EMV®

QR Code Specification for Payment

Systems (EMV QRCPS)

Merchant-Presented Mode

Version 1.0
July 2017

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Contents
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Purpose .................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Normative References ............................................................................................. 7
1.3 Notational Conventions ............................................................................................ 8
1.3.1 Abbreviations ................................................................................................ 8
1.3.2 Terminology and Conventions ...................................................................... 9
1.3.3 Requirement Numbering .............................................................................. 9
1.3.4 Presence of Data Objects ............................................................................ 9
1.4 Data Objects ............................................................................................................ 9
1.4.1 Format Conventions ..................................................................................... 9
1.4.2 Representation ........................................................................................... 10
1.4.3 Encoding .................................................................................................... 10
2 Overview to EMV® QR Code Payment ........................................................................ 11
3 EMV QR Code Payload Data Objects .......................................................................... 13
3.1 QR Code Payload .................................................................................................. 13
3.2 Data Organization .................................................................................................. 17
3.3 Data Object ID Allocation ....................................................................................... 22
4 Requirements ................................................................................................................ 23
4.1 Payload .................................................................................................................. 23
4.2 Presence of Data Objects ...................................................................................... 23
4.3 Data Object ID........................................................................................................ 23
4.4 Data Object Length ................................................................................................ 23
4.5 Data Object Values ................................................................................................ 24
4.5.1 Numeric Values .......................................................................................... 24
4.5.2 Alphanumeric Special Values ..................................................................... 24
4.5.3 String Values .............................................................................................. 24
4.6 Data Organization .................................................................................................. 24
4.6.1 Position of Data Objects ............................................................................. 24
4.7 Data Objects—Root ............................................................................................... 24
4.7.1 Payload Format Indicator (ID "00") ............................................................. 24
4.7.2 Point of Initiation Method (ID "01") ............................................................. 24
4.7.3 CRC (ID "63") ............................................................................................. 25
4.7.4 Transaction Amount (ID "54") ..................................................................... 25
4.7.5 Transaction Currency (ID "53") .................................................................. 25
4.7.6 Tip or Convenience Indicator (ID "55") ....................................................... 25
4.7.7 Value of Convenience Fee Fixed (ID "56") ................................................. 26

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4.7.8 Value of Convenience Fee Percentage (ID "57") ....................................... 26

4.7.9 Merchant Account Information (IDs "02" to "51")........................................ 27
4.7.10 Primitive Payment System Merchant Account Information (IDs "02" to "25")
................................................................................................................... 27
4.7.11 Merchant Account Information Template (IDs "26" to "51")........................ 28
4.7.12 Merchant Category Code (ID "52") ............................................................. 29
4.7.13 Country Code (ID "58") ............................................................................... 29
4.7.14 Merchant Name (ID "59") ........................................................................... 29
4.7.15 Merchant City (ID "60") ............................................................................... 29
4.7.16 Postal Code (ID "61") ................................................................................. 29
4.8 Data Objects—Additional Data Field Template (ID "62") ....................................... 30
4.9 Data Objects—Merchant Information—Language Template (ID "64") ................... 31
4.9.2 Language Preference (ID "00") .................................................................. 31
4.9.3 Merchant Name—Alternate Language (ID "01") ........................................ 31
4.9.4 Merchant City—Alternate Language (ID "02") ............................................ 31
4.10 Data Objects—RFU for EMVCo (IDs "65" to "79") ................................................. 32
4.11 Data Objects—Unreserved Templates (IDs "80" to "99")....................................... 32
4.12 Data Coding of an EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code ........................................ 33
4.12.1 Supported Modes ....................................................................................... 33
Annex A Data Objects Dictionary ........................................................................... 34
Annex B Examples................................................................................................... 41
B.1 QR Code Conventions ........................................................................................... 41
B.2 Merchant Account Information ............................................................................... 41
B.3 Additional Merchant Information ............................................................................ 42
B.4 Transaction Value .................................................................................................. 42
B.5 Additional Data Field Template .............................................................................. 43
B.6 Unreserved Template............................................................................................. 43
B.7 Representation ....................................................................................................... 44

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Figures
Figure 2.1: Merchant-Presented Mode Transaction Flow .................................................... 12
Figure 3.1: Data Object Organization in the QR Code ......................................................... 17

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Tables
Table 1.1: References Materials ............................................................................................ 7
Table 1.2: Abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 8
Table 1.3: Data Object Value—Format Conventions ........................................................... 10
Table 3.1: QR Code Conventions ........................................................................................ 13
Table 3.2: Merchant Account Information ............................................................................ 14
Table 3.3: Additional Merchant Information ......................................................................... 14
Table 3.4: Transaction Value ............................................................................................... 14
Table 3.5: Additional Data Objects ...................................................................................... 15
Table 3.6: Data Objects Under the Root of a QR Code ....................................................... 18
Table 3.7: Data Objects for Additional Data Field Template (ID "62") ................................. 20
Table 3.8: Data Objects for Merchant Information—Language Template (ID "64") ............. 21
Table 4.1: Allocation of Payment System Merchant Account Information (IDs"02" to "51") 27
Table 4.2: Data Object ID Allocation in Merchant Account Information Template (IDs "26" to
"51") ................................................................................................................... 28
Table 4.3: Data Object ID Allocation in Additional Data Field Template with ID "62" .......... 30
Table 4.4: Data Object ID Allocation in Payment System Specific Templates..................... 31
Table 4.5: Data Object ID Allocation in Unreserved Templates (IDs "80" to"99") ................ 32
Table A.1: QR Code Data Objects ....................................................................................... 34
Table B.1: QR Code Conventions ........................................................................................ 41
Table B.2: Merchant Account Information ............................................................................ 41
Table B.3: Additional Merchant Information ......................................................................... 42
Table B.4: Transaction Value ............................................................................................... 42
Table B.5: Additional Data Field Template .......................................................................... 43
Table B.6: Unreserved Template (ID "91")........................................................................... 43

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose
This document provides:

• A brief description of merchant presented EMV QR Code payment and the entitities
involved.
• The requirements on the QR Code displayed by the Merchant, including format and
content.
The processing of the QR Code by the mobile application and the network messages as a
result of this processing are out of scope of this document.

1.2 Normative References

Table 1.1 lists the documents referenced in this specification.

Table 1.1: References Materials

Reference Publication Name

[ISO/IEC 18004] Information technology—Automatic identification and data capture

techniques - QR Code bar code symbology specification

[ISO 18245] Retail financial services—Merchant category codes

[ISO/IEC 13239] Information technology—Telecommunications and information exchange

between systems—High-level data link control (HDLC) procedures

[ISO 3166-1 alpha 2] Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions—
Part 1: Country codes, using two-letter country codes.

