MasterCard® SecureCode™ is a new service from MasterCard and your card issuer that provides added protection when you buy online at participating merchants. You choose your own personal SecureCode™ that provides added protection against unauthorized use of your MasterCard® or Maestro® card when shopping online at participating MasterCard SecureCode merchants.

Once MasterCard SecureCode is available from your issuer, enrollment is easy. You may visit your issuer's enrollment site to register for MasterCard SecureCode or the first time you purchase online at a participating merchant with your MasterCard or Maestro card, a window may appear from your card issuer asking you to provide personal information to confirm your identity. On the next screen, you will then be asked to create a personal SecureCode.

After you have created your personal SecureCode, for each subsequent purchase at a participating merchant a window from your card issuer will appear asking that you provide your personal SecureCode. In seconds, your card issuer confirms it's you and allows your purchase to be completed!

To find out more about MasterCard SecureCode go to www.mastercardsecurecode.com