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Worldpay from FIS (Vantiv)Vantiv 340
Invalid Amount
Technical
System or connectivity issues
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed
Description
The transaction amount is invalid — it may be too high, too low, or above the merchant's transaction limit.
Recommended Action
Verify the transaction amount and resubmit with a valid value.
Common Causes
- Amount is zero, negative, or exceeds limits
- Amount format is incorrect
- Exceeds merchant transaction limit
Recovery Tips
- Validate the amount before submission
- Check your merchant transaction limits
Quick Reference
Code
340
Category
Technical
Retryable
No
Source
Vantiv
Recoverability verdict
Retrying 340 will not work
This is a hard decline. Retrying code 340 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.
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100Retryable
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There is a problem with the card network or PINless Debit network. The processing network is temporarily unavailable.
101Retryable
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The card issuer's system is unavailable. The issuing bank cannot authorize the transaction at this time.
102Retryable
Re-submit Transaction
There is a temporary problem with the submission. The transaction should be re-submitted.
108Retryable
Try Again Later
The transaction could not be processed due to a transitory communication issue with an internal or external service.