Global | Global | Yes | No |
| 2025-04-01 | 7.4.1 | Introduction of Visa Commercial Choice Select in Canada | Canada | Canada | Yes | Yes |
| 2025-10-01 | 7.4.2 | New Interchange Fee Program for Visa Commercial Choice Select in Canada | Canada | Canada | Yes | Yes |
| 2025-10-01 | 9.3.4 | Requirement to Support Limited Acceptance Transactions for Merchants in Europe | Europe | Europe | Yes | No |
| 2025-10-01 | 11.3.1 | Requirement to Support All Optional ATM Services | US | US | Yes | No |
| 2025-10-01 | 11.3.3 | Support for Managed Services on the Plus Network | US | US | Yes | No |
