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DISCLAIMER
This Discover® Contact D-PAS: Discover® Quick Chip Implementation Guide (this “Guide”) provides
implementation guidance to assist Acquirers, Merchants, Issuers and approved network participants with
support for Discover® Quick Chip and is subject to change by Discover at any time without notice to any
party. Neither this Guide nor any other document or communication creates any binding obligation upon
any of the Discover Parties, Acquirers, Merchants, Issuer or any other approved network participant. If
Acquirer, Merchant or third party seeks to support Discover Quick Chip, this Guide identifies Discover’s
requirements with respect to Chip Card Terminal testing and certification services.
This Guide is provided "AS IS" "WHERE IS" and "WITH ALL FAULTS". None of the Discover Parties
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Guide.
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used as the operating name for DFS, Discover® means the officers, directors, employees and the network,
systems, and processes, including hardware, software, and personnel, maintained by the Discover Parties
to support Card Issuance and Card Acceptance programs operated by Issuers, Merchants, and Acquirers
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Table of Contents
1

2

3

4

5

Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
1.1

Audience ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

1.2

Scope of the Guide --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

1.3

Organization of this Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7

1.4

Reference Materials -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

Overview of Discover Quick Chip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9
2.1

Discover Quick Chip versus Standard EMV Transaction Processing ------------------------------------ 9

2.2

Discover Quick Chip Transaction Processing Flow ----------------------------------------------------------- 9

2.3

Other Features of Discover Quick Chip Transactions ------------------------------------------------------ 12

2.3.1

Online Authorization ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12

2.3.2

Support for Discover Quick Chip by AID ---------------------------------------------------------------- 12

2.3.3

Cash Over Transactions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

Discover Quick Chip Transaction Processing ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13
3.1

Transaction Amount Selection ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

3.2

Initiate Application Selection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

3.3

Read Application Data --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

3.4

Offline Data Authentication --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

3.5

Processing Restrictions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

3.6

Cardholder Verification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13

3.7

Terminal Risk Management -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

3.8

First Terminal Action Analysis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

3.9

First Card Action Analysis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

3.10

Second Terminal Action Analysis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14

3.11

Second Card Action Analysis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15

3.12

Online Authorization ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15

3.13

Transaction Completion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15

3.14

Issuer Authentication, Card Status Updates and Issuer Scripts ----------------------------------------- 15

3.15

Chip Card Terminals with Non-Zero Floor Limit ------------------------------------------------------------- 15

Acquirer and Merchant Certification Requirements --------------------------------------------------------- 17
4.1

New EMV Deployments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

4.2

Previously-certified Deployments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

Issuer Considerations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
5.1

Transaction Amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19

5.2

Issuer Updates to Cards------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

5.2.1

Issuer Scripts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

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5.2.2

Card Status Update (CSU) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

5.3

CVM Selection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

5.4

Cardholder Experience -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

List of Figures
Figure 1 – Comparison of Standard EMV and Typical Discover Quick Chip Transactions (Signature) .... 10
Figure 2 – Standard EMV versus Discover Quick Chip Transaction Processing Flow .............................. 11

List of Tables
Table 1 – Reference Documents ...................................................................................................................8

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Revision Status
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Status

Date

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Release

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1 Introduction
This Guide describes the modified D-PAS deployment procedures that are required to implement
Discover Quick Chip.
The objective of Discover Quick Chip is to offer Merchants increased flexibility in connection with
EMV implementation that may help Merchants streamline Chip Card transaction processing on Chip
Card Terminals.
This Guide does not replace any Discover Program Documents, DCI International Operations Manual
[DCI IOM], PULSE Operating Rules and Procedure [PULSE ORP] or the documents referenced
therein. Where applicable, Acquirers, Merchants, Issuers and approved network participants should
refer to the reference documents and other documentation and specifications provided by DFS and
listed in Section1.4 of this Guide. It is assumed that the intended audience is familiar with these
documents.
Discover® is a registered mark of DFS Services LLC (DFS). EMV™ is a registered trademark in the
U.S. and other countries, and is an unregistered trademark in other countries. The registered
trademark is owned by EMVCo.

1.1

Audience
This Guide is primarily for Acquirers that support Discover Quick Chip, and provides information for
Issuers regarding the processing of Discover Quick Chip Transactions.
This Guide may also be used by Acquirer Processors, Merchant Processors, third party processors,
and/or other entities responsible for implementing components and services required to support
Discover Quick Chip.
For the purposes of this Guide, a Merchant is treated the same as an Acquirer, unless otherwise
indicated.

