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About Arvato BIG

General information about Arvato BIG

Paygate is replacing the eScore interface with the arvato interface BIG (Business Information Gateway). eScore will be shut down by mid 2016, until which time it controls access to the scoring services of Arvato Financial Solutions. As a SOAP web service BIG is based on standard technologies and can therefore be integrated with different programming languages on different platforms. BIG uses the XML Digital Signature (XML DSig) process and meets current requirements on data protection and security.

Compared to the previous interfaces it is possible to carry out the request object email address and a FakeNameCheck with BIG. BIG also supports individual applicant score results and their description wherein debt collection information is also included in the scoring.

We have added checking of personal creditworthiness and suspicion of fraud, checking of personal identity and address, suspicion of fraudulent names and email addresses and a score check in relation to credit, identity and fraud wherein the products used can be combined based on standardized data output.

In future, an interface will also enable international risk checks for Austria, Holland and Switzerland.


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Paygate is replacing the eScore interface with the arvato interface BIG (Business Information Gateway). eScore will be shut down by mid 2016, until which time it controls access to the scoring services of Arvato Financial Solutions. As a SOAP web service BIG is based on standard technologies and can therefore be integrated with different programming languages on different platforms. BIG uses the XML Digital Signature (XML DSig) process and meets current requirements on data protection and security.

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Process flow chart

Process flow for Arvato BIG within Paygate


Configuration for BIG

Each merchant needs a SubclientID to set up a MerchantID for the various BIG services. The SubclientID is set up in the BIG system with arvato and it describes the merchant account at arvato and a central Computop ClientID.

The SubclientID at arvato, from which the corresponding MerchantID in Paygate is obtained, also needs to be enabled for all products.

The request reason stored in the configuration allows the Request Reason parameter to be permanently specified so that it need not be transferred in the request. See also the table of possible values in the area interface.

In the test mode the system is controlled by arvato and the test cases provided by arvato can be transferred.


Paygate interface

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Calling the interface

To request an BIG address and credit rating at Arvato Infoscore via a server-to-server connection, enter the following URL:


Notice: For security reasons, Paygate rejects all payment requests with formatting errors. Therefore please use the correct data type for each parameter.

The following table describes the encrypted payment request parameters:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MerchantID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop. Additionally this parameter has to be passed in plain language too.

TransID

ans..64

O

TransactionID which should be unique for each payment

RefNr

ns..30

O

Unique reference number

OrderDesc

ans..768

O

Description of purchased goods, unit prices etc. Reference for customer and merchant

RequestReason

a3

O

Request reason (see below table RequestReason). Default value=ABK (credit rating)

ProductName

ans..128

M

Required request objects:

A request may contain several different request objects e.g. Person request and Email request. However the same request cannot be used more than once. PersonRequest and NameRequest cannot be combined.

Several request objects can be entered separated by a comma.

e.g.: PersonCreditCheck,EmailFraudCheck

(Details see below in table ProductName)

PersonRequst

CustomerID

ans..14

O

Customer number for requesting person. The customer number is given in the random sample to check the justified interest. The customer number is needed for identification of the person in the context of the MCC products and late registration processes.

Title

ans..30

O

Title of nobility and/or academic title of person to be requested

Salutation

ans..9

O

Title of person to be requested.

Valid values: Mr, Ms, company, unknown = standard

FirstName

ans..50

C

First name of the person queried Mandatory if ProductName contains PersonCreditCheck or PersonScoreCheck

LastName

ans..50

M

Last name of the person queried Possible name additions (e.g. von, van, Mc, …) are also given in this field.

MaidenName

ans..50

O

Maiden name of the person queried

PersonID

ans..50

C

Obligatory if PersonIDType is transmitted: A person ID for person to be requested. This field has no

relevance for the products available in BIG V1.1.

PersonIDType

ans..22

C

Obligatory if PersonID is transmitted. Valid values: identitycard, passport, drivinglicence, taxnumber, socialsecuritynumber

DateOfBirth

n8

O

Date of birth of the person queried. The date of birth must be given in the format YYYYMMDD.

