Card Verification Value (CVV)

The Card Verification Value (CVV), is a system the credit card companies are introducing to help protect against fraud. It is a code 3 digits long that is calculated from the data on the magnetic strip and cannot be forged by simply knowing the credit card number. This makes it harder (if not impossible) for people to make up random credit card numbers and hope they will work.

Your CVV number may be found in the following locations:
  • Visa: On the back of the card in the signature strip, following the whole card number.
  • MasterCard: On the back of the card in the signature strip, following the card number.