1.2

Scope of the Guide
This Guide highlights the Chip Card Terminal and processing requirements to support Discover
Quick Chip, and to describe the impacts on Issuers and other third parties.

1.3

Organization of this Guide
This Guide is divided into the following sections:

1.4

•

Section 2: Overview of Discover Quick Chip – provides an overview of how Discover Quick
Chip processing works and how it compares with standard EMV processing.

•

Section 3: Discover Quick Chip Transaction Processing – describes the steps in a Discover
Quick Chip Transaction and specific implementation requirements for enabling Discover Quick
Chip Transactions.

•

Section 4: Acquirer and Merchant Certification Requirements – outlines the certification
requirements for new EMV deployments, and those previously D-PAS certified.

•

Section 5: Issuer Considerations – provides guidance for Issuers to correctly process Discover
Quick Chip Transactions.

Reference Materials
The documents listed in the following table are referenced in this Guide using the abbreviations
provided. Before using any of these documents, please check for any updates with your DFS
representative.

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Table 1 – Reference Documents
Document
Type

Source

Reference

Discover Contact D-PAS: Acquirer
Implementation Guide

1

[DFS CT D-PAS: AIG]

Discover Contact D-PAS: Certification Guide
for Issuers and Acquirers

1

[DFS CT D-PAS: CG]

Discover Contact D-PAS: Terminal
Application Specification

1

[CT D-PAS: TS]

Discover Acquirer Operating Regulations

1

[DN AOR]

DCI International Operations Manual

1

[DCI IOM]

PULSE Operating Rules and Procedure

1

[PULSE ORP]

Agreement with Discover Party governing
Card Acceptance (the Acquirer Agreement or
Acquirer Processor Agreement, as applicable)

1

[AGR]

Agreement
EMVCo
Documents

EMV. Integrated Circuit Card Specifications
for Payment Systems, version 4.2. June 2011

2

[EMV 4.2]

D-PAS
Documents

Specifications
Operating
Regulations

Title

Key:
1 = Available from your Implementation Manager.
2 = Available from the EMVCo website: http://www.emvco.com
In the event of a conflict between this Guide and:
•

the Agreement, the Agreement shall govern;

•

the Operating Regulations generally with respect to Card Issuance or Card Acceptance, the
Operating Regulations shall govern;

•

the D-PAS Application Specification with respect to Discover Quick Chip, this Guide shall
govern;

•

the D-PAS Certification Guide with respect to testing and certification of Chip Card Terminal
support for Discover® Quick Chip, the D-PAS Certification Guide will govern.

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2 Overview of Discover Quick Chip
As used in this Guide, “Discover Quick Chip” means the Chip Card Terminal implementation option
offered by Discover that uses the modified EMV Transaction flow described below.
Discover Quick Chip reduces the time that a Chip Card is in a Chip Card Terminal by allowing:
•

the Chip Card Transaction to start before the Card transaction amount is final; and

•

the Chip Card to be removed from the Chip Card Terminal before receipt of the Authorization
Response.

Discover Quick Chip modifies the EMV Transaction flow by enabling certain Transaction processes to
complete after a Chip Card is removed from a Chip Card Terminal. However, it does not change other
standard EMV processes such as Card personalization.
Discover Quick Chip may be implemented for use at any Chip Card Terminal, but is particularly relevant
in environments such as multi-lane retail and quick service restaurants.

2.1

Discover Quick Chip versus Standard EMV Transaction Processing
Discover Quick Chip performs all standard EMV Transaction processes, except post-Authorization
Card processing.
The primary differences between Discover Quick Chip and standard EMV processing are:

2.2

•

Confirmation of final Card Transaction amount: With Discover Quick Chip, the Chip Card
Terminal is not required to wait for confirmation of the final Transaction amount before
completing Cardholder Verification Method (CVM) processing and requesting data for the online
Authorization from the Chip Card. Instead, a placeholder amount can be used until the actual
amount is known.
Where a placeholder amount is used, all offline CRM processes that use Transaction amounts,
such as profile and CVM selection, are based on the placeholder amount and not the final
Transaction amount.

•

Authorization Response: The Chip Card is not required to remain in the Chip Card Terminal
until the Authorization Response is received from the Issuer.

