The City of Madison is the largest city in Dane County and the State Capital of Wisconsin. Our highly educated population, coupled with a strong mid-western work ethic, makes for an engaged workforce.
To help reduce fraud in the card-not-present environment, credit card companies have introduced a card code program. Visa calls this code Card Verification Value (CVV); MasterCard calls it Card Validation Code (CVC); Discover calls it Card ID (CID). The card code is a three- or four- digit security code that is printed on the back of cards. The number typically appears at the end of the signature panel.
The Card Security Code is the 3-digit security code on the back of your credit or debit card. (For AMEX see below.) Visa calls it CVV2, MasterCard calls it CVC2. JCB call it the CAV2: 3-Digit Card Security Code. (In general the value appears in reverse italic at the top of the signature panel or right most in the signature panel on the back of the credit card.) For American Express cards it is called the CID or 4DBC and. is 4-digits on the front of the AMEX card: 4-Digit Card Security Code. The Card Security Code is different from the Verified by Visa, SecureCode, J/Secure or SafeKey. password which is set by you when you enroll your card online with those 3-D Secure services.