Card Acquiring Service

Rules

FMS Card Processing Rules and Regulations

The Agency will comply with the Treasury Financial Manual (TFM) Part 5 – Chapter 7000: Credit and Debit Card Collection Transactions when processing Credit and Debit Card transactions. All FMS Card Processing Rules and Regulations are now compiled in this Chapter.

http://fms.treas.gov/tfm/vol1/v1p5c700.html

Treasury Financial Manual (TFM) Part 5 – Chapter 7000 (413kb)

Limitations on Credit and Debit Card Collection Transactions

Please reference the following Treasury Financial Manual (TFM) Announcement:

http://fms.treas.gov/tfm/vol1/a-12-02.html

Participation in the Card Acquiring Service

The Agency will establish a processing relationship for the Card Acquiring Service by completing and submitting the Card Acquiring Service New Application found on the following link:

http://www.fms.treas.gov/cas/gettingstarted.html

An agency representative accountable for the collection activity must sign the Application prior to FMS approval.

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