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Discover Consulting

Accredited Discover consulting services provider

Discover Global Network has accredited Payhuddle as a D-PAS consultancy service provider. With this accreditation, we can now provide D-PAS consulting services to customers worldwide.

This accreditation makes us a part of a select group of companies who have proven they have the expertise to offer consulting guidance and support to Discover clients and partners.

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Consultation on D-PAS

With this consulting accreditation from Discover, we can expand our consulting offer to provide guidance on D-PAS end-to-end testing for Discover Network, Diners Club International, and PULSE.

Our consulting to acquirers on D-PAS certification and deployment of contact and contactless terminals for payments and transit will make the customers’ time-to-market faster.

We also offer pre-certification consulting to acquirers when they are looking at migration to EMV.

What services do we offer our customers?

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Analyze the current infrastructure and advise on the impact that implementing the Discover Financial Service (DFS) service will have on your existing operations

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Provide guidance on approved DFS products

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Ensure that the current and short-term DFS recommendations or mandates are adhered to promptly

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Provide training on all aspects of DFS requirements for the service being implemented, using the DFS training materials provided

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Provide project management for the consulting service

This accreditation allows us to offer advisory, guidance, and support services for acquirer and terminal certifications before field deployment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of Discover consulting services does Payhuddle offer?

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Payhuddle is a certified D-PAS consulting firm that can help you with everything from start to finish. It means that we help you with every step of your terminal project.

We offer consulting services that include reviewing architecture, integrating systems, making test plans, helping with test execution, reviewing readiness for pre-certification, and formally validating on Discover's behalf to make sure that all D-PAS standards are met.  

Is Payhuddle an approved provider for consulting services from Discover Global Network?

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Yes. Discover Global Network has qualified Payhuddle to be an End-to-End D-PAS certification provider and a consultant for D-PAS projects.

What is Discover Global Network?

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Discover Global Network is Discover's payment system, which incorporates Discover, Diners Club International, and the PULSE network. Discover Global Network handles both contact (chip-based) and contactless transactions all around the world.

How can your D-PAS consulting help with getting terminals certified and putting them into use?

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With our D-PAS consultancy, you can be sure that your device, host integrations, and ISO-8583 messages all work properly with D-PAS standards.

Because of our early gap analysis and pre-certification drills, you will have fewer rejections and a smoother go-live when you apply for official certification.

Do you offer consultancy services for contact and contactless terminal implementations?

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Of course. We are accredited to consult on both contact and contactless devices. Under the D-PAS program, we have helped clients set up NFC-enabled devices alongside standard EMV chip terminals.

Can you help acquirers move to EMV?

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Yes. We offer advisory services before certification that are specifically focused on EMV chip migration. We help acquirers update terminals, change host integrations, and meet the standards of both EMVCo and Discover before they get their official accreditation.

What specific support is offered during the phases of development, testing, and pre-certification?

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  • Development stage: assessments of architecture and integration, mapping of data elements, and advise on how to make things secure by design
  • Testing phase: Making test cases, helping with execution on the lab side, defect triage, and root-cause analysis
  • Pre-certification: Gap analysis, interoperability drills, and final readiness sign-off

Our formal validation services on behalf of Discover support all of this.

How do your consulting services help make sure that Discover's rules are followed?

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Our consultants are your D-PAS experts, turning Discover's technical and brand standards into unambiguous deliverables for development and testing. We follow a process that is efficient and focused on certification, which cuts down on problems with interoperability and bad experiences for cardholders in the market.

What are the advantages of using Payhuddle for Discover consulting?

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  • Faster time to market since tests are run quickly, results are sent in quickly, and certification is done quickly.
  • Better testing efficiency, which reduces time delays through proven device-validation methodologies.
  • Very few problems with interoperability, so cardholders will have a smooth experience when you go live.

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