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Worldpay from FIS (Vantiv)Vantiv 317
Restricted Card - Under Sanction
Fraud/Security
Suspected fraudulent activity or security blocks
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed
Description
The card is under sanction and cannot be processed.
Recommended Action
Do not retry. Review the transaction for compliance with sanctions regulations.
Common Causes
- Card flagged by sanctions screening
- Cardholder or issuer country under sanctions
Recovery Tips
- Consult with your compliance team
- Do not attempt to circumvent sanctions screening
Quick Reference
Code
317
Category
Fraud/Security
Retryable
No
Source
Vantiv
Recoverability verdict
Retrying 317 will not work
This is a hard decline. Retrying code 317 will not recover the payment. But most merchants seeing this code also have soft declines they are not recovering. Check what your retry strategy is leaving behind.
Related Decline Codes
229Non-Retryable
Illegal Transaction
The transaction would violate applicable law or regulation.
340Non-Retryable
Invalid Amount
The transaction amount is invalid — it may be too high, too low, or above the merchant's transaction limit.
555Non-Retryable
Suspected Fraud
The issuing bank declined the transaction as suspected fraud.
226Non-Retryable
Incorrect CVV
The transaction was declined because it was submitted with an incorrect security code (CVV2/CID).