9F6E is an EMV Data Tag that is called many different things. For the Contactless interface, American Express and MasterCard use this Tag to identify the
Form Factor Indicator (FFI), Device Type, or Payment Initation Channel - which are all essentially the same thing, for the purposes of the data.
If the Device Type is captured in Contactless EMV transactions, the value will appear in Data Element 48, Subelement 23 in the ISO 8583 message.
Following is a list of values for 9F6E:
| Value |
Meaning |
| 00 | Card |
| 01 | Mobile Network Operator (MNO) or controlled removable secure element (Sim or UICC) personalized for a Mobile Phone or a Smartphone |
| 02 | Key Fob |
| 03 | Watch |
| 04 | Mobile Tag |
| 05 | Wristband |
| 06 | Mobile Phone Case or Sleeve |
| 07 | Mobile Phone or Smartphone with a permanent Secure Element controlled by the MNO, for example CDMA |
| 08 | Removable Secure Element not controlled by the MNO, for example an SD card personalized for use with a Mobile Phone or Smartphone |
| 09 | Mobile Phone or Smartphone with a permanent Secure Element not controlled by the MNO |
| 10 | MNO-controlled removable Secure Element (SIM or UICC) personalized for use with a Tablet or eBook |
| 11 | Tablet or eBook with a permanenet Secure Element controlled by the MNO |
| 12 | Removable permanent element not controlled by the MNO, for example an SD Card personalized for use with a Tablet or eBook |
| 13 | Tablet or eBook with a permanent Secure Element not controlled by the MNO |
| 14 | Mobile Phone |
| 15-99 | Reserved, Future Use (RFU) |
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