Release Notes - 2025

Release Notes for 2025.

November 2025

01/11/2025

Android Terminal App

Version 5.31.0

✅ Highlights

Compatibility with PAX A77 (Android 10)
This release introduces full compatibility with PAX A77 (Android 10) devices. The Viva Terminal App can now be remotely pushed, installed, and used seamlessly on these terminals.

Display of Total Amount After Tipping
The final transaction summary now shows the total amount including the tip, improving transparency for both merchants and customers. Applicable from version 5.31.0 onward.

Version 5.32.0

✅ Highlights

IRIS QR Payment Method for Greece
IRIS QR payments are now supported for merchants in Greece across all integrations:
- InterApp
- Local API
- Cloud REST

Expanded interappCallback Support in Transaction APIs
The interappCallback parameter is now available in additional transaction flows, enabling improved post-transaction redirection or background handling.
Supported in:
- Sale
- Refund
- Preauth Completion
- Unreferenced Refund
- Fast Refund
- Rebate

Viva Tier 2 Certification – SUNMI D3 Mini
The SUNMI D3 Mini device is now Tier 2 certified, meeting baseline Viva functional requirements. It has been fully regression-tested for Terminal App flows and validated for a minimum firmware version. Note: Printer testing pending ticket merge.

UI Adjustment for Dual-Currency Countries
Enhanced readability of the transaction amount field through dynamic text resizing:

• Dual currency → smaller text (existing behaviour)
  
• Single currency → larger text for improved visibility

Fiscalisation Offline Capability Support
When fiscalisation cannot be sent (e.g., no connectivity), it is stored locally as TRANSMISSION_FAILURE_1 and automatically forwarded once the device is back online.

🐞 Bug Fixes (5.31.x – 5.32.x)

• P2P Server Disabled in Landscape Mode
  Fixed an issue where rotating the device to landscape caused the P2P server to deactivate.
  
• Alphanumeric Error Prompts for Batch Names
  Invalid batch names (leading spaces or invalid characters) now consistently trigger appropriate error messages.
  
• App Freeze on InterApp Integration (Specific Devices)
  Resolved freezes on selected kiosk devices (e.g., Joyaar kiosks) during InterApp transactions.
  
• SAF Not Triggered on First Attempt (CB Cards)
  Fixed incorrect handling of CB card transactions where SAF should have been triggered on the first attempt.
  
• NBG Loyalty Receipt Not Fully Printed
  Corrected incomplete printing of NBG loyalty redemption receipts.
  
• P2P Integration After Language Change
  Resolved issue where P2P requests were not received after changing the terminal language and resuming from background.
  
• Incorrect SAF Error Messaging (InterApp + Diners)
  The correct message, SAF_MASTERCARD_VISA_AMEX_REQUIRED, is now returned instead of “Transaction declined.”
  
• Landscape Mode Message Display Issues on Certain SUNMI Devices Fixed UI clipping issues affecting:
  • SUNMI M2 Max (ROM 3.6.¹¹⁄₆₆₄)
  • SUNMI D3 Mini (ROM 4.0.⁸⁷⁄₇₉₆)
  • SUNMI P3 Mix (ROM 4.1.²²⁄₁₁₇)
  
• APM Loader Overlapping Receipt Button
  Corrected an issue where the APM loader obstructed the receipt button.
  
• Incorrect Transaction Details for Refunded Transactions
  transactionDetails now correctly returns refunded transaction information instead of the original sale details.

Paydroid Terminal App

Version 4.32.0 (23/10/2025)

✅ Highlights / Updates

Cloud API Event IDs
Correct CORE Event IDs are now returned in Cloud REST API integrations.

Bank ID Parameter Exposure
Bank ID is now included in Cloud REST API and InterApp responses, enabling partners/ISVs to better identify acquiring/payment-routing banks.

Preloaded AADE Enhancements
Merchant Reference details are now displayed in Cloud transaction results for preloaded AADE flows.

InterApp API Event IDs
All InterApp integrations now expose correct CORE Event IDs.

CORE Updates

Eurobank Loyalty Redemptions
For card-present transactions involving Eurobank loyalty redemption:
- Partial refunds are now restricted due to issuer-side decline behavior.