[ISO 4217] Codes for the representation of currencies and funds

[ISO 7816-4] Identification cards—Integrated circuit cards—Part 4: Organization, security

and commands for interchange

[ISO 639] Codes for the representation of names of languages—Part 1: Alpha - 2

Code

[EMV Book 4] EMV Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems - Book 4
Cardholder, Attendant, and Acquirer Interface Requirements

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Reference Publication Name

[Unicode] Unicode Standard, specifically the UTF-8 encoding form. For more
information, please check:

http://www.unicode.org/versions/latest

[UUID] A universally unique identifier (UUID) as defined in the Internet Engineering

Task Force (IETF) RFC 4122:

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122

1.3 Notational Conventions

1.3.1 Abbreviations
The abbreviations listed in Table 1.2 are used in this specification.

Table 1.2: Abbreviations

Abbreviation Description

ans Alphanumeric Special

C Conditional

CDCVM Consumer Device Cardholder Verification Method

CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check

ECI Extended Channel Interpretation

ID Identifier of the data object

ISO International Standards Organization

M Mandatory

N Numeric

O Optional

QR Code Quick Response Code

RFU Reserved for Future Use

S String

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Abbreviation Description

SDK Software Development Kit

var. Variable

1.3.2 Terminology and Conventions

The following words are used often in this specification and have a specific meaning:
Shall
Defines a product or system capability which is mandatory.
May
Defines a product or system capability which is optional or a statement which is
informative only and is out of scope for this specification.
Should
Defines a product or system capability which is recommended.

1.3.3 Requirement Numbering

Requirements in this specification are uniquely numbered with the number appearing next to
each requirement. For example:

6.2.1.1 Data objects that are labelled [M] in table 4.6 shall be present under the root of
the QR Code.

Note: Requirements may include informative statements. In this case, the statement is
written in the italic font and the verb "should" or “may” instead of “shall” is used.

1.3.4 Presence of Data Objects

For the presence of data objects, the following notation is used:

• M: Mandatory—shall always be present.

• C: Conditional—shall be present under certain conditions.

• O: Optional—may be present.

1.4 Data Objects

1.4.1 Format Conventions

The value of a data object encoded in the EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code has one of
the formats listed in Table 1.3.

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Table 1.3: Data Object Value—Format Conventions

Format Meaning

Numeric (N) Values that can be represented by all digits, from "0" to "9".
The numeric alphabet includes ten (10) characters in total.

Alphanumeric Values that can be represented by the Common Character Set as defined in
Special (ans) [EMV Book 4].
The Alphanumeric Special alphabet includes ninety-six (96) characters in total
and includes the numeric alphabet and punctuation.

String (S) Values represented by any precomposed character(s) defined in [Unicode].

1.4.2 Representation
When referencing characters to include in the EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code, this
specification encloses the characters in double quotes, for instance "Test@123".
A character can be represented by its hexadecimal value. Single quotes are used to indicate
the hexadecimal value, for instance '42' to represent the character "B".

1.4.3 Encoding
For conversion of a character to its binary representation, this specification uses UTF-8
encoding as defined by [Unicode]. A character in UTF-8 can be up to 4 bytes
long. Precomposed characters are recommended to maintain consistent character length for
cross-platform compatibility reasons. For more information, please see:
• http://unicode.org/faq/char_combmark.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precomposed_character
Characters from the numeric (N) and the Alphanumeric Special alphabet (ans), as defined in
Table 1.3, are always 1 byte long. For instance, "3" and "c" are encoded as '33' and '63'
respectively. Unicode characters outside this range are encoded in multiple bytes, for
example, "ĉ" is encoded as '0109' and "的" is encoded as 'E79A84'.

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2 Overview to EMV® QR Code Payment

An EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code payment transaction enables consumers to make
purchases using a merchant generated and displayed QR Code based on the merchant’s
details. For example, it can be used for a transfer of funds to a Merchant account designated
by the Merchant Account Information over a payment network in exchange for goods and
services provided by the Merchant.
Consumers are issued a mobile application that has the capability to scan an EMV
Merchant-Presented QR Code and initiate a payment transaction. This mobile application
may be an existing mobile banking app offered by the Issuer or a third party. In both cases,
the request to process the payment transaction is ultimately directed to the Issuer managing
the account from which the funds will be withdrawn.
The Issuer receives the initial payment transaction, and secures or withdraws the transaction
amount from the consumer's account.
Upon receiving the payment transaction, the Acquirer checks the validity of the Merchant
Account Information and other merchant credentials and, when valid, credits the payment
transaction amount to the account associated with the Merchant Account Information.
The Merchant awaits notification of a successful transaction response before delivering the
goods and services to the Consumer.
The Issuer also provides a notification to the Consumer (typically to their mobile application).
Figure 2.1 illustrates the EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code transaction flow. Different
message flows are possible between the entities involved, depending on type of wallet
(Issuer wallet or third-party wallet) and the infrastructure supported by the payment network.
In Figure 2.1, the combination of entities involved and the various message flows is jointly
referred to as the 'Network'. Note that the specifics of this message flow from the mobile to
the Network is out of EMVCo's scope.

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Figure 2.1: Merchant-Presented Mode Transaction Flow

[1] Merchant generates and displays QR Code based on merchant details.

[2] Consumer scans QR Code using a mobile application to initiate the transaction, with
CDCVM if required.
[3] Mobile application sends the transaction initiation request to the Network.
[4] The Network processes the transaction and informs the Merchant and the
Consumer of the transaction outcome.

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3 EMV QR Code Payload Data Objects

3.1 QR Code Payload

The content of the QR Code includes the following information:

• The conventions used for the QR Code content, such as the Payload Format
Indicator (see Table 3.1)
• Merchant Account Information, including information on the Merchant account (see
Table 3.2)

• Additional information on the Merchant, such as the Merchant Name (see Table 3.3)
• Information on the transaction value, if known, such as the Transaction Amount (see
Table 3.4)

• Additional data in support of various use cases, such as the Bill Number (see
Table 3.5)
Table 3.1 to Table 3.5 lists the information that EMVCo has defined for inclusion in an EMV
Merchant-Presented QR Code.

Table 3.1: QR Code Conventions

Data Object Meaning

Payload Format Defines the version of the QR Code template and hence the conventions
Indicator on the identifiers, lengths, and values.

In this version of the specification, the Payload Format Indicator has the
value "01".

Point of Initiation Identifies the communication technology (here QR Code) and whether the
Method data is static or dynamic.

The Point of Initiation Method has a value of "11" for static QR Codes and
a value of "12" for dynamic QR Codes.

