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Gateway Release Version 5.20
Section 1: All Customers
This section will provide release notes relevant to All iVeri Customers, categorized into compliance, optimization, and feature enhancements.
Features
Subject: New Feature: Lite Fund Me – Generic, Non-Expiring Link
Product/Platform: Gateway – Lite
Release Description:
What’s New:
Merchants can now create a generic, non-expiring Fund Me link that anyone can access.
How It Works:
- Customers can enter the amount they wish to pay, provide their contact details (email), and add a description.
- They can then proceed to pay the specified amount directly to the merchant.
Why This Matters:
This feature enables merchants to accept payments at any time with customer-defined amounts, making it ideal for:
- Donations
- Fundraising campaigns
- Pay-what-you-want models
Benefits:
- Simple and reusable link for multiple customers
- Flexible payment amounts defined by the customer
- Streamlines collection for donation-based or variable payment scenarios

Subject: New Feature: Merchant Profile & Product Billing Charges in Admin Website
Product/Platform: Gateway – Admin
Release Description:
What’s New:
The Admin Website now features a new user interface to manage baskets of billing changes by acquirer and integrator.
How It Works:
- Admins can configure billing charges at the acquirer or integrator level.
- These configurations set the default billing charges displayed in both the merchant profile and product application levels.
Why This Matters:
This update gives admins greater control and flexibility over billing settings, ensuring consistency across merchants and products.
Benefits:
- Simplifies management of multiple billing configurations
- Ensures accurate default billing charges for merchants
- Streamlines the workflow for updating billing settings
Optimisation
Subject: DiVert Payment Link Behaviour Update
Product/Platform: Gateway - DiVert
Release Description:
We have resolved an issue where DiVert payment links could still open the payment page after a transaction had already been successfully processed.
Payment links will now correctly reflect the completed transaction status, ensuring a clear and consistent experience for both merchants and customers.
Subject: Security Dependency Update: jQuery Validation Plugin
Product/Platform: Gateway – Core
Release Description:
The jQuery Validation Plugin has been updated to version 1.21.0, addressing CVE-2021-21252.
This update improves overall platform security.
Subject: Improved Device Search Accuracy in Admin Portal
Product/Platform: Gateway – Admin
Release Description:
Resolved an issue that prevented accurate results when searching by device make after recent distributor segregation changes. Device search results will now display correctly.
Subject: Built-in Support for DBFoil .NET Bulk Inserts
Product/Platform: Gateway – Core
Release Description:
Added built-in support for DBFoil .NET to enable bulk inserts. This enhancement improves data processing efficiency and simplifies large-scale data operations.
Subject: Optimized Transaction Lookup Performance by PAN
Product/Platform: Gateway – Admin
Release Description:
Enhanced indexing on transaction tables for DottedPAN, PANHash, and Amount and updated stored procedures to ensure correct filtering. These improvements provide faster, more accurate, and efficient transaction lookups.
Subject: Acquirer Response Code Descriptions Added
Product/Platform: Gateway – Admin
Release Description:
We have added descriptions for acquirer response codes, which indicate decline reasons originating upstream from the issuer, scheme, or acquirer. This update enhances transparency and helps merchants better understand the cause of decline responses.
In BackOffice, merchants can now view the acquirer code and description in the View > Transaction Lookup section.
Subject: UI Fix: Transaction Amount Display
Product/Platform: Gateway – Lite
Release Description:
What’s Fixed:
An issue in the user interface where transaction amounts with long digit sequences were splitting across two lines has been resolved.
Impact:
Previously, long amounts could appear broken into multiple lines, making it harder to read or verify the correct value.
Result:
Amounts now consistently display on a single line for up to 8-digit amounts, including decimals, ensuring clarity and accurate review.
Section 2: Client Specific
This section will present client-specific release notes, organized in compliance, optimization, and feature categories, as applicable. Please note that additional information has been included to identify the client.
Features
Client: Nedbank
Subject: PayShap Transaction Data Export to MIS
Product/Platform: Gateway – Core
Release Description:
Export of PayShap transactions to MIS has been enabled by updating the ITS stored procedure. This ensures accurate and seamless transfer of transaction data for reporting and analysis.
Client: Nedbank
Subject: PayShap Transaction Data Export to MIS
Product/Platform: Gateway – Enterprise
Release Description:
New Payment Method: PayShap
What’s New:
We’ve introduced PayShap as a new payment method, allowing merchants to accept seamless payment requests across:
- Enterprise
Why This Matters:
PayShap provides a fast, reliable, and consistent way for merchants to receive payments, regardless of the platform they use.
- Benefits:
- Simplifies payment collection for merchants
- Enhance customer experience with smooth payment request
Client: Nedbank
Subject: New Acquirer code 5C and 9G
Product/Platform: Gateway - Core
Release Description:
Recent acquirer codes and descriptions such as 5C and 9G are now mapped to the iVeri Gateway result code and description ‘Denied’. Merchants using Backoffice will see the corresponding acquirer code and description under Backoffice > View > Transaction Lookup. For merchants integrating via Enterprise APIs, the updated acquirer/description details will be reflected in their payment processing responses

Compliance
Client: First National Bank
Subject: Merchant Advice Code & Visa Excess Reattempt
Product/Platform: Gateway - Core
Release Description:
The Merchant Advice Code, mandated by Mastercard, and the Visa category code for excessive reattempts have been added to the Gateway for merchants trading via the FNB provider.
