What is Card Acceptor ID (CAID)?

The Card Acceptor ID (CAID) is a unique identifier number for the originator of transfers. Typically, an ID is between 1 and 15 characters and is assigned for each store location. You can use the CAID to determine which end-client has received funds. Each CAID is unique to the processor. 

For Finix, each Application under a Platform has its own unique Card Acceptor ID. The ID is sent on the transaction level to Visa and Visa does not return this value in response. The ID is included in the raw data file Visa sends to the Bank for reconciliation purposes. 

In our payload, we have idCode (CAID) which refers to the Card Acceptor ID.

Sample Payload:

{
  "payload": {
    "acquirerCountryCode": "124",
    "acquiringBin": "404262",
    "amount": "700",
    "businessApplicationId": "PP",
    "senderAccountNumber": "xxxxxxxx0000000129",
    "senderName": "Richie Sender",
    "senderAddress": "736 Meridian Road N.E.",
    "senderCity": "Calgary",
    "senderCountryCode": "124",
    "senderPostalCode": "94108",
    "senderStateCode": "CA",
    "cardAcceptor": {
      "address": {
        "country": "124",
        "county": "Vancouver",
        "state": "BC",
        "zipCode": "V6C 3K4"
      },
      "idCode": "111111",
      "name": "Finix DC",
      "terminalId": "123"
    },
    "localTransactionDateTime": "2020-04-06T18:02:08-07:00",
    "merchantCategoryCode": "6012",
    "recipientName": "Richie Reciever",
    "recipientPrimaryAccountNumber": "4761260000000134",
    "retrievalReferenceNumber": "009718414645",
    "nationalReimbursementFee": null,
    "sourceOfFundsCode": "01",
    "sharingGroupCode": "V",
    "systemsTraceAuditNumber": "414645",
    "transactionCurrencyCode": "CAD",
    "transactionIdentifier": "300098037282462"
  },
  "response_body": {
    "transactionIdentifier": 300098037282462,
    "actionCode": "00",
    "approvalCode": "052766",
    "responseCode": "4",
    "transmissionDateTime": "2020-04-07T01:02:09.000Z",
    "feeProgramIndicator": "C17"
  }
}