SB nº AN-10 : Guidance on Placement of Alternative Technologies on EMV® Cards (Clarification)

Application Note No. 10, June 30th, 2003 Application Note – Book 1 Guidance on Placement of Alternative Technologies on EMV Cards EMV '96 Version 3.1.1 and EMV 2000 Version 4.0 The purpose of this application note is to clarify the available locations for alternative technologies on EMV cards according to requirements of ISO 7810, ISO 7811, ISO 7816, and ISO 14443. This application note applies to EMV '96 Version 3.1.1 and EMV 2000 Version 4.0. This application note applies to EMV '96 Integrated Circuit Card Specification for Payment Systems Integrated Circuit Card Specification for Payment Systems Version 3.1.1 and to EMV 2000 Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems Book 1 Version 4.0. Issuers may choose to place alternative technologies such as fingerprint scanners, displays, and antennas on EMV cards. These technologies should not be placed in areas of the card where they could be damaged by card features such as printing, embossing, and the magnetic stripe. The positions specified for these features by ISO are shown in the following diagram. The payment systems may have defined card features such as holograms, printing, and hot stamped signature panels that should also be considered when positioning these alternative technologies. The following figures show the location of these areas on the front and back of the card. The figures are not to scale. Refer to the legends for the specific measurements defined in ISO. This document contains proprietary and confidential information of EMVCo LLC. Copyright © EMVCo LLC 2003

S C A Front of Card W B J M N S Embossing Area Legend H K Code H W C A J B K M N S Measurement Card height Card width Corner radius Top of card to ICC contacts Rule 53.98 mm (53.92 to 54.04 mm) 54.18 maximum when embossed 2.125 inches (2.123 to 2.217 inches) 2.133 inches when embossed 85.6mm (85.47 to 85.72mm) 85.90 mm maximum when embossed 3.37 inches (3.365 to 3.375 inches) 3.382 inches when embossed 3.18 +/- 0.30 mm 0.125 +/- 0.012 inches 19.23 mm Left edge to ICC contacts 10.25 mm Minimum encirclement for antenna Bottom edge to top of embossing Left edge to start of first character of ID Number embossing line Left edge to start of first character of Name and Address embossing area Safe area 5 mm diameter centered 15.06 mm from left edge and 23.89 mm from top edge 24.03 mm (0.946 inches) maximum 8.585 mm 6.055 mm 2.54 mm (0.1 inches) from top and bottom of card Reference ISO/IEC 7810:1995 Section 5 ISO/IEC 7810:1995 Section 5 ISO/IEC 7810:1995 Section 5 ISO/IEC 7816-2:1999 Figure 2 ISO/IEC 7816-2:1999 Figure 2 ISO/IEC 14443-2:2001 Section 10 ISO/IEC 7811-3:1995 Section 6 ISO/IEC 7811-3:1995 Section 6 ISO/IEC 7811-3:1995 Section 7 ISO/IEC 7810:1995 Figure 3 This document contains proprietary and confidential information of EMVCo LLC. Copyright © EMVCo LLC 2003

Back of Card G S E D F S Legend Magnetic Stripe Area Signature Panel Area (position may not be as shown specified by payment systems) Code D E F G S Measurement Top of card to top of magnetic stripe Top of card to bottom of magnetic stripe Distance of magnetic stripe from right edge of card back Length of magnetic stripe materials Safe area Rule 5.54 mm (0.218 inches) Track 1 and 2 - 11.89 mm (0.468 inches) minimum Tracks 1, 2, and 3 – 15.82 mm (0.623 inches) minimum 2.92 mm (0.115 inches) maximum 82.55 mm (3.250 inches) minimum 2.54 mm (0.1 inches) from top and bottom of card Reference ISO/IEC 7811-2:1995 Section 6 ISO/IEC 7811-2:1995 Section 6 ISO/IEC 7811-2:1995 Section 6 ISO/IEC 7811-2:1995 Section 6 ISO/IEC 7810:1995 Figure 3 This document contains proprietary and confidential information of EMVCo LLC. Copyright © EMVCo LLC 2003