Implement domain controls

Overview

The Transaction Control service lets you enforce and update domain controls for a card.

Use the D1 API or D1 SDK to:

• Check a card’s domain controls during authorization.
• Update a card’s domain controls in real time.

What happens during authorization

During authorization, D1 evaluates the card’s configured domain controls. If any check fails, D1 declines the authorization with DOMAIN_CONTROL_FAIL.

• See Get All Card Authorisation Operations.
• See Notify Card Authorisation Operations.

To improve the End User experience, configure real-time notifications to the issuer application (In-App) and/or the issuer backend.

Supported domain controls

D1 supports the following domain controls for a card:

Control name	Description	Property type	Optional
Online payment	E-commerce payments (card-not-present)	Boolean	No
Magstripe	Magstripe transactions	Boolean	Yes
Withdrawal	Cash withdrawals	Boolean	Yes
Contactless	Contactless transactions	Boolean	Yes
Abroad payment	Cross-border payments	Boolean	No
Geography by country	Allow payments only in selected countries	List of countries	No
Geography by region	Allow payments only in selected regions	List of regions	No
Currency	Block payments in selected currencies	List of currencies	No
Adult merchant	Block adult merchant categories	Boolean	No
Gambling merchant	Block gambling merchant categories	Boolean	No
Risky merchant	Block risky merchant categories	Boolean	No

Required vs optional controls

Controls marked Optional = No must be defined in the Card Product.

Controls marked Optional = Yes are supported, but optional. If you do not define them in the Card Product, you cannot update them later at card level.

Merchant category groups

D1 provides a default configuration in Merchant category group - default configuration.

The issuer can redefine the Gambling, Adult, and Risky groups with the Thales Delivery Team.

User experience

Example End User experience for domain controls.

Flow

Domain controls are inherited from the Card Product. Retrieve and update them using the D1 Backend API or the D1 SDK.

You can manage only the domain controls that are enabled in the Card Product.

Manage controls with the D1 Backend API

Use the D1 API to manage a card’s domain controls from the issuer backend.

Retrieve current settings

Retrieve current domain control settings (issuer backend).

Use Get Card Settings to retrieve the current domain control settings.

Update settings

Update domain control settings (issuer backend).

Use Update Card Control Settings to update control settings.

Manage controls with the D1 SDK

End Users can view and update card controls from the issuer application using the D1 SDK. See In-App Card Controls.

Retrieve current settings

Retrieve current domain control settings (issuer application).

Update settings

Update domain control settings (issuer application).

Setup

Define default domain controls in the Card Product.

Cards inherit these domain controls when a card is created or registered in D1.

If you do not define an optional control in the Card Product, you cannot update that control later at card level.

Geography by region

See Supported Regions for the supported regions and their associated countries.