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38

Elo: PIN attempts exceeded (purchases). Cardholder should contact the card issuer.

Cielo saysSoft decline
38

Elo: PIN attempts exceeded (purchases). Cardholder should contact the card issuer.

What it means

Not permitted for this cardholder

The card has a limit or rule that blocks this payment, such as amount, frequency or category limits.

What to do

Ask the shopper to raise the limit with their bank or use another method. Retrying right away rarely helps.

Worth retryingWho can fix it: The shopper

Other Cielo codes with the same meaning

Reference only. Codes and descriptions come from each provider's public documentation. The Yuno response code is a reference mapping and does not guarantee how a specific transaction is processed.