The value of "11" is used when the same QR Code is shown for more than
one transaction.

The value of "12" is used when a new QR Code is shown for each
transaction.

Cyclic Redundancy Checksum calculated over all the data objects included in the QR Code.
Check (CRC)

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Table 3.2: Merchant Account Information

Data Object Meaning

Merchant Account Identifies the merchant.

Information
The format and value are unique and specific to a payment system and
several values may be included in the QR Code.

Table 3.3: Additional Merchant Information

Data Object Meaning

Merchant Category As defined by [ISO 18245] and assigned by the Acquirer.

Code

Country Code Indicates the country of the merchant acceptance device.

A 2-character alpha value, as defined by [ISO 3166-1 alpha 2] and

assigned by the Acquirer. The country may be displayed to the consumer
by the mobile application when processing the transaction.

Merchant Name The “doing business as” name for the merchant, recognizable to the
consumer. This name may be displayed to the consumer by the mobile
application when processing the transaction.

Merchant City City of operations for the merchant. This name may be displayed to the
consumer by the mobile application when processing the transaction.

Postal Code Zip code or Pin code or Postal code of the merchant. If present, this value
may be displayed to the consumer by the mobile application when
processing the transaction.

Merchant Information- Merchant Name and potentially other merchant related information in an
Alternate Language alternate language, typically the local language.

Table 3.4: Transaction Value

Data Object Meaning

Transaction Amount The transaction amount, if known. For instance, "99.34". If present, this
value is displayed to the consumer by the mobile application when
processing the transaction. If this data object is not present, the consumer
is prompted to input the transaction amount to be paid to the merchant.

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Data Object Meaning

Transaction Currency Indicates the currency code of the transaction.

A 3-digit numeric value, as defined by [ISO 4217]. This value will be used
by the mobile application to display a recognizable currency to the
consumer whenever an amount is being displayed or whenever the
consumer is prompted to enter an amount.

Tip or Convenience Indicates whether the consumer will be prompted to enter a tip or whether
Indicator the merchant has determined that a flat, or percentage convenience fee is
charged.

Value of Convenience The fixed amount convenience fee when 'Tip or Convenience Indicator'
Fee Fixed indicates a flat convenience fee.

For example, "9.85", indicating that this fixed amount (in the transaction
currency) will be charged on top of the transaction amount.

Value of Convenience The percentage convenience fee when 'Tip or Convenience Indicator'
Fee Percentage indicates a percentage convenience fee.

For example, "3.00" indicating that a convenience fee of 3% of the

transaction amount will be charged, on top of the transaction amount.

Table 3.5: Additional Data Objects

Data Object Meaning

Bill Number The invoice number or bill number. This number could be provided by the
merchant or could be an indication for the mobile application to prompt the
consumer to input a Bill Number.

For example, the Bill Number may be present when the QR Code is used
for bill payment.

Mobile Number The mobile number could be provided by the merchant or could be an
indication for the mobile application to prompt the consumer to input a
Mobile Number.

For example, the Mobile Number to be used for multiple use cases, such
as mobile top-up and bill payment.

Store Label A distinctive value associated to a store. This value could be provided by
the merchant or could be an indication for the mobile application to prompt
the consumer to input a Store Label.

For example, the Store Label may be displayed to the consumer on the
mobile application identifying a specific store.

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Data Object Meaning

Loyalty Number Typically, a loyalty card number. This number could be provided by the
merchant, if known, or could be an indication for the mobile application to
prompt the consumer to input their Loyalty Number.

Reference Label Any value as defined by the merchant or acquirer in order to identify the
transaction. This value could be provided by the merchant or could be an
indication for the mobile app to prompt the consumer to input a transaction
Reference Label.

For example, the Reference Label may be used by the consumer mobile
application for transaction logging or receipt display.

Customer Label Any value identifying a specific consumer. This value could be provided by
the merchant (if known), or could be an indication for the mobile
application to prompt the consumer to input their Customer Label.

For example, the Customer Label may be a subscriber ID for subscription

services, a student enrolment number, etc.

Terminal Label A distinctive value associated to a terminal in the store. This value could
be provided by the merchant or could be an indication for the mobile
application to prompt the consumer to input a Terminal Label.

For example, the Terminal Label may be displayed to the consumer on the
mobile application identifying a specific terminal.

Purpose of Transaction Any value defining the purpose of the transaction. This value could be
provided by the merchant or could be an indication for the mobile
application to prompt the consumer to input a value describing the purpose
of the transaction.

For example, the Purpose of Transaction may have the value

"International Data Package" for display on the mobile application.

Additional Consumer Contains indications that the mobile application is to provide the requested
Data Request information in order to complete the transaction. The information requested
should be provided by the mobile application in the authorization without
unnecessarily prompting the consumer.

For example, the Additional Consumer Data Request may indicate that the
consumer mobile number is required to complete the transaction, in which
case the mobile application should be able to provide this number (that the
mobile application has previously stored) without unnecessarily prompting
the consumer.

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3.2 Data Organization

The data contained within a QR Code is organized as follows. Each data object is made up
of three individual fields. The first field is an identifier (ID) by which the data object can be
referenced. The next field is a length field that explicitly indicates the number of characters
included in the third field: the value field. A data object is then represented as an ID / Length
/ Value combination, where:

• The ID is coded as a two-digit numeric value, with a value ranging from "00" to "99",

• The length is coded as a two-digit numeric value, with a value ranging from "01" to
"99",

• The value field has a minimum length of one character and maximum length of 99
characters.
In the QR Code, the data objects are organized in a tree-like structure, under the root (see
Figure 3.1). A data object may be a primitive data object or a template. A template may
include other templates and primitive data objects.

Figure 3.1: Data Object Organization in the QR Code

Root
Primitive data object

Template
Primitive data object
Template

A data object that is not encapsulated within a template is said to be under the root of the
QR Code.
The value of an ID is not unique and the data object to which it refers is context specific. If
the ID is not under the root, the context of an ID is defined by the encapsulating template.
As an example: ID "01" that is under the root of the QR Code refers to the Point of Initiation
Method, while ID "01" refers to the Bill Number when it is under the Additional Data Field
Template (that is, within ID "62").
The Payload Format Indicator (ID "00") is the first data object under the root and allows the
mobile application to determine the data representation of the remaining data included in the
QR Code and how to parse the data. The CRC (ID "63") is the last object under the root and
allows the mobile application to check the integrity of the data scanned without having to
parse all of the data objects. The position of all other data objects under the root or within
templates is arbitrary and may appear in any order.
The format of a value field in a data object is either Numeric (N), Alphanumeric Special
(ans), or String (S). Note that Numeric is a subset of Alphanumeric Special and that
Alphanumeric Special is a subset of String.

