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POS entry mode · ISO 8583 DE 22 · EMV tag 9F39

02Magnetic stripe read, full track not available

What does POS entry mode 02 mean?

Magnetic stripe read, full track not available. The card number came from the magnetic stripe, but the complete, unaltered track 1 or track 2 data was not read or is not in the message.

Tag 9F39 value
02
DE 22 values
020 · 021 · 022
Defined by
Visa, Mastercard
PIN digit options
0, 1, 2, 3, 8

What it means for the transaction

  • The issuer cannot verify CVV1/CVC1 because the full track is missing.
  • Use 90 when the full, unaltered track data is sent; 02 tells the issuer the track data may be incomplete, so the CVV1/CVC1 check may not be possible.

How 02 appears in DE 22

In field 22 of ISO 8583:1987 and of the Visa and Mastercard formats, the first two digits are the PAN entry mode and the third is the terminal's PIN entry capability. EMV tag 9F39 carries only the two-digit entry mode. (ISO 8583:1993 replaced field 22 with a 12-character POS data code.)

DE 22Meaning
020Magnetic stripe read, full track not available · PIN entry capability unknown
021Magnetic stripe read, full track not available · Terminal can accept PIN
022Magnetic stripe read, full track not available · Terminal cannot accept PIN

Decode any value

Paste a 2-digit tag 9F39 value or a 3-digit DE 22 value to decode both the entry mode and the PIN capability digit.

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Related codes

90Magnetic stripe read, full track data80Chip fallback to magnetic stripe91Contactless magnetic stripe

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