ISO/IEC 4909

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ISO/IEC 4909 is a 2006 international standard produced by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for Identification cardsFinancial transaction cards — Magnetic stripe data content for track 3.[1] It was reviewed in 2018. The original ISO 4909 standard appeared in 1987.[2] It is one of a number of international bank card standards.[3] The standard is used for credit cards.[4]

The standard has been adopted in many countries, including (for example) Denmark,[5] Germany,[2] India,[6] Netherlands,[7] New Zealand,[8] Norway,[9] United Kingdom,[8] etc.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ISO/IEC 4909:2006 — Identification cards — Financial transaction cards — Magnetic stripe data content for track 3". ISO/IEC. 2006.
  2. ^ a b "ISO 4909:1987-07 Bank cards; Magnetic stripe data content for track 3". beuth.de. ISO. July 1987.
  3. ^ "Card Standards". card-testing.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ Gallagher, Sean (28 June 2012). "Automated robbery: how card skimmers (still) steal millions from banks". Ars Technica.
  5. ^ "DS ISO/IEC 4909: 2007 — Identification cards — Financial transaction cards — Magnetic stripe data content for track 3". Denmark: Danish Standards. 12 December 2013.
  6. ^ "IS 15414: 2018 ISO/IEC 4909:2006 — Identification cards — Financial transaction cards — Magnetic stripe data content for track 3 (First Revision)". India: Bureau of Indian Standards. 1 July 2006.
  7. ^ "NEN-ISO/IEC 4909:2006 — Identification cards — Financial transaction cards — Magnetic stripe data content for track 3". Netherlands: Nederlandse Norm (NEN). 1 July 2006.
  8. ^ a b "BS ISO/IEC 4909:2006 — Identification cards — Financial transaction cards — Magnetic stripe data content for track 3". New Zealand: Standards New Zealand. 30 November 2006.
  9. ^ "ISO/IEC 4909:2006 — Identification cards — Financial transaction cards — Magnetic stripe data content for track 3". Norway: Standard Norge. 29 June 2006.