Which description best defines Transaction Data?

• A. Data related to electronic payment card transaction.
• B. Data about network infrastructure and devices.
• C. Data about software licenses and versioning.
• D. Data about customer demographics and marketing preferences.

Answer: (A)

Transaction Data is the information created and used during a payment card transaction as it’s processed through the payment system. It includes details that describe and track the transaction—amount, date and time, merchant or terminal identifiers, and authorization or settlement references—anything that moves with the payment through the network. This is exactly what the description “data related to electronic payment card transaction” captures. Data about network infrastructure, software licenses, or customer demographics aren’t part of the transaction’s processing data, so they don’t fit.