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Table 3.6 lists the name of the data object, the ID of the data object, the format of the value
field of the data object, the length of the value field of the data object, and whether the
presence of the data object at the root level of the QR Code is Mandatory (M), Conditional
(C), or Optional (O).

Table 3.6: Data Objects Under the Root of a QR Code

Name ID Format Length Presence Comment

Payload Format "00" N "02" M

Indicator

Point of Initiation "01" N "02" O

Method

Merchant Account "02"- ans var. up to M At least one Merchant Account

Information "51" "99" Information data object shall be
present.

Merchant Category "52" N "04" M

Code

Transaction "53" N "03" M

Currency

Transaction "54" ans var. up to C Absent if the mobile application

Amount "13" is to prompt the consumer to
enter the transaction amount.
Present otherwise.

Tip or Convenience "55" N "02" O

Indicator

Value of "56" ans var. up to C

Convenience Fee "13"
Presence of these data objects
Fixed
depends on the presence and
value of the Tip or Convenience
Value of "57" ans var. up to C
Indicator.
Convenience Fee "05"
Percentage

Country Code "58" ans "02" M

Merchant Name "59" ans var. up to M

"25"

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Name ID Format Length Presence Comment

Merchant City "60" ans var. up to M

"15"

Postal Code "61" ans var. up to O

"10"

Additional Data "62" S var. up to O The Additional Data Field

Field Template "99" Template includes information
that may be provided by the
Merchant or may be populated
by the mobile application to
enable or facilitate certain use
cases.

For the list of data objects that

can be included in this template,
please refer to Table 3.7.

Merchant "64" S var. up to O The Merchant Information—

Information— "99" Language Template includes
Language merchant information in an
Template alternate language and may use
a character set different from
the Common Character Set. It
provides an alternative to the
merchant information under the
root.

For the list of data objects that

can be included in this template,
please refer to Table 3.8.

RFU for EMVCo "65"- S var. up to O Data objects reserved for

"79" "99" EMVCo

Unreserved "80"- S var. up to O Unreserved Templates

Templates "99" "99"

CRC "63" ans "04" M

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Table 3.7 lists the name of the data object, the ID of the data object, the format of the value
field of the data object, the length of the value field of the data object, and whether the
presence of the data object within the Additional Data Field Template (ID "62") of the QR
Code is Mandatory (M), Conditional (C), or Optional (O).

Table 3.7: Data Objects for Additional Data Field Template (ID "62")

Name ID Format Length Presence

Bill Number "01" ans var. up to "25" O

Mobile Number "02" ans var. up to "25 " O

Store Label "03" ans var. up to "25" O

Loyalty Number "04" ans var. up to "25" O

Reference Label "05" ans var. up to "25" O

Customer Label "06" ans var. up to "25" O

Terminal Label "07" ans var. up to "25" O

Purpose of Transaction "08" ans var. up to "25" O

Additional Consumer Data "09" ans var. up to "03" O

Request

RFU for EMVCo "10"- S O

"49"

Payment System specific "50"- S O

templates. "99"

Each of the data objects with IDs "01" to "08" in Table 3.7 can be used in two ways: either
the merchant can provide both the ID and its meaningful value or the merchant can include
the ID with a special value to have the mobile application prompt the consumer to input this
information.
To prompt the consumer for one or more of these values, the merchant includes the
respective IDs in this template each with a length of "03" and with a value equal to "***".
When the consumer is prompted by the mobile application to enter a value for any of these
data objects, the length of the value to be entered should not exceed the length as indicated
in Table 3.7.
The data object with the ID "09" contains one or more values that indicate to the mobile
application the data to provide as part of the transaction initiation request. This data should
already be known by the mobile application, and the consumer should not be unnecessarily
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One or more of the following characters may appear in the Additional Consumer Data
Request (ID "09"), to indicate that the corresponding data should be provided in the
transaction initiation to complete the transaction:

• "A" = Address of the consumer

• "M" = Mobile number of the consumer

• "E" = Email address of the consumer

If more than one character is included, it means that each data object corresponding to the
character is required to complete the transaction. Note that each unique character should
appear only once.

Table 3.8 lists the name of the data object, the ID of the data object, the format of the value
field of the data object, the length of the value field of the data object, and whether the
presence of the data object within the Merchant Information—Language Template (ID "64")
of the QR Code is Mandatory (M), Conditional (C), or Optional (O).

These data objects may be used by a mobile application to present the merchant information
in an alternate language.

Table 3.8: Data Objects for Merchant Information—Language Template (ID "64")

Name ID Format Length Presence

Language Preference "00" ans "02" M

Merchant Name—Alternate "01" S var. up to "25" M

Language

Merchant City—Alternate "02" S var. up to "15" O

Language

RFU for EMVCo "03"–"99" S var. up to "99" Data objects

reserved for
EMVCo

The data objects with IDs "01" and "02" are used as an addition to the merchant information
under the root. While the equivalent data objects under the root are defined with a format of
Alphanumeric Special, and as such can only contain the Common Character Set, these data
objects, if present, are defined with a format of String, so therefore may contain a different
character set.

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3.3 Data Object ID Allocation

An ID of a primitive data object or a template is either allocated by EMVCo, Reserved for
Future Use (RFU) by EMVCo, or Unreserved.
IDs allocated by EMVCo have a meaning, representation, and format as defined by EMVCo
in this, and related, specifications.
Unreserved IDs can be allocated and used by other parties, such as (domestic) payment
systems and value-added service providers for their own products. These entities can then
define the meaning and representation of the values within these data objects in one of the
formats defined by this specification. Other constraints defined in this specification (for
example, length of data objects) also apply.
These parties are encouraged though to use the EMVCo allocated data objects whenever
the meaning of a data object corresponds to what is needed for their own solution, even if
the representation or format is different from their existing or desired solution. The
conversion from the representation and format as defined for the QR Code to the desired
representation and format for the mobile application, user display, and subsequent
transaction processing can be done by the mobile application. Avoiding duplication of
information due to differences in representation and format reduces the payload data and
therefore the size of the QR Code and improves the consumer experience when reading and
processing the QR Code.
An example is given below:
The QR Code presents the Transaction Amount (ID “54”) as a series of digits, where the
“.” character is used as a decimal mark to separate the decimals from the integer value.
It also includes the Transaction Currency (ID “53”) using 3-digit numeric representation.
The mobile application can easily represent the amount and the currency as defined for
Amount, Authorized (Numeric) and Transaction Currency Code in [EMV Book 4].
For example, if the values of the Transaction Amount and Transaction Currency in the
QR Code are "98.73" and "840", respectively, then the mobile application can convert
these values to '000000009873' and '0840' to put them in the representation and format
as used for the Amount, Authorized (Numeric) and Transaction Currency Code.

