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What is the Card Verification Value Code?

CVV is an authentication procedure established by credit card companies to further efforts towards reducing fraud for internet transactions. The card holder is required to enter the CVV number during the transaction to verify that the card is on hand.

The CVV code is a security feature for "card not present" transactions (e.g., Internet transactions), and now appears on most (but not all) major credit and debit cards. This new feature is a three- or four-digit code which provides a cryptographic check of the information embossed on the card. Therefore, the CVV code is not part of the card number itself.

The CVV code helps ascertain that the customer placing the order actually possesses the credit/debit card and that the card account is legitimate. Each credit card company has its own name for the CVV code, but it functions the same for all major card types. (VISA refers to the code as CVV2, MasterCard calls it CVC2, and American Express calls it CID.)

The back panel of most Visa/MasterCard cards contain the full 16-digit account number, followed by the CVV/CVC code. Some banks show only the last four digits of the account number followed by the code.

​Where can I find my card's CVV code?

MasterCard/ Visa: Three-digit code found in the signature area of the back of your credit card. It is the last three digits AFTER the last four digits of the credit card number.

American Express: Four-digit code found on the front above the credit card number on their the right or left side of your credit card.

(VISA refers to the code as CVV2, MasterCard calls it CVC2, and American Express calls it CID.)