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title: "Transaction Error Message: Transaction declined (invalid card)"
description: Card number/card is invalid. It could be cancelled/expired/lost/stolen. Cardholder to check they have entered the correct card number, if decline continues, cardholder must contact their bank to rectify
url: "https://www.trustprotects.me/faqs/transaction-error-message-transaction-declined-invalid-card/"
updated: "2023-08-08"
category: What to do when a Transaction is declined
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# Transaction Error Message: Transaction declined (invalid card)

Card number/card is invalid. It could be cancelled/expired/lost/stolen.

Cardholder to check they have entered the correct card number, if decline continues, cardholder must contact their bank to rectify