Discover Quick Chip Transaction Processing Flow
The following Figure shows a comparison between a standard EMV Transaction and a Discover
Quick Chip Transaction, where Signature is the chosen CVM.

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Figure 1 – Comparison of Standard EMV and Typical Discover Quick Chip Transactions
(Signature)
Standard EMV Transaction
Card in Reader
Remove Card

Insert Card

Determine transaction amount

Print + sign
receipt

Online authorization
Initial EMV
processing

Card
update

Discover Quick Chip Transaction
Card in Reader
Insert Card

Remove Card

Determine transaction amount

Online authorization

Placeholder amount used until actual amount known

Print + sign
receipt

Initial EMV processing while
goods are scanned

In a standard EMV Transaction, the final Chip Card Transaction amount is provided to the Chip Card
in order to provide authentication data to the Chip Card Terminal. The Transaction is then processed,
Online Authorization and Card update take place, and a receipt is issued (and signed, if Signature is
the preferred CVM).
In a Discover Quick Chip Transaction, the Chip Card may be inserted into the Chip Card Terminal
and the initial EMV processing carried out at any point while the goods are being scanned. Once the
initial EMV processing is complete and the Card produces a cryptogram for online Authorization, the
Chip Card can be removed from the Chip Card Terminal. Card removal may therefore occur before
the final Transaction amount is known.
For Discover Quick Chip Transactions there are:
•

No Card updates

•

No final cryptogram

•

No possibility of offline approval if online Authorization not possible

•

No support at ATMs.

In addition, all offline CRM processes that use Transaction amounts are based on the placeholder
Chip Card Transaction amount, not the final Transaction amount.
The following diagram shows the detailed steps for a standard EMV Transaction. The right hand
column indicates the functions that are performed differently by Chip Card Terminals that support
Discover Quick Chip.

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Figure 2 – Standard EMV versus Discover Quick Chip Transaction Processing Flow

Terminal

Chip Card

Mandatory Process

Key:
Optional Process

Use final amount if known
or placeholder

Pre-Transaction Processing:

Amount selection

Chip Card Insertion/
Answer to Reset

Chip Card is inserted

Terminal powers up Chip
Card and establishes
communication

Same as standard EMV

Step 1: Initiate
Application Selection

Provides supported
applications

Identifies and selects
an application

If Quick Chip is supported by AID/
BIN range, confirm it is allowed for
the selected application

Step 2: initiate Application
Processing

Provides application
capabilities and
location of data

Initiates Transaction

Step 3: Read
Application Data

Provides application data

Requests and stores
application data

Same as standard EMV

Step 4: Offline Data
Authentication

If DDA: Chip Card
generates security data

If SDA or DDA: Terminal
validates chip data

Same as standard EMV

Identifies Transaction
restrictions

Same as standard EMV

Pre-Transaction Processing:

Step 5: Processing
restrictions
Step 6: Cardholder
verification
Step 7: Terminal Risk
Management

Validates Cardholder
If offline PIN: Terminal
sends PIN to Chip Card

If requested: Card provides risk
management counters

Performs a series of risk
checks

Either zero floor limit or
another method to ensure
Transaction is sent online

Recommends Transaction be
declined, sent online or approved

Transaction must always be
sent online. Terminal requests
ARQC from the Card

Determines if Transaction is
declined, sent online or approved

If CDA: Terminal validates
Card

Step 11: Second
Terminal Action
Analysis

Conclusion of Processing:

Chip Card Deactivation
and Removal

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Executes Authorization

Same as standard EMV, but
not performed until after
completion of EMV process

Recommends Transaction be
declined or approved

Always sends ARC of Z3
requesting Card decline
Card always responds with
AAC with no CDA: Terminal
then prompts for Card
removal

Card determines if Transaction
is to be declined or approved
If CDA: Card generates security data
If CDA: Terminal validates Card

Step 13: Transaction
Completion
Step 14: Issuer to Card
Script Processing

All decisions are made
online so Card always
returns ARQC

If CDA: Card generates security data

Step 10: Online
Processing

Step 12: Second Card
Action Analysis

Same as standard EMV

If offline PIN: Card provides
PIN-related details & validation

Step 8: First Terminal
Action Analysis
Step 9: First Card Action
Analysis

Profile selection cannot
use the Transaction
amount

Executes approval or decline
If present: Card processes
scripts

Same as standard EMV, but
card will not return CDA

If present: Terminal sends
scripts to Chip Card

Not performed

Terminal prints receipt and
deactivates Chip Card

Standard EMV except no
Card deactivation as Card
already been removed

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2.3
2.3.1

Other Features of Discover Quick Chip Transactions
Online Authorization
Discover Quick Chip Transactions are authorized online. If the Issuer does not approve the
Transaction, or if no response to the Authorization Request is received, the Terminal declines the
Transaction.

