What is the Credit Card Security Code/Card Verification Value (CVV)?
It’s either a unique 3-digit number printed on the back of your credit/debit card or if you have an American Express card it is a 4-digit number on the front (usually top right) of your card that helps us validate your purchase and protect against fraud. Since this isn’t contained in the magnetic strip information, it doesn’t get printed on sales receipts, so it’s difficult for anyone other than the genuine cardholder to know it. It’s sometimes referred to as the Card Security Code, the Personal Security Code or the Card Verification Value (CVV). Your order can’t be fully processed without a valid Security Code. Once your order has been processed, your Security Code won’t be held on file.
Related Questions
- Current credit card regulations do not allow us to store the Card Verification Value (CVV) codes with the credit card information in our database. For more information, see Why can I capture the CVV code for credit cards for Point of Sale transactions?
- What is the Credit Card Security Code/Card Verification Value (CVV)?
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