

Remember, this is only for VISA and MASTERCARD (16 digit), AMEX 15 numbers and it won't work with Amex. Next we add expiry date and service code (expiry date in YYMM format in our case, 1505, in our case, the 3-digit service code is 101, so we add 1505101) we get:ī4888603170607238^Smith/John^15051010000000000 To make more sense of the data being displayed this simple parser can make any USB credit card reader user friendly.

Then add the cardholder name that YOU want to specify to display, that is:ī4888603170607238 ^ Smith / John ^ (Last name first / First Name) decoded data dumped from a magnetic stripe on the back of a credit card may be a little confusing to the average user. So, how to make Track 1 from Track take our card number from our Track 2, in our case it is:Īdd the letter "B" at the beginning of the card number like this: When you see the letter "B" at the beginning of the Track, it always means that it is Track 1 When you see an equal sign (=) in a Track, it always means that it is Track 2 United States of America <-Directly country Smith/John <-cardholder name (LASTNAME/FIRSTNAME)ĬREDIT <- Credit or Debit ( in our case, Credit) Cybersource is a BBB Accredited Credit Card Payment Processor. The first track can contain up to 79 characters and the second track can hold 40 characters. To start, magnetic cards contain three tracks. How to make Track 1 from Track2 In this article I'll tell you how to make Track 1 using Track 2 Track changes to our System over the years. How to Decode a Credit Card’s Magnetic Strip Data.