2.3.2

Support for Discover Quick Chip by AID
Chip Card Terminals may be configured to support Discover Quick Chip by Application Identifier
(AID) to avoid interoperability issues when a Chip Card is presented that does not work with a Quick
Chip Terminal.

2.3.3

Cash Over Transactions
Discover Quick Chip may be used for cash over (‘cash back’) Transactions, subject to the standard
rules in the Agreement [AGR] and Operating Regulations governing these Transactions, and
provided such functionality is supported by the Card settings.

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3 Discover Quick Chip Transaction Processing
This section describes the steps in a Discover Quick Chip Transaction.

3.1

Transaction Amount Selection
Before beginning a Discover Quick Chip Transaction, the Terminal determines whether to use the
final Transaction amount or a placeholder.
•

If the actual Transaction amount is known at the time the Card is inserted in the Terminal, the
Discover Quick Chip Transaction is completed using this amount.

•

If the actual Transaction amount is not known, a placeholder amount is used.

The placeholder amount is used to generate a cryptogram and is also included in Field 55, Tag 9F02
(Amount, Authorized). The placeholder amount should be greater than the Terminal floor limit to
ensure that all Discover Quick Chip Transactions are sent online for Authorization, unless a certified
proprietary method is used to provide online authorization.

3.2

Initiate Application Selection
DFS recommends that Chip Card Terminals support Discover Quick Chip by AID, with the Terminal
default settings indicating that Discover Quick Chip is not supported.
Before starting a Transaction, the Chip Card Terminal must perform the following steps:
1. Determine which AIDs are supported by both the Card and the Chip Card Terminal.
2. Select the application to be used in the same way as standard EMV, including processing of
the U.S. Common Debit AID if present and applicable.
Application Selection may be performed using either the directory or the “List of AIDs” method,
although the Directory method is recommended to add additional processing efficiency if
supported by the Card.
3. Confirm that Discover Quick Chip is allowed for the selected AID.
If Discover Quick Chip is not allowed, the Transaction must be restarted using the standard
EMV Transaction flow once the final Transaction amount is known. During the Transaction
restart, the Chip Card Terminal should not prompt the user to remove the Card.

3.3

Read Application Data
This step is performed in the same way as standard EMV Transactions.

3.4

Offline Data Authentication
This step is performed in the same way as standard EMV Transactions.

3.5

Processing Restrictions
This step is performed in the same way as standard EMV Transactions.

3.6

Cardholder Verification
Discover Quick Chip may use any of the following CVMs that are available for use in standard EMV
Transactions:
•

Online PIN

•

Offline PIN

•

Signature

•

No CVM

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CVMs are processed as follows:
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If PIN is the chosen CVM but the final Transaction amount is not yet known, the PIN entry
device must not display a Transaction amount.
o If Offline PIN is the chosen CVM, the Cardholder is informed of the result by the PIN
entry device.
o If Online PIN is the chosen CVM, the PIN entered is encrypted into a PIN Block for
inclusion in the Authorization Request, in accordance with the Payment Card Industry
PCI PED requirements.

•

If Signature is the chosen CVM, the Transaction amount must not be printed or displayed by
the Chip Card Terminal until the Authorization Response is received.

Note: If the CVM list includes rules based on Transaction amount and a placeholder amount is used,
CVM selection is based on the placeholder amount, not the final Transaction amount.

3.7

Terminal Risk Management
This step is performed in the same way as standard EMV Transactions.
The Terminal floor limit should be set to zero to ensure that online Authorization is performed for the
Chip Card Transaction. If the Terminal floor limit is set to an amount other than zero (for example,
the Acquirer or Merchant has implemented non-zero floor limits for non-Discover Quick Chip EMV
Transactions), the Terminal may use a certified proprietary method to ensure that online
Authorization is performed for the Quick Chip Transaction.

