Card Embossing File

To produce a Physical payment product (Cards, wearables etc), CLOWD9 will produce a Card Embossing File which is then transmitted to your Card Manufacturer via SFTP as follows:

Field Values Supported

Notation	Description
A	Alpha only
AN	Alpha & numeric
AS	Alpha & special characters
ANS	Alpha, numeric & special characters
N	Numeric only
NS	Numeric & special characters
Special Character Format	ASCII UTF8
M	Mandatory
O	Optional

Supported Characters:

The following characters are supported. You will need to confirm with your Card Manufacturer if they can support the following or if required any additional characters not listed:

0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-'/ &
ÀÁÂÃÄÅÇÈÉÊËÌÍÎÏÑÒÓÔÕÖÙÚÛÜÝÞÆÐøØßíàáâãäåçèéêëìíîïñòóôõöùúûüýþæð¿

File Naming Conventions

Field	Description
Pre-fix	Agreed via the Customer Configuration Form. AN – length up to 15 characters (_ is allowed)
File Name	cardembossing
UTC Date	YYYYMMDD
UTC Time	hhmmss
Format	.json
Encryption	PGP supported