Credit Card validation: can Card Name contain non-ASCII characters?

Question

Can the Card Name (i.e. the cardholder name, not the card type) contain non-ASCII characters? Example: \"JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ\".

Answer 1

Indeed, only ASCII characters are allowed. But other manipulation is allowed. One can print the name on the first or the second line. One can choose with or without dots and so on.

So, you can't make the customer happy with diacrits (thinks Norwegian and German names). But you can the customer let choose between full firstname of only one character (e.g. JOSE GONZALES or J. GONZALES). It helps to make the customer happy.