3.8

First Terminal Action Analysis
This step is performed in the same way as standard EMV Transactions.
The result should always be that the Terminal requests an Authorization Request Cryptogram
(ARQC) from the Card.
The Transaction amount that is sent to the Card in the GENERATE AC command is either the final
Transaction amount or the placeholder amount (see Section 3.1).

3.9

First Card Action Analysis
This step is performed in the same way as standard EMV Transactions.
The Chip Card may return an ARQC or an Application Authentication Cryptogram (AAC).
The next step depends on the result of the First Card Action Analysis:
•

If the Chip Card returns an AAC, the Chip Card Terminal must decline the Chip Card
Transaction and prompt the Cardholder to remove the Card.

•

If the Card returns an ARQC, the Terminal stores the ARQC and associated data in preparation
for creating an online Authorization Request, and proceeds to the Second Terminal Action
Analysis step.

3.10 Second Terminal Action Analysis
Unlike a standard EMV Transaction, a Chip Card Terminal that supports Discover Quick Chip
performs the second Terminal and Card Action Analysis steps before requesting online
Authorization.
In the Second Terminal Action Analysis step, the Chip Card Terminal terminates the Discover Quick
Chip Transaction so that the Chip Card can be powered down and removed from the Terminal. It
does this by sending an Authorization Response Code (Tag 8A) with a value of Z3 (Unable to go
online/Offline Declined) to the kernel. The kernel will send a second GENERATE AC command to
the Card containing an Authorization Response Code (ARC) set to Z3.

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Note: The use of Z3 does not mean that the Terminal was actually unable to perform online
Authorization for the Chip Card Transaction. Instead, Z3 is used to force the Chip Card to issue an
AAC and terminate the Chip Card Transaction.

3.11 Second Card Action Analysis
The Card returns an AAC.
The Chip Card Terminal completes standard EMV processing and prompts for the Chip Card to be
removed from the Chip Card Terminal.

3.12 Online Authorization
Online Authorization is required for all Discover Quick Chip Transactions. It is performed by the Chip
Card Terminal once the final Transaction amount is known, and after the Chip Card is removed from
the Terminal.
The amount that was used to generate the ARQC is sent in Field 55, Tag 9F02 (Amount, Authorized)
of the Authorization Request. All other tags in Field 55, as specified in CDOL1, contain the data used
to generate the cryptogram in the First Card Action Analysis step.
The final Transaction amount is sent in Field 4 (Transaction Amount) of the Authorization Request.
If online Authorization is not possible, the Chip Card Transaction must be declined. The Terminal
should display the same message to the Cardholder as it would in other cases where online
Authorization is not possible.

3.13 Transaction Completion
This step is performed in the same way as standard EMV Transactions.
If Signature was the chosen CVM during EMV processing, the Cardholder should be prompted to
sign the receipt or use the electronic signature capture device once the Issuer Authorization has
been received. The receipt can then be printed, showing the final Transaction amount.
The rules for signature verification are the same for Discover Quick Chip as for other signature-based
Chip Card or magnetic stripe Card Transactions. Please refer to the relevant Agreement and
Operating Regulations for details.

3.14 Issuer Authentication, Card Status Updates and Issuer Scripts
Because the Card was withdrawn from the Terminal, it is not available to process Issuer
Authentication (Authorization Response Cryptogram - ARPC), Card Status Updates (CSUs) or Issuer
scripts.
Issuer Authentication is not required for Discover Quick Chip Transactions, because the Transaction
is approved or declined according to the Issuer's decision in the Authorization Response Message.
The Chip Card Terminal application must ignore any Issuer Authentication Data or Issuer Scripts that
appear in the Authorization Response.

3.15 Chip Card Terminals with Non-Zero Floor Limit
This section describes implementation requirements for Chip Card Terminals with a non-zero floor
limit.
If Discover Quick Chip is implemented at a Chip Card Terminal with a non-zero floor limit, one of the
following alternatives must be applied:
•

Set the Terminal floor limit to zero for all Transactions

•

Set the Terminal floor limit to zero for Discover Quick Chip Transactions, if permitted by the
Terminal application

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If the floor limit cannot be set to zero, ensure that the placeholder amount exceeds the floor
limit

•

Use a certified proprietary mechanism defined by the Terminal vendor to ensure that Discover
Quick Chip Transactions are sent online.