AddrStreet

ans..100

M

Street for address to be requested

AddrStreetNr

ans..30

O

House number for address to be requested. Possible house number suffix should also be given in this element

AddrStreetNr2ans..50OAddition to house number if existent
AddrAdditionans..100O

Further address additions like e.g. c/o or information about building

AddrZip

ans..10

M

Postcode for address to be requested

AddrCity

ans..50

M

Place name for address to be requested

AddrStateans..50OFederal state for address to be requested

AddrCountryCode

a3

M

Country code of the country of origin, 3 characters according to ISO 3166

AddrDistrict

ans..100

O

Information about region or district for address to be requested

AddressFeature

a3

O

Address feature from PersonIdentCheck:

To allow a comparison with individually defined threshold values in the case of a PersonScoreCheck with address feature (see Result response parameter).

Threshold values must be agreed beforehand with Computop Support.

Name Request

Title

ans..30

O

Title of nobility and/or academic title of person to be requested

Salutation

ans..9

O

Title of person to be requested.

Valid values: Mr, Ms, company, unknown = standard

FirstName

ans..50

O

First name of the person queried

LastName

ans..50

M

Last name of the person queried Possible name additions (e.g. von, van, Mc, …) are also given in this field.

MaidenName

ans..50

O

Maiden name of the person queried

Email Request

Email

ans..50

M

Full email address

FirstName

ans..50

O

First name of the person queried

LastName

ans..50

O

Last name of the person queried Possible name additions (e.g. von, van, Mc, …) are also given in this field.

Parameters for arvato BIG


Following table describes the result parameters with which the Paygate responds to your system:

Parameter

Format

CND

Description

MID

ans..30

M

MerchantID, assigned by Computop

PayID

an32

M

ID assigned by Paygate for the payment, e.g. for referencing in batch files.

XID

an32

M

ID for all single transactions (authorisation, capture, credit note) for one payment assigned by Paygate

TransID

ans..64

M

Merchant’s transaction number

Status

a..50

M

OK or FAILED

If an error occurs during a check, the parameters Check, CheckDescription and CheckCode will also be returned.

Description

ans..1024

M

Further details in the event that payment is rejected. Please do not use the Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

Code

n8

M

Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes)

RefNr

ans..20

O

Your reference number (CustomerRefId in the case of BIG)

CodeExt

n..3

O

ReturnCode from BIG

FirstName

ans..50

O

Corrected first name for requested person

LastName

ans..50

O

Corrected surname for requested person

AddrStreet

ans..100

O

Corrected street for requested address

AddrStreetNr

ans..30

O

Corrected house number for requested address

AddrStreetNr2ans..50OCorredted addition to house number if existent
AddrAdditionans..100O

Corrected further address additions like e.g. c/o or information about building

AddrZip

ans..10

O

Corrected postcode for requested address

AddrCity

ans..50

O

Corrected town for requested address

AddrStateans..50OCorrected federal state for address to be requested

AddrCountryCode

a3

M

Corrected country abbreviation for requested address, three characters according to ISO 3166

CNF

ans..12

O

Freight guidance code for requested address. This field is only given in the context of the address verification.

TransactionID

ans..20

M

BIG TransactionID

AddressFeature

ans..3

OC

Address feature (only if ProductName=PersonIdentCheck)

PersonFeature

ans..10

OC

Checking feature (only if ProductName=PersonFraudCheck)

NameFeature

ans..10

OC

Checking feature (only if ProductName=NameFraudCheck)

EmailFeature

ans..10

OC

Checking feature (only if ProductName=EmailFraudCheck)

Feature(n)

ans..

OC

infoscore Consumer Data GmbH (ICD) information features according to table below, multiple values separated by commas.

(only if ProductName=PersonCreditCheck)

FeatureDate(n)

ans..

OC

Feature date in the format YYYYMMDD. Multiple values separated by commas.

(only if ProductName = PersonCreditCheck)

DocReferenceOfFeature(n)

ans..

OC

Reference number by which the feature is registered with the ICD. The field is output only if contractually agreed.

(only if ProductName=PersonCreditCheck)

CustomerResultValue

ans..1

O

Individual applicant result value (depends on request result from BIG service and the contractually agreed configuration).

Possible values R=Red, Y=Yellow, G=Green

CustomerResultDescription

ans..

O

Description of the individual applicant result value (depends on request result from BIG service and the contractually agreed configuration)

ScoreType

ans..2

OC

Score type for the calculated score (details, see ScoreType table below)

(only if ProductName=PersonScore)

ScoreValue

n..3

OC

Calculated score value (from 0 to 999)

(only if ProductName=PersonScore)

Result

ans..9

M

Recommended action: GREEN / RED / NO RESULT

Threshold values for the credit rating request must be agreed beforehand with Computop Support.

check

ans..128

C

Only if Status=FAILED: Names for every failed check. Not returned in the case of Customer Insecure status.

