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9F39

POS Entry Mode

Tag ID
9F39
Format
n
Length (bytes)
1
Source
Terminal

What it is

POS Entry Mode is a single numeric byte (n 2) describing how the PAN was captured: manual key entry, magnetic stripe, contact chip or contactless. It is the first two digits of the ISO 8583:1987 POS entry mode; the PIN entry capability digit of the ISO 8583 field is not part of it.

Where it appears

Set by the terminal based on how the card was read.

Specification reference

Defined in: EMV 4.x Book 3 (Application Specification), Annex A — Data Element Dictionary

Example values

05Contact chip read
07Contactless chip (EMV)
91Contactless magnetic-stripe mode

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