Combined Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

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  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard Release Notes for Upgrades from Zurich to Australia

    This consolidated release notes document guides ServiceNow customers through the upgrade from the Zurich to Australia release of the Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard. It details new features, changes, removals, and activation instructions to help customers maintain compliance with Mastercard chargeback rules and optimize dispute processing.

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    Key Features

    • New Data Fields: Australia release adds new fields to the Authorization and Financial Transaction tables, extending existing fields like transactionAmountLocal to support expanded Mastercard chargeback eligibility rules.
    • Enhanced Decision Tables: Introduction of decision tables validating Mastercard transaction details and questionnaire responses against eligibility rules, streamlining dispute processing.
    • Updated Chargeback Rules: Transformed eligibility and ineligibility rules into technical formulas covering Authorization, Processing Errors, and Cardholder Disputes categories, aligned with the latest Mastercard Chargeback Guide.
    • New Input Variables: Added computed values such as transitclearingamountsum and financiallocaltxnamtminusauthlocaltxnamt to support refined rule assessments, particularly for transit and authorization discrepancies.
    • New Dispute Sub-Categories: Support for additional Mastercard dispute sub-categories including Installment Billing Dispute and Cardholder Dispute-Not Elsewhere Classified (US Domestic).
    • Intake Questionnaire Updates: Enhanced dispute questionnaires with new questions and hard stop alerts to improve dispute data accuracy and compliance.
    • Removal of Sub-Category: The RC 4834 Late Presentment sub-category has been removed in both Zurich and Australia releases.

    Key Outcomes

    • Improved Compliance: Ensures dispute assessments reflect the latest Mastercard eligibility and ineligibility rules, reducing chargeback risks and enhancing dispute resolution accuracy.
    • Expanded Eligibility Coverage: New data fields sourced from Mastercard authorization and clearing APIs enable more precise evaluation of chargeback eligibility across various dispute reasons.
    • Streamlined Dispute Processing: Decision tables and updated questionnaires facilitate faster validation and handling of Mastercard disputes within ServiceNow.
    • Upgrade Readiness: Customers are advised to confirm new data fields are available and properly populated post-upgrade to fully leverage enhanced dispute rules.

    Activation and Additional Requirements

    To activate the Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard, customers must request installation via the ServiceNow Store. The application requires the Financial Services Card Operations (snbomcreditcard) application to be installed. There are no changes to browser requirements or accessibility compliance in this release.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard from Zurich to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Zurich to Australia.

    Tip:
    If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

    Important information for upgrading Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard to Australia

    Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    The Australia release adds new data fields to the Authorization and Financial Transaction tables to support the new eligibility rules. The transactionAmountLocal field already exists in the Financial Transaction table but is being extended to the Financial Transaction Authorization table in this release. No other pre-existing fields are affected. After upgrading, confirm that the new fields are available and populated on your instance.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Decision tables for Mastercard dispute processing
    Streamline dispute processing by validating Mastercard transaction details and questionnaire answers against the eligibility rules in this application's decision tables.
    New data fields for Mastercard chargeback eligibility rules

    New data fields sourced from the Mastercard authorization API and Mastercard clearing API have been added to support the expanded eligibility rules. Fields sourced from the Mastercard authorization API are available on the Financial Transaction Authorization table. Fields sourced from the Mastercard clearing API are available on the Financial Transaction table.

    July Store Release: New data field for Mastercard chargeback ineligibility rule assessment

    A new Mastercard data field programRegistrationId has been added to the Financial Transaction table to support chargeback ineligibility rule evaluation for RC 4853 Cardholder Disputes sub-categories. The field is sourced from the Mastercard clearing API.

    This field identifies the program registration associated with a clearing transaction. The field displays both the program code and its description. Supported values include codes for person-to-person transfers, business disbursements, government and non-profit disbursements, merchant-presented QR transactions, and other Mastercard Send program types.

    July Store Release: New input variables for Mastercard chargeback ineligibility rule assessment decision tables

    New input variables have been added to support updated chargeback ineligibility rule evaluation for RC 4808 Authorization sub-categories. The following computed values are used as decision inputs across the Required Authorization Not Obtained, Expired Chargeback Protection Period, Stand-in or X-Code Approval after Issuer Decline, CAT 3 Devices, and Transit First Ride Risk Framework Claims decision tables:

    • transit_clearing_amount_sum — the sum of local transaction amounts for matching transit clearing transactions, used to evaluate UK domestic contactless transit split-clearing ineligibility conditions.
    • cpd_minus_declined_transit_auth_date_time — the number of days between a declined transit authorization and the chargeback protection date (CPD), used to assess TFRR/FRIL eligibility windows.
    • financial_local_txn_amt_minus_auth_local_txn_amt — the difference between the financial and authorization local transaction amounts, used for RANO authorization amount difference conditions.
    July Store Release: New Mastercard dispute sub-categories

    The following new Mastercard dispute sub-categories are available:

    • Installment Billing Dispute-Participating Countries (RC 4850)
    • Cardholder Dispute-Not Elsewhere Classified-United States Domestic (RC 4854)

    Australia

    May Store Release: New data fields for Mastercard chargeback eligibility rules

    New data fields sourced from the Mastercard authorization API and Mastercard clearing API have been added to support the expanded eligibility rules. Fields sourced from the Mastercard authorization API are available on the Financial Transaction Authorization table. Fields sourced from the Mastercard clearing API are available on the Financial Transaction table.

