POS entry mode · ISO 8583 DE 22 · EMV tag 9F39
03Optical code read (bar code or QR)
What does POS entry mode 03 mean?
Optical code read (bar code or QR). The account data was read from a bar code or QR code by an optical reader rather than from the card itself.
Tag 9F39 value
03
DE 22 values
030 · 031 · 032
Defined by
Visa, Mastercard
PIN digit options
0, 1, 2, 3, 8
What it means for the transaction
- No chip cryptogram or track data is present, so the card itself is not authenticated.
How 03 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 22 | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 030 | Optical code read (bar code or QR) · PIN entry capability unknown |
| 031 | Optical code read (bar code or QR) · Terminal can accept PIN |
| 032 | Optical code read (bar code or QR) · 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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