Retry Delay Intervals
- High Priority: 7 seconds
- Medium Priority: 40 seconds
- Low Priority: 180 seconds

October 2025

01/10/2025

Android Terminal App

Version 5.30.0

✅ Improvements

• New Device Compatibility: The Sunmi P3 terminal has been successfully tested and will soon be available (pending certification).

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Unattended Mode Stability: Fixed a crash that occurred when re-enabling Peer-to-Peer in unattended mode, causing a “no activity found” screen.
  
• PIN Entry Keyboard: Physical keyboards are now recognized correctly in PIN Protected settings, eliminating the need to manually switch to the virtual keyboard on Sunmi devices.
  
• Tip on Receipt: Corrected an issue where the tip was counted twice, resulting in an incorrect total amount.

iOS Terminal App

Version 5.29.0

✅ Improvements

• Inter-App Requests: Third-party apps can now bring the Viva SoftPOS app to the foreground via an inter-app request. This feature is already available for Android and not for the older Paydroid app.
  
• Consistent Waiting Screen for AADE and P2P Integrations: When AADE integration is toggled in the app settings, the waiting screen message now displays as “Waiting for transaction – powered by Viva.com .” This message is already implemented for Peer-to-Peer integration and will be deployed soon for Android devices.
  
• Apple Tap to Pay in Norway: Officially launched on 18 September 2025.
  
• Bancontact for Luxembourg: Merchants on iOS (iOS 18.4+) can now accept Bancontact payments, which were already supported on Android.

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Batch Management: Fixed crashes and errors when loading or sharing batch reports.
  
• Receipts: Tip and total breakdown now display correctly.

API Improvements

• POS ECR Webhooks Available at ISV Level: ISV partners can now set up POS ECR webhooks using their own credentials, improving automation and reliability. These webhooks were already available at the merchant level.
• Platform Accounts: Now support DCC & multicurrency, providing merchants with more flexibility in accepting payments.

Merchant Onboarding

• Selfcare Onboarding: New merchants created through Viva Selfcare are now guided by the Onboarding Bot for a faster and smoother setup.

Smart Checkout Enhancements

• Apple Pay Payment Method Enabled on All Browsers: Merchants can now offer Apple Pay as a checkout option in Viva.com Smart Checkout, available across all browsers. When a client chooses to pay with Apple Pay on a non-iOS device, a QR code is provided to complete the payment on an iOS device. Please note: Apple Pay was already available on Smart Checkout for iOS devices.

August 2025

01/08/2025

iOS Terminal App

Version 5.27.0

✅ Highlights

• Added support for Cloud REST API using FIMAS, now available in the iOS Viva Terminal App.
  
• Event IDs are now exposed in App2App Integration. These Event IDs specify the failure reason of a transaction, enhancing error transparency.

Version 5.28.0

✅Highlights

• Dual Currency Display in Bulgaria:
  In preparation for Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro, the application now complies with legal requirements for the dual indication period.
  
  • Both BGN and EUR amounts are displayed on the card presentment screen.
    
  • Both currencies are also printed on customer receipts.

Android Terminal App

Version 5.28.1

✅Highlights

• Dual-Screen Devices: The “PIN entry” keyboard is now shown only on the customer-facing screen. The merchant-facing screen displays a “waiting” animation during PIN entry.
  
• Merchant Reference Parameter Hierarchy:
  
  • The merchantTrns parameter can now be specified in Refund requests.
    
  • If not specified, the original merchantTrns from the sales request will be used.
    
• Event IDs in App2App Integration: Event IDs are now exposed to indicate the failure reason of a transaction.
  
• SAF Exclusion Update: New BINs have been added to the SAF exclusion list, reflecting updated scheme restrictions.

🐞Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with AMEX offline approvals incorrectly succeeding after merchant schema deactivation.
  
• Fixed AADE query visibility for preloaded P2P transactions.
  
• Corrected handling of Bankcontact 119 errors (previously misinterpreted as “USE_CHIP”).
  
• Resolved loyalty double charge issue.
  
• Fixed report generation and deeplink activation errors causing empty/missing data.
  

🛠️Improvements/Updates

• Full Android 15 compatibility, including Google’s edge-to-edge display guidance and deprecated API handling.
  
• Upgraded target API level to Android 15 (API level 35).
  
• SAF enhancements: Card expiration validation before transaction execution.
  
• Added skipPinForExternalTransactions support in InterApp activation (no-PIN flag).
  
• Preserved merchantTrns values during refunds.
  
