Address Verification System (AVS)

AVS adds an extra level of security to a transaction. The address that your customer has entered is checked against the cardholder address that the bank holds for that card. The bank will indicate whether there is a match between the address entered and the card address.

All our payment gateway providers support the real time validation of AVS data. An online merchant can use the results of this test to decide whether or not to fulfil an order. For example, you might want to check that the delivery address matches the cardholder address before dispatching the goods. This is valid only for UK orders.