What is the credit card verification number?
The Security Code is a 3 or 4 digit number that now appears on your credit card. The security code helps ensure that the customer placing the order actually has the credit card in their possession, and that the credit/debit card account is legitimate. To find the Security Code, look on the back of your card. The code is the 3 or 4 digit number just above your signature.
The Credit Card Verification number (also called the CCV number), is 3 or 4 digit number usually on the back of the credit card. The purpose of the CCV is to provide an extra security protection against credit card fraud. For Visa and MasterCard, the Card Verification Number is a 3-digit number on the back of the credit card, on right side of the signature box. Image:Controlpanel-ccv.
This number printed on your card provides a safeguard when a purchase is made using your credit card. For Visa, Mastercard and Discover Network, it is the last three digits printed on the back of the card. For American Express, it is the four digits printed above the account number on the front of the card.
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?
- How to obtain the credit card/bank account verification form and access the upload functionality if I have lost the confirmation link?
- How does the online credit card verification (visa / mastercard) work?