• Exposed accurate CORE event IDs in InterApp integrations.
  
• Extended fiscalisation object to support cbArea and cbPreviousReceiptReference arrays.
  
• Simplified receipt object validations (ftReceiptCase, ftChargeItemCase, ftPayItemCase).
  
• Expanded SAF exclusion BIN list.

Version 5.29.0

✅Highlights

• Dual Currency Display in Bulgaria:
  
  • Both BGN and EUR amounts are displayed on the card presentment screen.
    
  • Both currencies are printed on customer receipts.

Version 5.29.1

🐞Bug Fixes

• Corrected currency display issue after card tap on the terminal.

Paydroid Terminal App

Version 4.30.0

✅Highlights

• Automated Log Transmission: Logs are now sent every 15 minutes, even if the app is closed.
  
• Removed restriction on cancelling/refunding older transactions in TCP/IP integrations; now the last 20 transactions are accessible (previously only 3).
  
• Redesigned MDB communication strategy for IM30 devices. A new “Use Proxy” setting (enabled by default) allows configuration flexibility.

🐞Bug Fixes

• Corrected MOTO capture filtering (transactions filtered correctly by card used).
  
• Fixed InterApp STAN limitation: now returns 20 transactions instead of 3.
  
• Fixed missing deeplink responses for IM30 in unattended mode.
  
• Resolved IM30 crash loop during vendingAction deeplinks with restarts.
  
• Fixed UI inconsistencies on A910 terminals.
  
• Resolved transaction delays affecting UK and Ireland merchants.
  
• Removed card reader UI elements from MOTO/QR payment screens.
  
• Fixed QR deeplink crash in payment initiation.

🛠️Improvements/Updates

• AADE Phase 3 compliance for fiscal receipt handling.
  
• Extended cancellation range to last 20 transactions for TCP/IP integrations.
  
• Enhanced monitoring with Datadog and analytics (login, card read, authorization).
  
• Improved log sending behavior to prevent infinite loops.

Version 4.31.0

✅Highlights

• Dual Currency Display in Bulgaria:
  
  • Both BGN and EUR amounts are displayed on the card presentment screen.
    
  • Both currencies are printed on customer receipts.

Version 4.31.1

🐞Bug Fixes

• Corrected currency display issue after card tap on the terminal.

Version 4.31.2

🐞Bug Fixes

• Corrected currency presentation issue in the PIN entry screen.

Version 4.31.3

🐞Bug Fixes

• Hotfix for crash issues.

July 2025

04/07/2025

IOS / Viva Terminal App (v. 5.26.0)

Highlights:

• Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in Spain.
  
• Apple Tap to Pay – Belgium Application Selection: Introduced support for dual-badged card application selection (e.g., Bancontact and Visa/MC) on Apple Tap to Pay devices in Belgium.
  
• Diners Apple Tap to Pay Sensory Branding: Integrated Diners-Discover sensory branding assets, including the acceptance mark and a 2-second sensory branding video.

Bug Fixes

• Unresponsive ‘Report Issue’ Button After AADE Lock: Fixed issue where the ‘Report Issue’ button became unclickable after the AADE lock re-engaged.
  
• Amount Mismatch in Sale Requests: Resolved discrepancy where the charge amount differed from the sale request amount due to incorrect decimal conversion. The original amount, provided as a string, was converted into a decimal using the specified number of decimal places before being forwarded to the charge screen.
  
• Missing Tipping Option for Pre-Loaded Transactions: Fixed bug preventing tipping options from appearing during pre-loaded transaction charges.

Improvements/Updates

• Sound confirmation for successful transactions: Implemented audible feedback to confirm successful transactions, enhancing usability for merchants.

Android / SoftPOS Viva Terminal App (v. 5.27.2)

Highlights

• DCC after surcharge logic: Updated transaction flow to ensure DCC prompts appear after applying surcharges, with correct amounts included.
  
• Viva Tier 2 Certification for SUNMI V3: Completed Tier 2 device certification requirements for the SUNMI V3 device.
  
• Improved fiscalisation support for:
  
  • Local Terminal API: Enhanced the P2P integration to support fiscalisation parameters for e-invoice reporting.
    
  • Inter-App: Extended Interapp integration with fiscalisation parameters aligned with Fiskaltrust API requirements.
    
