An issue number to the
account number (also known as
PAN Sequence Number) is featured on certain
debit cards, primarily
United Kingdom
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ones such as
Switch
In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type ...
and
Maestro
Maestro (; from the Italian '' maestro'' , meaning " master" or "teacher") is an honorific title of respect (plural: maestros or maestri). The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera, in line with the ubi ...
as well as German
girocard
girocard is an interbank network and debit card service connecting virtually all German ATMs and banks. It is based on standards and agreements developed by the German Banking Industry Committee.
German girocards are usually co-branded with Ma ...
s.
Because the bulk of the account number is determined by the
sort code
Sort codes are the domestic bank codes used to route money transfers between financial institutions in the United Kingdom, and in the Republic of Ireland. They are six-digit hierarchical numerical addresses that specify clearing banks, clearing ...
and the bank account number, the card number cannot be changed if the card is lost or stolen (without changing the underlying bank account number), and instead the issue number is changed.
maxiboy on ICE-Treff.de on 19 digit PANs of German girocards and UK edc/Switch cards
17 July 2015
References
See also
* Issue date (disambiguation) Issue date may refer to:
* Cover date, the date displayed on the covers of periodical publications
* Effective date, the date upon which something is considered to take effect
* Issue number
An issue number to the account number (also known as ...
Debit cards
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