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9F39

POS Entry Mode

Tag ID
9F39
Format
n
Length (bytes)
1
Source
Terminal

What it is

POS Entry Mode is a single numeric byte describing how the card data was captured and whether the PIN can be entered. Values distinguish manual key entry, magnetic stripe, contact chip and contactless, and mirror the ISO 8583 POS entry mode used in the authorisation message.

Where it appears

Set by the terminal based on how the card was read.

Specification reference

Defined in: EMV 4.x Book 3 (Application Specification), Annex A — Data Element Dictionary

Example values

05Contact chip read
07Contactless chip (EMV)
91Contactless magnetic-stripe mode

Decode & build this tag

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