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4 Requirements
This chapter defines the requirements that shall be followed when generating a payload for a
QR Code.

4.1 Payload
The length of the payload should not exceed 512 alphanumeric characters, and
the number of characters should be reduced proportionally when multi-byte
[Unicode] characters are used.
Note that, as data object values with a format of S may contain characters coded
as UTF-8 and depending on the alphabet being used there may not be a one-to-
one mapping of characters to bytes, special consideration would be needed to
determine the number of bytes in the payload.

4.2 Presence of Data Objects

4.2.1.1 Data objects that are labelled [M] in Table 3.6 shall be present under the root of
the QR Code.
4.2.1.2 Data objects that are labelled [C] in Table 3.6, shall be present under the root if
the respective conditions are met.
The data objects labelled [O] in Table 3.6 may be present under the root.
4.2.1.3 If the Merchant Information—Language Template (ID "64") is present, then the
data objects that are labelled [M] in Table 3.8 shall be present in the template.
Other data objects that are labelled [O] in Table 3.8 may be present in this
template.
If the Additional Data Field Template (ID "62") is present, then the data objects
that are labelled [O] in Table 3.7 may be present in this template.

4.3 Data Object ID

4.3.1.1 An ID shall be coded as a two-digit numeric value and shall have a value "00" to
"99".
4.3.1.2 There shall be only one occurrence of a data object with a specific ID under the
root and there shall be only one occurrence of a specific ID within a template.

4.4 Data Object Length

4.4.1.1 Length shall be equal to the number of characters in the value field.
4.4.1.2 Length shall be coded as a two-digit numeric value and shall have a value "01" to
"99".

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4.5 Data Object Values

4.5.1 Numeric Values

4.5.1.1 Data objects with a format of numeric [N] shall only contain values represented by
digits "0" to "9". Each digit is encoded in the QR Code by its binary representation
as defined by [Unicode].

4.5.2 Alphanumeric Special Values

4.5.2.1 Data objects with a format of Alphanumeric Special [ans] shall only contain values
defined in the Common Character Set of [EMV Book 4]. Each character is
encoded in the QR Code by its binary representation as defined by [Unicode].

4.5.3 String Values

4.5.3.1 Data objects with a format of String [S] shall only contain precomposed values
defined in [Unicode]. Each precomposed character is encoded in the QR Code by
its binary representation as defined by [Unicode].

4.6 Data Organization

4.6.1 Position of Data Objects

4.6.1.1 The Payload Format Indicator (ID "00") shall be the first data object in the QR
Code.
4.6.1.2 The CRC (ID "63") shall be the last data object in the QR Code.

All other data objects under the root may be placed at any position.

Data objects within a template, such as the Additional Data Field Template (ID
"62") or the Merchant Information—Language Template (ID "64"), may be placed
in any position under their respective templates.

4.7 Data Objects—Root

4.7.1 Payload Format Indicator (ID "00")

4.7.1.1 The Payload Format Indicator shall contain a value of "01". All other values are
RFU.

4.7.2 Point of Initiation Method (ID "01")

4.7.2.1 If present, the Point of Initiation Method shall contain a value of "11" or "12". All
other values are RFU.
The value of "11" should be used when the same QR Code is shown for more
than one transaction and the value of “12” should be used when a new QR Code
is shown for each transaction.

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4.7.3 CRC (ID "63")

4.7.3.1 The checksum shall be calculated according to [ISO/IEC 13239] using the
polynomial '1021' (hex) and initial value 'FFFF' (hex). The data over which the
checksum is calculated shall cover all data objects, including their ID, Length and
Value, to be included in the QR Code, in their respective order, as well as the ID
and Length of the CRC itself (but excluding its Value).
4.7.3.2 Following the calculation of the checksum, the resulting 2-byte hexadecimal value
shall be encoded as a 4-character Alphanumeric Special value by converting each
nibble to an Alphanumeric Special character.
Example: a CRC with a two-byte hexadecimal value of '007B' is included in the
QR Code as "6304007B".

4.7.4 Transaction Amount (ID "54")

4.7.4.1 If present, the Transaction Amount shall be different from zero, shall only include
(numeric) digits "0" to "9" and may contain a single "." character as the decimal
mark. When the amount includes decimals, the "." character shall be used to
separate the decimals from the integer value and the "." character may be present
even if there are no decimals.
The number of digits after the decimal mark should align with the currency
exponent associated to the currency code defined in [ISO 4217].
The above describes the only acceptable format for the Transaction Amount. It
cannot contain any other characters (for instance, no space character can be used
to separate thousands).
The following are examples of valid Transaction Amounts: "98.73", "98" and "98.".
The following are NOT valid Transaction Amounts: "98,73" and "3 705".
4.7.4.2 The Transaction Amount shall not be included if the mobile application should
prompt the consumer to enter the amount to be paid to the Merchant.

4.7.5 Transaction Currency (ID "53")

4.7.5.1 The Transaction Currency shall conform to [ISO 4217] and shall contain the 3-digit
numeric representation of the currency. For example, USD is represented by the
value "840".
The value should indicate the transaction currency in which the merchant
transacts.

4.7.6 Tip or Convenience Indicator (ID "55")

4.7.6.1 If present, the Tip or Convenience Indicator shall contain a value of "01", "02" or
"03". All other values are RFU.
- A value of "01" shall be used if the mobile application should prompt the
consumer to enter a tip to be paid to the merchant.
- A value of "02" shall be used to indicate inclusion of the data object Value of
Convenience Fee Fixed (ID "56").
- A value of “03” shall be used to indicate inclusion of the data object Value of
Convenience Fee Percentage (ID “57”).

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Note that even if the Transaction Amount is not present in the QR Code, this data
object may still be present.

4.7.7 Value of Convenience Fee Fixed (ID "56")

4.7.7.1 The Value of Convenience Fee Fixed shall be present and different from zero if
the data object Tip or Convenience Indicator (ID "55") is present with a value of
"02". Otherwise this data object shall be absent.
4.7.7.2 If present, the Value of Convenience Fee Fixed shall only include (numeric) digits
"0" to "9" and may contain a single "." character as the decimal mark.
4.7.7.3 When the Value of the Convenience Fee Fixed includes decimals, the "."
character shall be used to separate the decimals from the integer value.

The "." character may be present even if there are no decimals.

The number of digits after the decimal mark should align with the currency
exponent associated to the currency code defined in [ISO 4217].

The above describes the only acceptable format for the Value of Convenience
Fee Fixed. It cannot contain any other characters (for instance, no space
character can be used to separate thousands).

