Mashreq employs world-class policies and processes to ensure our customers are protected and fraudulent transactions are refunded to the customer. Unfortunately, there are still certain circumstances where Mashreq is unable to refund the customer.
The table below gives an understanding of the liability around various types of transactions. Please note that this is on best effort description of the matter and is meant for customer education & awareness only.
Actual instances of fraud transactions and the liability decision on a particular transaction or chargeback request may vary from this table based on the actual circumstances of the particular case and the relevant regulation from the schemes and/or the bank.
Is the plastic card present at the point of transaction? | Terminal accepts Chip & PIN transactions? | Mode of transaction | Liability |
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Yes (this typically happens when the transaction happens on point of sale terminal, i.e., supermarkets, shopping malls, and other locations where you insert your card into a machine). |
Yes (these are the majority of terminals in the world) | Chip & PIN | In case of fraud, customer will be liable. This is because no 3rd party should be aware of a customer’s PIN. |
Chip transaction, but cashier presses a button to bypass the PIN |
Mashreq does not allow this type of transaction. | ||
Using the magnetic stripe of a chip enabled card | Mashreq does not allow this type of transaction. | ||
No (these are older terminals which only accept magnetic stripe) |
Magnetic stripe transaction | If point of sale terminal is within a region that Chip is mandated by Visa/Mastercard but point of sale terminal is not supporting Chip technology, then the bank that provides point of sale terminal is liable. |
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If point of sale terminal is not within a region that Chip is mandated by Visa/Mastercard, then Mashreq will be liable for the fraudulent transaction. |
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Card is lost or stolen | For all transactions that happen after the customer informs the bank that the card is lost or stolen, customer will not be charged. However, customer will be responsible for all transactions that happen between the time the card is stolen and the same is reported to the bank. |
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No (online transaction) | Payment done via OTP (one time password) on a website that supports 3D Secure |
In case of fraud, customer will be liable, since no 3rd party should be aware of the OTP | |
Payment done on a website that does not support 3D Secure | In case of fraud, bank or institution that provides online payment acceptance (the acquirer) will be liable. | ||
No (contactless / mobile wallet transaction) | Transaction amount < AED 300, PIN is not generated by customer | In case of fraud, customer will be liable. | |
Transaction amount>= AED 300, PIN is required on contactless card but not required on digital wallet (Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, etc.) |
In case of fraud, customer will be liable, since no party should be aware of the PIN, or be able to access a customer’s mobile phone |
The transaction that you need to dispute may fall under any of the below categories:
Is the plastic card present at the point of transaction? | Terminal accepts Chip & PIN transactions? | Mode of transaction | Liability |
Yes (Point of sale terminal where you insert your card into a machine). | Yes (these are the majority of terminals in the world) | Chip & PIN | In case of fraud, customer will be liable. This is because no 3rd party should be aware of a customer’s PIN. |
Chip transaction, but cashier presses a button to bypass the PIN | Mashreq does not allow this type of transaction. |
Is the plastic card present at the point of transaction? | Terminal accepts Chip & PIN transactions? | Mode of transaction | Liability |
Using the magnetic stripe of a chip enabled card | Mashreq does not allow this type of transaction. | ||
No (these are older terminals which only accept magnetic stripe) | Magnetic stripe transaction | If point of sale terminal is within a region that Chip is mandated by Visa/Mastercard but point of sale terminal is not supporting Chip technology, then the bank that provides point of sale terminal is liable.
If point of sale terminal is not within a region that Chip is mandated by Visa/Mastercard, then Mashreq will be liable for the fraudulent transaction. |
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Card is lost or stolen | For all transactions that happen after the customer informs the bank that the card is lost or stolen, customer will not be charged. However, customer will be responsible for all transactions that happen between the time the card is stolen and the same is reported to the bank. | ||
No (online transaction) | Payment done via OTP (one-time password) on a website that supports 3D Secure | In case of fraud, customer will be liable, since no 3rd party should be aware of the OTP |
Is the plastic card present at the point of transaction? | Terminal accepts Chip & PIN transactions? | Mode of transaction | Liability |
Payment done on a website that does not support 3D Secure | In case of fraud, bank or institution that provides online payment acceptance (the acquirer) will be liable. | ||
No (contactless / mobile wallet transaction) | Transaction amount < AED 300, PIN is not generated by customer | In case of fraud, customer will be liable. | |
Transaction amount>= AED 300, PIN is required on contactless card but not required on digital wallet (Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, etc.) | In case of fraud, customer will be liable, since no party should be aware of the PIN, or be able to access a customer’s mobile phone |
Note: The above table is only indicative of some scenarios of transaction and the liability. The final liability will depend on the investigation done by the bank and the network i.e., Visa and MasterCard
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