Discover® Network Card Identification Features ® Card Identification Features The words “DISCOVER NETWORK” will appear Some cards may display a hologram on the card front with a The letters “AMEX” and a phosphorescence All American Express account numbers start with 3. under an ultraviolet light. globe pierced by an arrow. There is no hologram on the card in the Centurion portrait are visible under Embossing should be clear and uniform in size and front if the card back displays a holographic magnetic stripe. an ultraviolet light. spacing. The number on the front and back of the All Discover Network account numbers start card, the one printed on the sales receipt with 6. Embossed card numbers should be The magnetic stripe should appear smooth, should all match. uniform in size and spacing, and extend with no signs of tampering. Some cards display a Preprinted (non-embossed) Card Identification Number into the hologram. holographic magnetic stripe with blue circles. With this statement on the card, Unembossed (CID) should always appear The words “DISCOVER NETWORK” American Express reserves the right to cards may above the appear on a tamper-evident “pick up” the card at any time. display account account signature panel. number and number. Some cards have a expiration date The last four digits hologram of the printed flat on of the card number American Express the front. are displayed on image embedded into the signature the magnetic stripe. “Valid Thru” panel in reverse indicates the indent printing. The signature on the last month in which back of the card should the card is valid. The three-digit Do not accept a card match the customer’s CID is printed in A Business Name may be after the expiration date. signature on the receipt. The Discover® Network Acceptance a separate box to embossed below the account name. The signature panel is Mark will appear on the front the right of the tamper-evident. Embossed Security Character appears as a stylized and/or back of the card. signature panel on Only the person whose name is “D.” No stylized “D” appears on unembossed cards. the card back. embossed on an American Express Card is entitled to use it.

MasterCard® Card Identification Features Visa® Card Identification Features All MasterCard account numbers start with 5. The three-dimensional hologram, which may appear on the The Dove Hologram appears on most cards, A full or partial account number is indent-printed The embossing should be uniform in size and front OR the back should reflect light and appear to move. however its location on the card may vary. It can on the tamper-evident signature panel. spacing, and extend into the hologram. be in its traditional location on the front of the All new and reissued card, or a smaller hologram A three-digit code (CVV2) consumer debit cards The preprinted may be on the card back. must appear in the white Identification Number must display the box to the right of the (BIN) must match the debit hologram. All Visa account numbers signature panel or on first four digits of the start with 4. The embossed the signature panel. The magnetic stripe account number must embossed account should appear smooth, number. match the account Some cards have a with no signs of number printed on holographic magnetic tampering. The valid date lists the the sales receipt. stripe featuring doves in flight on the last month in which The last four digits of The preprinted Bank back of the card. the card is valid. the account number Identification Number These cards do not appear on the signature (BIN) must match the Issuers have the have any other panel in reverse first four digits of the option of placing hologram or indent printing. embossed account a holographic magnetic stripe. number. magnetic stripe The three-digit CVC2 on the card back, appears to the right of The Visa Brand Mark appears in the lower right corner. Visa debit replacing the Globe the signature panel. cards have the word “DEBIT” printed above the Visa Brand Mark. hologram or the Debit hologram. The word “MasterCard” is printed repeatedly in multicolors Are you suspicious about a card? at an angle on a tamper-evident signature panel. If you are ever suspicious about a card or a transaction, call Call for a Code 10 Authorization. your authorization center and request a Code 10 Authorization. DiscoverNetwork.com

Card Identification Features

Discover Network, a business unit of Services, is a comprehensive and secure payments network. Discover Network markets and supports a full range of credit, debit and prepaid cards. Discover Network also provides customer-centric tools and programs designed to help issuers, acquirers and merchants drive loyalty, increase transaction volume and run their business more effectively, with streamlined efficiencies. Discover Network’s straightforward and collaborative approach, combined with its brand-driven economics, provides a fresh, new brand for issuers, acquirers and merchants who want to reach more customers more profitably.

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