4.7.8 Value of Convenience Fee Percentage (ID "57")

4.7.8.1 The Value of Convenience Fee Percentage shall be present if the data object Tip
or Convenience Indicator (ID "55") is present with a value of "03"and only values
between “00.01” and “99.99” shall be used. Otherwise this data object shall be
absent.
4.7.8.2 If present, the Value of Convenience Fee Percentage shall only include (numeric)
digits "0" to "9" and may contain a single "." character as the decimal mark.
4.7.8.3 When the Value of the Convenience Fee Percentage includes decimals, the "."
character shall be used to separate the decimals from the integer value and the "."
character may be present even if there are no decimals.

The Value of Convenience Fee Percentage shall not contain any other characters.
For example, the “%” character must not be included.
The above describes the only acceptable format for the Value of Convenience
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4.7.9 Merchant Account Information (IDs "02" to "51")

4.7.9.1 At least one Merchant Account Information data object in the range "02" to "51"
shall be present.

Table 4.1: Allocation of Merchant Account Information (IDs"02" to "51")

ID Meaning

“02”-“03” Reserved for Visa

“04”-“05” Reserved for Mastercard

“06”-“08” Reserved by EMVCo

“09”-“10” Reserved for Discover

“11”-“12” Reserved for Amex

“13”-“14” Reserved for JCB

“15”-“16” Reserved for UnionPay

“17”-“25” Reserved by EMVCo

“26”-“51” Templates reserved for additional payment networks. For content of

this template, please refer to Table 4.2.

4.7.10 Primitive Payment System Merchant Account Information (IDs "02" to

"25")

4.7.10.1 A primitive payment system Merchant Account Information ID shall be used when
the payment system that assigned the Merchant Account Information is implicitly
identified by the ID. Allocation of these IDs is described in Table 4.1.

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4.7.11 Merchant Account Information Template (IDs "26" to "51")

4.7.11.1 A Merchant Account Information template shall be used when the payment
system corresponding to the Merchant Account Information is explicitly identified
in the template.
4.7.11.2 If present, a Merchant Account Information template shall contain a primitive
Globally Unique Identifier data object with a data object ID "00", as defined in
Table 4.2.
The value of this data object shall contain one of the following:
• An Application Identifier (AID) consisting of a RID registered with ISO and,
optionally, a PIX, as defined by [ISO 7816-4]. For example, "D840000000".
• A [UUID] without the hyphen (-) separators. For example,
“581b314e257f41bfbbdc6384daa31d16”.
• A reverse domain name. For example, “com.merchant.name”.
The value of the Globally Unique Identifier sets the context for the remainder of
the template and the meaning of the other data objects in the template are context
specific and outside of the scope of EMVCo.

Table 4.2: Data Object ID Allocation in Merchant Account Information Template (IDs
"26" to "51")

ID Meaning Format Length Presence Comment

"00" Globally Unique ans var. up M An identifier that sets the context
Identifier to "32" of the data that follows.

The value is one of the following:

• an Application Identifier
(AID);

• a [UUID] without the hyphen

(-) separators;

• a reverse domain name.

"01"- Payment network S O Association of data objects to

"99" specific IDs and type of data object is
specific to the Globally Unique
Identifier.

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4.7.12 Merchant Category Code (ID "52")

4.7.12.1 The Merchant Category Code (MCC) shall contain an MCC as defined by [ISO
18245].
This MCC should indicate the Merchant Category Code of the merchant.

4.7.13 Country Code (ID "58")

4.7.13.1 The Country Code shall contain a value as defined by [ISO 3166-1 alpha 2].
The Country Code should indicate the country in which the merchant transacts.

4.7.14 Merchant Name (ID "59")

4.7.14.1 The Merchant Name shall be present.
The Merchant Name should indicate the “doing business as” name for the
merchant.

4.7.15 Merchant City (ID "60")

4.7.15.1 The Merchant City shall be present.
The Merchant City should indicate the city of the merchant's physical location.

4.7.16 Postal Code (ID "61")

If present, the Postal Code should indicate the postal code of the merchant’s
physical location. Depending on the country, the Postal code is the Zip code or
PIN code or Postal code of the merchant.

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4.8 Data Objects—Additional Data Field Template (ID

"62")
4.8.1.1 If present, the Additional Data Field Template shall contain at least 1 data object.
4.8.1.2 If present, the content of the data object value for IDs "01" to "08" shall be either
"***" or a value defined by the merchant. The presence of "***" indicates that the
mobile application is responsible for obtaining the necessary information.
4.8.1.3 If present, the Additional Consumer Data Request (ID "09") shall contain any
combination of the characters: "A", "M" and/or "E", and there shall only be a single
instance of each of these characters.
4.8.1.4 When additional primitive data objects and templates are present, the allocation of
the other IDs shall be as given in Table 4.3.
4.8.1.5 If present, a Payment System Specific Template shall contain a primitive Globally
Unique Identifier data object with a data object ID "00", as defined in Table 4.4.
The value of this data object shall contain one of the following:
• An Application Identifier (AID) consisting of a RID registered with ISO and,
optionally, a PIX, as defined by [ISO 7816-4]. For example, "A000000004".
• A [UUID] without the hyphen (-) separators. For example,
“581b314e257f41bfbbdc6384daa31d16”.
• A reverse domain name. For example, “com.paymentsystem.name”.

Table 4.3: Data Object ID Allocation in Additional Data Field Template with ID "62"

ID Meaning

"10"-"49" RFU for EMVCo

"50"-"99" Payment System specific templates. See Table 4.4.

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Table 4.4: Data Object ID Allocation in Payment System Specific Templates

ID Meaning Type Length Presence Comment

"00" Globally Unique ans var. up M An identifier that sets the context
Identifier to "32" of the data that follows.

The value is one of the following:

• an Application Identifier
(AID);

• a [UUID] without the hyphen

(-) separators;

• a reverse domain name.

"01"- Payment System S O Association of data objects to IDs

"99" specific and type of data object is specific
to the Globally Unique Identifier.

4.9 Data Objects—Merchant Information—Language

Template (ID "64")
4.9.1.1 If this template is present, it shall contain the Language Preference (ID "00") and
Merchant Name—Alternate Language (ID "01").
It may contain the Merchant City—Alternate Language (ID "02").
All other IDs within the Merchant Information—Language Template are RFU for
EMVCo.

4.9.2 Language Preference (ID "00")

4.9.2.1 Language Preference shall contain 2 alphabetical characters coded to a value
defined by [ISO 639].
The value should represent the single language used to encode the Merchant
Name—Alternate Language and the optional Merchant City—Alternate Language.