In this case the status ‘FAILED‘, code ‘22530905‘ and description ‘PROCESSING ERROR’ are returned.

In the case of multiple failed checks, values are comma-separated (e.g. PersonIdentCheck,PersonCreditCheck,PersonFraudCheck).

checkdescription

ans..1024

C

Only if Status=FAILED: Error description for every check. Not returned in the case of Customer Insecure status.

Please do not use Description but the Code parameter for the transaction status analysis!

In this case the status ‘FAILED‘, code ‘22530905‘ and description ‘PROCESSING ERROR’ are returned.

If multiple checks fail, the values are comma-separated (e.g. Error in AddressData, Error in AddressData).

checkcode

ans..256

C

Only if Status=FAILED: Error code according to Paygate Response Codes (A4 Error codes) for every single check. Not returned in the case of Customer Insecure status.

In this case the status ‘FAILED‘, code ‘22530905‘ and description ‘PROCESSING ERROR’ are returned.

In the case of multiple failed checks, values are comma-separated (e.g. 22531462, 22531462).

CustomerID

ans..20

O

Customer number for requesting person

NewCustomer

ans..7

O

New customer? Values: yes, no or unknown

Result parameters for arvato BIG



The following table provides an overview of the possible values for RequestReason:

RequestReason

Description

ABD

Credit rating request before conclusion of a service contract

ABF

Credit rating request before taking over / purchasing a receivable or before taking over a Delcredere risk

ABI

Credit rating request before or in combination when initiating or executing debt collection measures

ABK

Credit rating request before conclusion of a sales contract (particularly purchase on account or purchase by instalment)

ABL

Credit rating request before conclusion of a leasing or a contract of lease (movables)

ABV

Credit rating request before conclusion of a assurance contract

ABW

Credit rating request before conclusion of contract for services

BBS

Credit rating before conclusion of a building saving contract

BER

Credit rating due to an investigation order (-> credit enquiry agency)

BFT

Credit rating before opening or setting up a landline telephone account

BFV

Credit rating before conclusion of a franchise contract

BKA

Credit rating on application for a credit card or customer card

BKE

Credit rating before opening an account

BKK

Condition request for a loan

BKV

Credit rating before granting a loan

BMT

Credit rating before opening or setting up a mobile telephone account

BMV

Credit rating before conclusion of a rental contract (property)

BSE

Credit rating with written agreement

BZV

Credit rating when checking the reliability of an insurance agent or an employee in the insurance field service


The following table provides an overview of the possible values for ProductName:

ProductName

Description

PersonCreditCheck

Check credit rating of a person

PersonIdentCheck

Check identity of a person

PersonIdentAddress

Address check, the BIG-corrected address may be returned in the response.

PersonScoreCheck

Score products are not differentiated according to categories Credit, Ident and Fraud. Score values describe a general payment default risk.

PersonFraudCheck

Checking of persons for suspicion of fraud

PersonNewCustomerCheck

Regular customer check

EmailFraudCheck

Email address check for suspicion of fraud


The following table provides an overview of the possible values for the response parameter Feature:

Feature

Description

PPB

Person can be linked to the given address

PHB

Household can be linked to the given address

PAB

Postal address is correct, not yet checked correct assignment to person

PNB

Address has structural error (e.g. name missing) or recognised as fake address

PNZ

Person cannot or can no longer be linked to the given address

PPV

The person is died

PPF

Incorrect or unclear postal address

PUG

Address cannot be assigned because of relocation but AZ Direct GmbH has current address

PXX

Check not possible due to timeout

(no request calculation)

 


The following table provides an overview of the possible values for the response parameter ScoreType:

ScoreType

Description

I

Informa score

B

Boni score

P

Address profile check (APC)

APC is a scoring process in which the probability of payment default is calculated for the requested address based on the last 3 months.

C

Collection behaviour check (CBC)

CBC is a scoring process in which the probability of payment default is calculated based on the existing creditor reminders and payment reliability checks from the last 12 months.

S

Status

XC

(extern) CRIF

Credit check consumer AT/CH


Further information about testing the interface can be found on page Test Arvato BIG.