Credit card companies don't require CVV checks, although your gateway might (or may only require it for transactions above a certain amount). Credit card compa

Credit card companies don't require CVV checks, although your gateway might (or may only require it for transactions above a certain amount). Credit card companies do prohibit storing CVV numbers, however. This means that charges without CVV are actually quite common (ie all recurring/subscription charges, even if they require it on initial payment). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_security_code http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_security_code