4.9.3 Merchant Name—Alternate Language (ID "01")

4.9.3.1 The Merchant Name—Alternate Language shall be present.
The Merchant Name—Alternate Language should indicate the “doing business as”
name for the merchant in the merchant’s local language.

4.9.4 Merchant City—Alternate Language (ID "02")

If present, the Merchant City—Alternate Language should indicate the city in
which the merchant transacts in the merchant’s local language.

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4.10 Data Objects—RFU for EMVCo (IDs "65" to "79")

Data objects in this range are reserved for future use for EMVCo.

4.11 Data Objects—Unreserved Templates (IDs "80" to

"99")
4.11.1.1 For Unreserved Templates with IDs "80" to "99", the primitive data object 'Globally
Unique Identifier' with ID "00" shall be included in the template. Its value sets the
context for the remainder of the template and the meaning of the other IDs and
data objects in the template are context specific and outside of the scope of
EMVCo.
Zero or more Unreserved Templates may be present.
Unreserved Templates can be allocated and used by other parties, such as
(domestic) payment systems and value-added service providers, for their own
products. They can then define the meaning, representation and format. Each
payment system provider or value-added service provider puts their data in a
separate Unreserved Template ID. For example, the first set of data is placed in
ID “80”, the second set of data is placed in ID “81”, and so on.
4.11.1.2 If present, an Unreserved Template shall contain a primitive Globally Unique
Identifier data object with a data object ID "00", as defined in Table 4.5.
The value of this data object shall contain one of the following:
• An Application Identifier (AID) consisting of a RID registered with ISO and,
optionally, a PIX, as defined by [ISO 7816-4]. For example, "D840000000".
• A [UUID] without the hyphen (-) separators. For example,
“581b314e257f41bfbbdc6384daa31d16”.
• A reverse domain name. For example, “com.unreserved.name”.
The value of the Globally Unique Identifier sets the context for the remainder of
the template and the meaning of the other data objects in the template are context
specific and outside of the scope of EMVCo.

Table 4.5: Data Object ID Allocation in Unreserved Templates (IDs "80" to"99")

ID Meaning Type Length Presence Comment

"00" Globally Unique ans var. up M An identifier that sets the context of
Identifier to "32" the data that follows.

The value is one of the following:

• an Application Identifier (AID);

• a [UUID] without the hyphen (-)

separators;

• a reverse domain name.

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"01"- Context Specific S O Association of data objects to IDs

"99" Data and type of data object is specific to
the Globally Unique Identifier.

4.12 Data Coding of an EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code

4.12.1 Supported Modes

4.12.1.1 For an EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code, all the data shall be encoded using
Byte Mode.
Alphanumeric Mode, Numeric mode, Kanji, Structured Append, and FCN1 mode
shall not be used.
4.12.1.2 If the EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code includes characters other than
Alphanumeric Special, then it shall include an ECI mode indicator and ECI
Designator, where the ECI Designator includes the binary representation of an
ECI Assignment number equal to 000026, to indicate UTF-8 encoding.
Note that Alphanumeric Special includes Numeric.

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Annex A Data Objects Dictionary

Table A.1 defines the data objects that may be included in the QR Code data.

The Name column lists the name of the data object and also includes the following:

• Format (F) of the data object. The supported formats are as follows:

- N (Numeric)

- ans (Alphanumeric Special)

- S (String)

• Identifier (ID) of the data object.

• Length (L) of the data object.

The Template column lists whether the data object belongs under the root or under a specific template.

The table also includes a short description and (where to find) the value(s) of the data objects.

Table A.1: QR Code Data Objects

Name (Format; ID; Length) Template Description Values

Additional Consumer Data "62" Contains indications that the mobile application should include the Please refer to 4.8.
Request requested information in order to complete the transaction. The information
F: ans requested should be provided by the mobile application in the authorization
without unnecessarily prompting the consumer.
ID: "09"
L: var. up to "03"

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Name (Format; ID; Length) Template Description Values

Additional Data Field Template Root This template includes information that may be provided by the merchant or Please refer to 4.8.
F: S may be requested from the consumer to enable or facilitate certain use
cases.
ID: "62"
L: var. up to "99"

Bill Number "62" The invoice number or bill number. Please refer to 4.8.
F: ans
ID: "01"
L: var. up to "25"

Country Code Root Indicates the country of the merchant acceptance device. Please refer to 4.7.13
F: ans
ID: "58"
L: "02"

CRC Root Checksum calculated over all the data objects included in the QR Code. Please refer to 4.7.3.
F: ans
ID: "63"
L: "04"

Customer Label "62" This value could be provided by the merchant, if known, or could be an Please refer to 4.8.
F: ans indication to the mobile application to provide a prompt that will allow the
consumer to input their Customer Label.
ID: "06"
L: var. up to "25"

RFU for EMVCo Root Templates reserved for EMVCo. Please refer to 4.10.
F: S
ID: "65" - "79"
L: var. up to "99"

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Name (Format; ID; Length) Template Description Values

Globally Unique Identifier "26"–"51" An identifier that sets the context of the data that follows. Please refer to 4.7.11, 4.8,
F: ans 4.11.
or The value is one of the following:
ID: "00" "62" ["50"–"99"]
L: var. up to "32"
• an Application Identifier (AID);
or
• a [UUID] without the hyphen (-) separators;
"80"–"99"
• a reverse domain name.

Language Preference "64" Identifies the alternate language used in the Merchant Information— Please refer to 4.9.
F: ans Language Template.
ID: "00"
L: "02"

Loyalty Number "62" Typically a loyalty card number. Please refer to 4.8.
F: ans
ID: "04"
L: var. up to "25"

Merchant Category Code Root The MCC of the merchant. Please refer to 4.7.12.
F: N
ID: "52"
L: "04"

Merchant City Root City of operations for the merchant. This name may be displayed to the Please refer to 4.7.15.
F: ans consumer by the mobile application when processing the transaction.
ID: "60"
L: var. up to "15"

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Name (Format; ID; Length) Template Description Values

Merchant City—Alternate "64" Indicates the merchant city in the alternate language. Please refer to 4.9.
Language
F: S
ID: "02"
L: var. up to "15"

Merchant Account Information Root Identifies the merchant. The value is unique and
F: ans specific to a payment
system and several values
ID: "02" - "51" may be included in the QR
L: var. up to "99" Code.
Please refer to 4.7.10.

