The Security Code verification service enables the card security code to be entered by you to be compared against your details.
The card security code is a number printed on the card. The number is not embossed on the card and hence not printed on receipts etc. making it much harder for anyone other than you, the cardholder, to know what the code is. This will help prevent 'cardholder not present' fraud. A security code is now printed on the vast majority of credit/debit cards. The format and position of the security code varies across card schemes. Some cards have a three-digit number printed at the end of the cards' signature strip. Some (AMEX cards for example) have a four digit number on the front of the card. Some card issuers refer to this number as the 'Security Code', others as the 'personal security code' and others as 'Card Verification Value'. In addition, it may also go by the name of 'CVV2' for Visa Cards, 'Card Verification Code' (CVV) for Mastercard/Eurocard and 'Security Code' for AMEX cards.