ISO Protocol

Overview

ISO 8583 is the international standard for financial transaction card originated interchange messaging. It defines a message format and communication flow for use by card acceptor and acquirer systems.

Key Features:

  • Standardized Format: Binary/ASCII message structure with data elements (DE) for MTI, bitmap, transaction data.
  • Message Types: Authorization (0100/0110), Financial (0200/0210), Reversal, Reconciliation.
  • Fields: 128+ data elements for PAN, amount, date, response code, etc.

PruTAN provides native ISO 8583 support through:

  • API Client: Send/receive ISO messages with editor, validation, scripting.
  • Interceptor: Capture/modify live ISO traffic.
  • Marketplace: Pre-built collections.

PruTAN ISO Features

  • Visual Editor: Edit MTI, bitmap, DE values with intellisense.
  • Codec: Parse/encode ISO messages automatically using Crypto feature.
  • Validation: Validate response fields.
  • Environments: Switch between test/prod host configs.

ISO Message Types

MTI RequestMTI ResponseUsage
01000110Authorization Request/Response
02000210Financial Request/Response
04000410Reversal/Chargeback
08000810Network Management

Common Data Elements

DENameExample
2PAN4111111111111111
3Processing Code000000
4Amount000000010000
11STAN123456
39Response Code00

Usage

Follow Studio ISO for getting started.