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Visa Network Response Codes

57

Transaction Not Permitted to Cardholder

Hard Decline
Permanent failures that should not be retried
Do Not Retry
Retry will not succeed

Description

The card is not authorized for this type of transaction. This may be due to card restrictions set by the issuer or cardholder. No reattempts are permitted.

Recommended Action

Do not retry. Ask the cardholder to contact their bank to enable the transaction type, or use a different card.

Common Causes

  • Card restricted from certain merchant categories
  • International transactions blocked
  • Online or recurring payments disabled on the card
  • Card type does not support this transaction

Recovery Tips

  • Ask the cardholder to contact their issuer to remove restrictions
  • Request an alternative payment method
  • Verify your merchant category code is correct

Quick Reference

Code
57
Category
Hard Decline
Retryable
No
Source
Visa

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