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6.2 Card Standards and Specifications
6.2 Card Standards and Specifications
6.2.1 Encoding Standards
6.2.1.3 Primary Account Number (PAN)
In addition to the rules in Chapter 6, “Issuing,” Rule 6.2.1.3 (1), paragraph 5 in
part 1 of this rulebook, the following applies:
All UK Maestro Cards issued within the Territory must fall within the BIN range
675900 to 675999 and 676770 to 676774.
6.2.5 Signature Panel
In addition to the rules in Chapter 6, “Issuing,” Rule 6.2.5 in part 1 of this
rulebook, the following applies:
Issuers must indent print on the card the CVC 2 either on the signature panel
or in a white panel adjacent to the signature panel.
6.3 Optional Card Security Features
Issuers may use the UKCA cheque guarantee hologram up to 30 June 2011.
Cards issued after this date cannot carry this hologram.
7.1 Acquirer Obligations and Activities
7.1.2 Before Signing a Merchant
In addition to the rules in Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” Rule 7.1.2, in part 1 of this
rulebook, the following apply:
Before signing a Merchant Agreement with a potential Merchant, an Acquirer
must check whether or not the potential Merchant, or any of its outlets,
appears on the MATCH files. If an entry appears, any resulting contact with
another Acquirer must be performed by the Acquirer itself (that is, must not be
delegated to agents).
7.1.16 MATCH
Acquirers must refer and report to Merchant Alert to Control High-Risk
Merchants (MATCH).
Refer to the Security Rules and Procedures manual for information about the
standards and reason codes that must be supported.
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