Makes CVC optional when presenting a payment method on a simulated reader

What’s new

CVC is now an optional field for present_payment_method card objects.

You no longer need to enter CVC as a card parameter to present a payment method on a simulated reader.

Field	Change	From → to
Terminal.Reader.testHelpers#present_payment_method.card.cvc	Changed	`required → optional`

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