These updates ensure compliance and improve transaction handling for FNB merchants.
Optimisation
Client: Nedbank
Subject: Cycle Number Assignment Corrected
Product/Platform: Gateway - Enterprise
Release Description:
Resolved an issue where cycle numbers were incorrectly assigned for voids and authorisation reversals. Transactions will now display the correct current cycle number, ensuring accurate transaction tracking and reconciliation.
Client: Nedbank
Subject: MasterPass Transaction History Issue Resolved in PocketPOS
Product/Platform: Gateway - Enterprise
Release Description:
An issue that prevented transactions from being downloaded from Backoffice to the PocketPOS application has been resolved. Transactions will now download and display correctly.
Client: Nedbank
Subject: New Portal Website Enabled on .NET Core
Product/Platform: Gateway - Enterprise
Release Description:
The portal website is now running on .NET Core and includes all the latest features:
- Google Pay integration
- PayShap support
- Updated Lite and DiVert payment pages
Client: Nedbank
Subject: Google Pay Notification Issue Resolved
Product/Platform: Gateway – BackOffice
Release Description:
Resolved an Admin configuration issue that caused broad Google Pay notifications to appear in Backoffice. Notifications now display correctly and only when relevant.
Client: Nedbank
Subject: TransactionIndex Linking Issue Resolved
Product/Platform: Gateway – BackOffice
Release Description:
Fixed an issue where transactions using TransactionIndex could not be located due to a missing link between the transaction and its token. Transactions can now be retrieved and tracked correctly.
Client: I&M
Subject: Accurate Display of Successful Transactions in BackOffice
Product/Platform: Gateway – DiVert
Release Description:
An issue that prevented some successful transactions from appearing in BackOffice reports has been resolved. All processed transactions now display correctly, giving merchants complete and reliable visibility.
Client: CSC
Subject: ZPK Renewal and Synchronization Enhancements
Product/Platform: Gateway – Core
Release Description:
Introduced ZPK renewal date validation during handshake intervals to enforce daily ZPK renewals. Additionally, a mechanism has been deployed to better synchronize key renewal across application servers.
These improvements enhance reliability, particularly when CSC connects to multiple app servers in the future.
Client: Nedbank
Subject: Reset Batch Counters in Create Batch
Product/Platform: Gateway – MerchantAdmin
Release Description:
What’s Fixed:
An issue that prevented users from removing items in the Create Batch interface has been resolved.
Impact:
Previously, users were unable to remove items, which could lead to incorrect item counters and total amounts in the batch.
Result:
Users can now remove items as expected, and the system will correctly update item counts and total amounts, ensuring accurate batch creation.
Client: New Integration: Standard Bank Payment Provider
Subject: Reset Batch Counters in Create Batch
Product/Platform: Gateway – MerchantAdmin
Release Description:
What’s New:
The iVeri Gateway has been integrated with Standard Bank’s Postbridge interface to support eCommerce and Card-Not-Present (CNP) transactions.
Additional Capability:
Although card-present transactions are not currently a priority for Standard Bank, iVeri has added the capability to process them if needed in the future.
Why This Matters:
- Merchants can now process online payments seamlessly through Standard Bank.
- Provides flexibility for future expansion into card-present transactions.
- Enhances transaction reliability and broadens payment options.
Benefits:
- Secure and efficient processing of eCommerce and CNP transactions
- Future-ready for card-present transaction support
- Simplifies payment operations for merchants using Standard Bank
Section 3: iVeri Internal
Please note that the release notes below, in addition to Sections 1 & 2, are tailored specifically for iVeri Staff's knowledge and reference.
Features
Subject: New EMV Public Key Audit Log View
Product/Platform: Gateway – Admin
Release Description:
A new view has been added in the Admin Portal to display audit logs of changes to EMV Public Keys. It can be accessed under:
System > Audit > EMV Public Keys.
This provides enhanced visibility and tracking of EMV key updates for improved security and compliance.
Subject: New Integration: iVeri Gateway with Standard Bank Postbridge
Product/Platform:
Release Description:
What’s New:
The iVeri Gateway has been integrated with Standard Bank’s Postbridge interface to support eCommerce and Card-Not-Present (CNP) transactions.
Additional Capability:
Although card-present transactions are not currently a priority for Standard Bank, iVeri has added the capability to process them if needed in the future.
Why This Matters:
- Merchants can now process online payments seamlessly through Standard Bank.
- Provides flexibility for future expansion into card-present transactions.
- Enhances transaction reliability and broadens payment options.
Benefits:
Secure and efficient processing of eCommerce and CNP transactions
Future-ready for card-present transaction support
Simplifies payment operations for merchants using Standard Bank