Scheme code system · Mastercard
Official, limited scope10
Partial approval
Only part of the requested amount was approved.
- Outcome
- Partial approval
- Code system
- Mastercard
- Raw format
- Two-character DE 39 response code
Operational context
No universal retry instruction encoded
Mastercard wording mapped to the SchemeLens “Partial approval” concept.
Use the current scheme, provider, transaction, and advice-code rules; the raw response value alone may be insufficient for a retry decision.
Explicit mapping
SchemeLens concepts
These links are editorial mappings, not replacements for the raw source value. The relation shows how closely the wording aligns.
| Concept | Relation | Mapping note |
|---|---|---|
| Partial approval | Direct semantic match | Mastercard wording mapped to the SchemeLens “Partial approval” concept. |
Namespace check
The same raw value exists elsewhere
- Visa 10Partial approval
- Discover 10Approved for partial amount
- UnionPay 10Partial amount approved
Provenance
Sources used for this record
- Mastercard: Transaction Processing RulesOfficial source for published DE 39 values and selected Merchant Advice Code rules; not a complete public technical specification.9 December 2025
SchemeLens keeps source wording, normalized concepts, and operational guidance separate so later evidence can be added without rewriting the raw record.