Merchant Information— Root This template includes the language preference, one merchant name and Please refer to 4.9.
Language Template city in the Merchant's local language. This information is used for
F: S representation.
ID: "64"
L: var. up to "99"

Merchant Name Root The “doing business as” name for the merchant, recognizable to the Please refer to 4.7.14.
F: ans consumer. This name may be displayed to the consumer by the mobile
application when processing the transaction.
ID: "59"
L: var. up to "25"

Merchant Name—Alternate "64" Indicates the merchant name in the alternate language. Please refer to 4.9.
Language
F: S
ID: "01"
L: var. up to "25"

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Name (Format; ID; Length) Template Description Values

Mobile Number "62" Mobile phone number to be used for multiple use cases, such as mobile Please refer to 4.8.
F: ans top-up and bill payment.
ID: "02"
L: var. up to "25"

Payload Format Indicator Root Defines the version of the QR Code and the conventions on the IDs, "01", please refer to 4.7.1.
F: N lengths and values.
ID: "00"
L: "02"

Point of Initiation Method Root Identifies the communication technology (here QR Code) and whether the "11" or "12", please refer
F: N to 4.7.2.
data is static or dynamic.
ID: "01"
L: "02"

Postal Code Root Zip code or Pin code or Postal code of merchant. If present, this value may Please refer to 4.7.16.
F: ans also be displayed to the consumer by the mobile application when
processing the transaction.
ID: "61"
L: var. up to "10"

Purpose of Transaction "62" Any value as defined by the merchant or acquirer in order to define the Please refer to 4.8.
F: ans purpose of the transaction.
ID: "08"
L: var. up to "25"

Reference Label "62" Any value as defined by the merchant or acquirer in order to identify the Please refer to 4.8.
F: ans transaction.
ID: "05"
L: var. up to "25"

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Name (Format; ID; Length) Template Description Values

Store Label "62" A distinctive number associated to a store. Please refer to 4.8.
F: ans
ID: "03"
L: var. up to "25"

Terminal Label "62" A distinctive number associated to a terminal in the store. Please refer to 4.8.
F: ans
ID: "07"
L: var. up to "25"

Tip or Convenience Indicator Root Indicates whether the consumer will be prompted to enter a tip or whether Please refer to 4.7.6.
F: N the merchant has determined that a flat, or percentage, convenience fee is
charged.
ID: "55"
L: "02"

Transaction Amount Root The transaction amount. Please refer to 4.7.4.

F: ans
ID: "54"
L: var. up to "13"

Transaction Currency Root Indicates the currency code of the transaction. Please refer to 4.7.5.
F: N
ID: "53"
L: "03"

Unreserved Templates Root Unreserved templates can be allocated and used by other parties, such as Please refer to 4.11.
F: S (domestic) payment systems and value-added service providers, for their
own products. They can then define the meaning, representation and
ID: "80" - "99" format.
L: var. up to "99"

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Name (Format; ID; Length) Template Description Values

Value of Convenience Fee Root The fixed amount convenience fee when 'Tip or Convenience Indicator' Please refer to 4.7.7.
Fixed indicates a flat convenience fee.
F: ans
ID: "56"
L: var. up to "13"

Value of Convenience Fee Root The percentage convenience fee when 'Tip or Convenience Indicator' Please refer to 4.7.8.
Percentage indicates a percentage convenience fee.
F: ans
ID: "57"
L: var. up to "05"

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Annex B Examples
Below is an example of an EMV Merchant-Presented QR Code.

B.1 QR Code Conventions

Table B.1: QR Code Conventions

Data Object Input Characters Meaning

Payload Format Indicator "000201" Version 01

Point of Initiation Method "010212" Unique QR Code is shown for

each consumer

CRC "6304A13A" Checksum

B.2 Merchant Account Information

Table B.2: Merchant Account Information

Data Object Input Characters Meaning

Merchant Account Information "2930”

(ID "29")
• Globally Unique Identifier
“0012D15600000000” Globally Unique Identifier =
D15600000000
• Merchant Account
“0510A93FO3230Q" ID "05" holds the Merchant
Information
Account Information with value
A93FO3230Q

Merchant Account Information "3128”

(ID "31")
• Globally Unique Identifier
“0012D15600000001” Globally Unique Identifier =
D15600000001
• Merchant Account
“030812345678" ID "03" holds the Merchant
Information
Account Information with value
12345678

Note that the ID for the Merchant Account Information or any other ID other than the ID for the
Globally Unique Identifier can be arbitrarily chosen.

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B.3 Additional Merchant Information

Table B.3: Additional Merchant Information

Data Object Input Characters Meaning

MCC "52044111" Transportation (such as railroads and

ferries)

Country Code "5802CN" China

Merchant Name "5914BEST TRANSPORT" Best Transport

Merchant City "6007BEIJING" Beijing

Language Template "6420"

• Local Language
"0002ZH" Chinese
• Merchant
"0104 最佳运输" Best Transport
Name—Alternate
Language
• Merchant City—
"0202 北京" Beijing
Alternate
Language

B.4 Transaction Value

Table B.4: Transaction Value

Data Object Input Characters Meaning

Transaction Amount "540523.72" Amount is 23.72

Transaction Currency "5303156" Renminbi

Tip "550201" Consumer is prompted for tip

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B.5 Additional Data Field Template

Table B.5: Additional Data Field Template

Data Object Input Characters Meaning

Additional Data Field

Template
"6233”
• Store Label
“03041234” Store Label = 1234
• Customer Label
"0603***" Customer is prompted for Customer
Label
• Terminal Label
“0708A6008667" Terminal Label = A6008667
• Additional "0902ME" Mobile application is requested to
Consumer Data provide mobile number and email of
Request the consumer as part of authorization
request

B.6 Unreserved Template

Table B.6: Unreserved Template (ID "91")

Data Object Printable Format Meaning

Unreserved template "9132”

(ID "91")
• Globally Unique
“0016A011223344998877” Globally Unique Identifier =
Identifier
A011223344998877
• Merchant Account
“070812345678" Merchant Loyalty Identifier =12345678
Information

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B.7 Representation
The representation and corresponding QR Code is given below.
"00020101021229300012D156000000000510A93FO3230Q31280012D1560000000103081
2345678520441115802CN5914BEST TRANSPORT6007BEIJING64200002ZH0104 最佳运
输 0202 北京
540523.7253031565502016233030412340603***0708A60086670902ME91320016A011223
3449988770708123456786304A13A"

For ease of reference, the hexadecimal representation is given below as well.

'3030303230313031303231323239333030303132443135363030303030303030303531304
13933464F3332333051333132383030313244313536303030303030303130333038313233
3435363738353230343431313135383032434E3539313442455354205452414E53504F525
4363030374245494A494E4736343230303030325A4830313034E69C80E4BDB3E8BF90E8
BE9330323032E58C97E4BAAC3534303532332E373235333033313536353530323031363
233333033303431323334303630332A2A2A303730384136303038363637303930324D453
9313332303031364130313132323333343439393838373730373038313233343536373836
33303441313341'

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