    New fields on the Financial Transaction Authorization table:

    • adviceReasonCode
    • banknetDate
    • merchantAdviceCode
    • originalMessageTypeIdentifier
    • pinServiceCode
    • retrievalReferenceNumber
    • stan
    • transactionAmountLocal
      Note:
      This field already exists in the Financial Transaction table and is being extended to the Financial Transaction Authorization table in this release.
    • transactionAmountUsd
    • transmissionDateAndTime

    New fields on the Financial Transaction table:

    • businessServiceIdCode
    • cardDataInputCapability
    • cardholderAuthenticationCapability
    • servicecode
    July Store Release: New data field for Mastercard chargeback ineligibility rule assessment

    A new Mastercard data field programRegistrationId has been added to the Financial Transaction table to support chargeback ineligibility rule evaluation for RC 4853 Cardholder Disputes sub-categories. The field is sourced from the Mastercard clearing API.

    This field identifies the program registration associated with a clearing transaction. The field displays both the program code and its description. Supported values include codes for person-to-person transfers, business disbursements, government and non-profit disbursements, merchant-presented QR transactions, and other Mastercard Send program types.

    July Store Release: New input variables for Mastercard chargeback ineligibility rule assessment decision tables

    New input variables have been added to support updated chargeback ineligibility rule evaluation for RC 4808 Authorization sub-categories. The following computed values are used as decision inputs across the Required Authorization Not Obtained, Expired Chargeback Protection Period, Stand-in or X-Code Approval after Issuer Decline, CAT 3 Devices, and Transit First Ride Risk Framework Claims decision tables:

    • transit_clearing_amount_sum — the sum of local transaction amounts for matching transit clearing transactions, used to evaluate UK domestic contactless transit split-clearing ineligibility conditions.
    • cpd_minus_declined_transit_auth_date_time — the number of days between a declined transit authorization and the chargeback protection date (CPD), used to assess TFRR/FRIL eligibility windows.
    • financial_local_txn_amt_minus_auth_local_txn_amt — the difference between the financial and authorization local transaction amounts, used for RANO authorization amount difference conditions.
    July Store Release: New Mastercard dispute sub-categories

    The following new Mastercard dispute sub-categories are available:

    • Installment Billing Dispute-Participating Countries (RC 4850)
    • Cardholder Dispute-Not Elsewhere Classified-United States Domestic (RC 4854)

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard features.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard chargeback eligibility rules updates
    Transformed chargeback eligibility rules into technical formulas to determine the eligibility or ineligibility of a selected transaction for chargeback.
    New ineligibility conditions have been added across all five existing RC 4808 Authorization sub-categories:
    • Required Authorization Not Obtained (RANO)
    • Expired Chargeback Protection Period (ECPP)
    • Stand-in or X-Code Approval after Issuer Decline (SIXCAID)
    • CAT 3 Devices (CAT3D)
    • Transit First Ride Risk Framework Claims (TFRR)
    Expanded eligibility rules for the following fraud dispute reason codes:
    • RC 4837 (No Cardholder Authorization)
    • RC 4849 (Questionable Merchant Activity)
    • RC 4870 (Chip Liability Shift)
    • RC 4871 (Chip Liability Shift – Lost/Stolen/NRI Fraud)
    Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard intake questionnaire updates
    Updated the dispute questionnaire provided through Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard by adding new questions and updating existing questions.
    July Store Release: Build and update Mastercard chargeback ineligibility rules — Processing Errors

    Ineligibility rule conditions have been updated across the RC 4834 Processing Errors sub-categories to align with the latest Mastercard Chargeback Guide. Updated sub-categories include Transaction Amount Differs, Currency Errors, Cardholder Debited More than Once for the Same Goods or Services, ATM Funds Not Dispensed, Charges for Loss, Theft, or Damages, Merchant Refund Correcting Error Resulted in Cardholder Currency Exchange Loss, Improper Merchant Surcharge, Unreasonable Amount, and Cash was not properly provided from a Purchase with Cash Back transaction.

    For Currency Errors: A new ineligibility condition has been added. CE is not applicable for ATM transactions (MCC 6011) where either the card was issued outside Europe or the terminal is located outside Europe.

    For Transaction Amount Differs: The documentation requirements for this sub-category have been updated. For Maestro cards issued in Europe used at terminals outside Europe, no documentation is required. Brazil domestic disputes involving gratuity amounts now have explicit documentation requirements.