  • Cloud Terminal API: Extended Cloud integration with necessary parameters to support e-invoice compliance in targeted regions.
    
• Refined fiscalisation for unreferenced refunds: Enabled support for fiscalised unreferenced refunds in Local Terminal API and Inter-App protocols.
  
• Printer lid sensor support: Implemented support for the Ciontek CS50C printer lid sensor to disable contactless reader when lid is open and inform the user accordingly.
  
• Device support – Sunmi V3 and V3H: Enabled printing support on Sunmi V3 and V3H devices.

Bug Fixes

• Surcharge with 0 amount: Fixed issue causing Mastercard to decline surcharge transactions with a 0 amount during clearing.
  
• Duplicate sessionId in Local Terminal API: Resolved bug allowing duplicate sessionId entries to be processed in P2P transactions.
  
• Crash in getCurrency: Addressed a crash related to improper locale parsing, such as “en_EN”.
• Pin prompt during integrated refunds: Fixed incorrect PIN prompt behavior for refunds initiated via integration (Inter-App, Local Terminal API, Cloud Terminal API).

Improvements/Updates

• PIN entry mode selection: Adjusted PIN view mode selection logic to restore configuration options only when safe rendering is detected.
  
• By default (Auto-calculated option), behaviour from initial task should not be changed:
  
  • pinpad is not floating on the devices with the screen diagonal below 8 inches
    
  • pinpad is floating on the devices with the screen diagonal above 8 inches
    
• Fullscreen option should force pinpad to fill the whole screen, no matter of its size
  
• Floating overlay option should force pinpad to not fill the whole screen and should allow it to be moved
  
• Static overlay option should force pinpad to not fill the whole screen and should not allow it to be moved
  
• Preloaded AADE enhancements: Improved handling of preloaded transactions by showing Merchant Reference and updating webhook data.
  
• NFC guidance for Kate kiosks: Introduced hardcoded image for NFC card placement on Kate 15” and 22” kiosks to aid certification and usability.

Viva Banking App - Android (v. 1.70.1 & 1.70.2)

• Android 15 Compatibility: Completed testing to ensure compatibility with the latest Android 15 version.

May 2025

27/05/2025

• Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg, and Malta!

21/05/2025

• The software PIN pad display is now disabled on devices with a physical PIN pad, specifically on the PAX A35 and A80, to improve the user experience.
• Exiting Kiosk Mode on the Viva.com terminal app for Android SoftPOS now requires only three taps on the “More” button, instead of the previous ten taps.
• New parameters have been added to webhooks. The parameter BatchId is available for the Transaction Payment Created and Transaction Failed webhooks. The parameters RetryCount and RetryDelayInSeconds indicate the number of retries and the delay between retries, respectively, when Viva triggers the webhooks.

March 2025

28/03/2025

• Viva now offers full support for the Ciontek CM30. It’s ideal for unattended use cases and outdoor kiosks. Please note that the device is only compatible with the Android SoftPOS app.
• iOS / Unreferenced refunds are now supported in iOS across all integration protocols(Inter-App, Cloud Terminal API, Local Terminal API.
• iOS / Local Terminal API Protocol now supports the ISV scheme.
• iOS / The bankId (Bank ID) parameter has been added to the Sale and Session retrieval responses in Inter-App, Cloud Terminal API, and Local Terminal API integrations.

18/03/2025

• Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Poland and Portugal!
• The clientTransactionId parameter has been added as an optional field for Fast Refund, Rebate, and Unreferenced Refund inter-app requests. This parameter was already available for Sale, Pre-Authorization, and Refund requests.
• The bankId (Bank ID) parameter has been added to the Sale and Session retrieval responses in Inter-App, Cloud Terminal API, and Local Terminal API integrations.

February 2025

28/02/2025

• ISV partner can now process payments using offline mode
• Cloud Terminal API now supports Fast Refund and Rebate
• Sound Notification settings are now available in our Android SoftPos
• Advance Settings section is now available in our Android SoftPos
• Unreferenced refund is available in Oracle OPI (Hospitality & FnB)

January 2025

31/01/2025

• Android / Local Terminal API now supports ISV scheme
• Viva.com Terminal App Android is now available for PAX A8900
• Surcharge Service Enhancements with a skip button.
• App Orientation can now be trigger by our EPOS activation intent
• Dynamic Currency Conversion for in person payments and E-commerce now supports Swedish Krona