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4 Acquirer and Merchant Certification Requirements
D-PAS Host certification for Acquirers and Merchants is not impacted by Discover Quick Chip. Discover
Quick Chip is certified at the Terminal level.
The Discover Quick Chip Terminal Certification Test Plan contains fewer test cases compared with
standard EMV Chip Card Terminal certification. When Acquirers or Processors choose to support
Discover Quick Chip, they will need to evaluate how to adapt their certification processes to support
the Discover Quick Chip test plan in addition to the existing certification processes for standard EMV.
Merchants and Acquirers can support both Discover Quick Chip and standard EMV processing.

4.1

New EMV Deployments
For deployments of new Chip Card Terminals that will support only Discover Quick Chip
Transactions, DFS has created a streamlined Terminal End-To-End test plan. This test plan contains
fewer test cases than the plan for Chip Card Terminals supporting full EMV functionality.
Please refer to the [DFS CT D-PAS: CG] for details on certification.

4.2

Previously-certified Deployments
Discover Quick Chip does not impact EMVCo Level 1 or 2 approval.
For Chip Card Terminals already certified to support standard EMV, regression testing should be
conducted when implementing Discover Quick Chip. DFS has created a test plan that includes
regression testing and Discover Quick Chip-specific tests that should be performed before Terminal
deployment.

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5 Issuer Considerations
Chip Cards issued on any of the Discover AIDs may be used at Discover Quick Chip Terminals. Issuers
do not need to do anything to enable Chip Cards for Discover Quick Chip. However, this section
highlights some potential impacts on Issuers when Chip Cards are used at Discover Quick Chip
Terminals.

5.1

Transaction Amount
The Amount, Authorized (Tag 9F02) value in Field 55 of the Authorization Request Message received
by Issuers may be different from the Transaction amount in Field 4. To prevent problems processing
Discover Quick Chip Transactions, Issuers should confirm that:
•

The Amount, Authorized value in Field 55 is used only for cryptogram validation and not for
financial Authorization

•

The value in Field 4 of the Authorization Message is used for financial Authorization

•

Any mismatch between the Amount, Authorized and Field 4 should not be the sole reason for
declining Authorization Requests for Chip Card Transactions.

Corresponding amounts will also be different in clearing messages that contain Field 55 data. If the
Issuer validates the ARQC in a clearing message, they must do so using the Amount, Authorized
value in Field 55. Any processing that reconciles clearing and Authorization messages must use the
Transaction amounts in other fields and not the Amount, Authorized value.

5.2

Issuer Updates to Cards
This section outlines processing changes applicable to Discover Quick Chip that impact Card update
processing.

5.2.1

Issuer Scripts
Discover Quick Chip Transactions do not support Issuer scripts because the Chip Card is removed
from the Chip Card Terminal before the Authorization Response is received. Issuers therefore
cannot rely on scripts being transmitted to their Cards during every Transaction. As Chip Card
Terminals will vary in support of Discover Quick Chip, Issuers should be aware that their risk
management controls will not be consistently applied.
At a Discover Quick Chip Terminal, all functionality managed with scripting will be affected. Issuers
cannot, therefore, rely on scripts to block Cards that are reported as lost or stolen being supported
at all Chip Card Terminals. Issuers should use the script counter along with the “Issuer Script
Received” and “Issuer Script Failed” indicators in the Card Verification Results (CVR) to determine
when a script was successfully processed by the Card.

5.2.2

Card Status Update (CSU)
Because the Chip Card is removed from a Discover Quick Chip Terminal before receipt of the
Authorization Response, any updates to the Card contained in the CSU (for example, reset of
offline risk management counters, update to PIN Try Counter) will not be processed at Chip Card
Terminals supporting Discover Quick Chip.
Issuers may need to resend the same CSU in multiple subsequent online Authorizations, to ensure
that updates are processed.

5.3

CVM Selection
If the CVM list includes rules based on Chip Card Transaction amount and a placeholder amount is
used, CVM selection is based on the placeholder amount, not the final Transaction amount.

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Date: July 12, 2016

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5.4

Cardholder Experience
As some Merchants may not implement Discover Quick Chip, Cardholder experience will vary from
place to place when using the same Card. This difference may result in call center activity and require
additional customer service representative training.
Issuers may want to make Cardholders aware of the changes that Discover Quick Chip introduces,
and the impact it may have on Chip Card Transactions.

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Date: July 12, 2016

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