EMV® Specification Bulletin No.

277
First Edition, October 2022

Try Another Interface - Terminal Behavior

Applicability
This Specification Bulletin applies to:
• EMV® Contactless Specifications for Payment Systems, Book A, Architecture and
General Requirements, Version 2.10, March 2021

Related Documents
None

Effective Date
Immediate

Description

The Try Another Interface outcome is returned by the kernel to indicate that the
transaction should be attempted on another interface, such as the contact chip or
magnetic stripe interface. When the Try Another Interface outcome is received by the
terminal, the terminal advises the cardholder that another interface may be used and
the terminal must not require that the merchant have to re-enter the transaction
amount.

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the applicable agreement between the user and EMVCo found at www.emvco.com. EMV® is a registered trademark or trademark
of EMVCo, LLC in the United States and other countries.

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Specification Changes

In Table 6-3 and Table 6-4, update the entries for Try Another Interface as follows:
Try Another • The terminal allows the transaction to be attempted on
Interface another interface – contact chip or mag-stripe according to its
capabilities. If a preference is indicated in the Outcome, then
(depending on payment system rules) this might need to be
taken into account.
• The POS System advises the cardholder that another
interface might be used. An initial message to the cardholder
might have been displayed as a result of including a User
Interface Request with the Outcome.
• The transaction details (e.g., transaction amount) are known
to the terminal and the transaction is completed on the same
device. In this case the merchant must not be required to re-
enter the transaction details to perform the transaction over
the other interface.
• The terminal processes the transaction using the other
interface and might use the ADF Name provided with the
Outcome to seek to select the same application if the chip
interface is used. Cardholder communication will be as per
the normal processing for a chip or mag-stripe interface.
• Once complete, continue with ‘Requirements – New
Transaction Preparation and Start’ on page 59.

© 2023 EMVCo, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction, distribution and other use of this document is permitted only pursuant to
the applicable agreement between the user and EMVCo found at www.emvco.com. EMV® is a registered trademark or trademark
of EMVCo, LLC in the United States and other countries.

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 Legal Notice

The EMV® Specifications are provided “AS IS” without warranties of any kind, and EMVCo neither
assumes nor accepts any liability for any errors or omissions contained in these Specifications. EMVCO
DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS TO THESE SPECIFICATIONS.

EMVCo makes no representations or warranties with respect to intellectual property rights of any third
parties in or in relation to the Specifications. EMVCo undertakes no responsibility to determine whether
any implementation of the EMV® Specifications may violate, infringe, or otherwise exercise the patent,
copyright, trademark, trade secret, know-how, or other intellectual property rights of third parties, and
thus any person who implements any part of the EMV® Specifications should consult an intellectual
property attorney before any such implementation.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Specifications may provide for the use of public key encryption and
other technology, which may be the subject matter of patents in several countries. Any party seeking to
implement these Specifications is solely responsible for determining whether its activities require a
license to any such technology, including for patents on public key encryption technology. EMVCo shall
not be liable under any theory for any party’s infringement of any intellectual property rights in
connection with the EMV® Specifications

© 2023 EMVCo, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction, distribution and other use of this document is permitted only pursuant to
the applicable agreement between the user and EMVCo found at www.emvco.com. EMV® is a registered trademark or trademark
of EMVCo, LLC in the United States and other countries.

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 Legal Notice

The EMV® Specifications are provided “AS IS” without warranties of any kind, and EMVCo neither
assumes nor accepts any liability for any errors or omissions contained in these Specifications. EMVCO
DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AS TO THESE SPECIFICATIONS.

EMVCo makes no representations or warranties with respect to intellectual property rights of any third
parties in or in relation to the Specifications. EMVCo undertakes no responsibility to determine whether
any implementation of the EMV® Specifications may violate, infringe, or otherwise exercise the patent,
copyright, trademark, trade secret, know-how, or other intellectual property rights of third parties, and
thus any person who implements any part of the EMV® Specifications should consult an intellectual
property attorney before any such implementation.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Specifications may provide for the use of public key encryption and
other technology, which may be the subject matter of patents in several countries. Any party seeking to
implement these Specifications is solely responsible for determining whether its activities require a
license to any such technology, including for patents on public key encryption technology. EMVCo shall
not be liable under any theory for any party’s infringement of any intellectual property rights in
connection with the EMV® Specifications

© 2023 EMVCo, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction, distribution and other use of this document is permitted only pursuant to
the applicable agreement between the user and EMVCo found at www.emvco.com. EMV® is a registered trademark or trademark
of EMVCo, LLC in the United States and other countries.

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