What is CVV2/CVC2/CID Code?

CVV2 (Card Verification Value), CVC2 (Card Validation Code) and CID (Card IDentification #) codes are a new authentication scheme established by credit card companies to further efforts towards reducing fraud for internet transactions. It consists of requiring a card holder to enter the CVV2, CVC2 or CID codes in at transaction time to verify that the card is on hand. You can find these codes as shown in pictures. If your credit card has not this code, please contact them to get a new credit card to allow us to process your credit card in secure way. The form with CVV2/CVC2/CID field unfilled will be rejected.

Visa, MasterCard, and Discover cards have CVV2 and CVC2 security codes that are 3 digits in length, and they are located on the back of the card and are the last 3 digits (see diagram below).

Visa CVV2 Image

American Express credit cards have a CID security code that is 4 digits in length, and it's located on the front of the card in different areas (see diagram below).

AMEX CID Code Image


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