Service Not Allowed Error on a Credit Card Transaction

Modified on Mon, 20 Jan at 11:04 AM

Overview

A customer uses their credit or debit card on a transaction and it gives a "Service not allowed" or "SERV NOT ALLOWED" from the terminal


Reason

The credit card has a block on it for certain products or store types.  The block could be against alcohol, tobacco, or THC products.  The customer should call the phone number on the card and/or the bank that issued the card to confirm.


References



Was this article helpful?

That’s Great!

Thank you for your feedback

Sorry! We couldn't be helpful

Thank you for your feedback

Let us know how can we improve this article!

Select at least one of the reasons
CAPTCHA verification is required.

Feedback sent

We appreciate your effort and will try to fix the article