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Setting pre-conditions consists in pushing EMV parameters fecthed from a TMS to the L2 stacks. This step depends on the payment application implementation and the selection process that occurs during during stage of the transaction.
Initiating and completing a transaction is about delegating the card processing to the L2 stack. It triggers a behavior that has been L2 certified and granted with a LoA. It is based on the configuration parameters previously pushed.
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