    July Store Release: Build and update Mastercard chargeback ineligibility rules — Cardholder Disputes

    Ineligibility rule conditions have been added or updated across the following RC 4853 Cardholder Disputes sub-categories to align with the latest Mastercard Chargeback Guide:

    • Addendum Dispute
    • Cardholder Dispute of a Recurring Transaction
    • Counterfeit Goods
    • Digital Goods Purchase of USD/EUR 25 or Less
    • Goods or Services Not Provided
    • Goods or Services Were Either Not as Described or Defective
    • No-Show Hotel Charge
    • Refund Not Processed
    • Refund Posted as a Purchase
    • Timeshares
    • Transaction Did Not Complete
    • Travel/Entertainment Services Not Provided/Not as Described and Merchant Voucher Issued

    New ineligibility rule conditions have also been added for the Cardholder Dispute-Not Elsewhere Classified-United States Domestic (RC 4854) sub-category.

    Australia

    Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard chargeback eligibility rules updates
    Determine the eligibility of a selected transaction for chargeback through chargeback eligibility rules transformed into technical formulas.
    For May Store release, new ineligibility conditions have been added across all five existing RC 4808 Authorization sub-categories:
    • Required Authorization Not Obtained (RANO)
    • Expired Chargeback Protection Period (ECPP)
    • Stand-in or X-Code Approval after Issuer Decline (SIXCAID)
    • CAT 3 Devices (CAT3D)
    • Transit First Ride Risk Framework Claims (TFRR)
    For May Store release, expanded eligibility rules for the following fraud dispute reason codes:
    • RC 4837 (No Cardholder Authorization)
    • RC 4849 (Questionable Merchant Activity)
    • RC 4870 (Chip Liability Shift)
    • RC 4871 (Chip Liability Shift – Lost/Stolen/Never Received Issue (NRI) Fraud)
    Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard intake questionnaire updates
    Benefit from the dispute questionnaire provided through Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard with some modified questions and added hard stop alerts.
    July Store Release: Build and update Mastercard chargeback ineligibility rules — Processing Errors

    Ineligibility rule conditions have been updated across the RC 4834 Processing Errors sub-categories to align with the latest Mastercard Chargeback Guide. Updated sub-categories include Transaction Amount Differs, Currency Errors, Cardholder Debited More than Once for the Same Goods or Services, ATM Funds Not Dispensed, Charges for Loss, Theft, or Damages, Merchant Refund Correcting Error Resulted in Cardholder Currency Exchange Loss, Improper Merchant Surcharge, Unreasonable Amount, and Cash was not properly provided from a Purchase with Cash Back transaction.

    For Currency Errors: A new ineligibility condition has been added. CE is not applicable for ATM transactions (MCC 6011) where either the card was issued outside Europe or the terminal is located outside Europe.

    For Transaction Amount Differs: The documentation requirements for this sub-category have been updated. For Maestro cards issued in Europe used at terminals outside Europe, no documentation is required. Brazil domestic disputes involving gratuity amounts now have explicit documentation requirements.

    July Store Release: Build and update Mastercard chargeback ineligibility rules — Cardholder Disputes

    Ineligibility rule conditions have been added or updated across the following RC 4853 Cardholder Disputes sub-categories to align with the latest Mastercard Chargeback Guide:

    • Addendum Dispute
    • Cardholder Dispute of a Recurring Transaction
    • Counterfeit Goods
    • Digital Goods Purchase of USD/EUR 25 or Less
    • Goods or Services Not Provided
    • Goods or Services Were Either Not as Described or Defective
    • No-Show Hotel Charge
    • Refund Not Processed
    • Refund Posted as a Purchase
    • Timeshares
    • Transaction Did Not Complete
    • Travel/Entertainment Services Not Provided/Not as Described and Merchant Voucher Issued

    New ineligibility rule conditions have also been added for the Cardholder Dispute-Not Elsewhere Classified-United States Domestic (RC 4854) sub-category.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    For July store release, the sub-category RC 4834 — Late Presentment has been removed.

    Australia

    For July store release, the sub-category RC 4834 — Late Presentment has been removed.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Install Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard by requesting it from ServiceNow Store.

    Australia

    Install Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    This application requires Financial Services Card Operations (sn_bom_credit_card) to be installed.

    Australia

    This application requires Financial Services Card Operations (sn_bom_credit_card) to be installed.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    No updates for this release.

    Australia

    No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    • Developed and refined chargeback eligibility rules to validate dispute cases against Mastercard core rules.
    • Updated the intake questionnaire for various dispute categories.

    See Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard for more information.

    Australia

    • Keep Mastercard dispute assessments compliant with updated chargeback ineligibility rules across the Authorization, Processing Errors, and Cardholder Disputes categories.
    • Assess chargeback eligibility accurately using new data fields sourced from the Mastercard authorization and clearing APIs.

    See Dispute Rules Content Pack for Mastercard for more information.