Hey we are using square payment provider in USA, according to our statistics we notice that majority of errors are GENERIC_DECLINE, could you help me understand is there any possibility how we can minimize it?
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A GENERIC_DECLINE error typically indicates that the card issuer declined the payment request. This can happen for a variety of reasons that Square doesn’t have visibility into. It’s recommended to ask the customer to contact their card issuer for more information or to try a different payment method. Unfortunately, as a developer, there’s not much you can do to minimize these types of errors since they’re often due to issues on the customer’s end, such as insufficient funds, incorrect card details, or security restrictions from the card issuer.
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