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10 Things You Never Knew About Credit Cards

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Many people believe that credit scores, credit cards and credit history is very boring topic. Nowadays a plastic card that is credit or debit cards are present in almost all the wallets. Here are some of the most interesting and fun facts that will be shocking for you.

1. Visa Logo on the Credit Card

Credit Card Logos

This is an amazing fact about Visa logo on the credit card. A visa logo’s Blue and gold Portions on a credit card represents the color of the California sky and California hills respectively, which is the state where Bank of America was founded.

2. Americans Fear of Debit or Credit Card Fraud

Americans are full of fear not because of terrorism, computer viruses, heath or personal safety. They are frightened because of the credit and debit card fraud according to a source: Unisys Security Index: United States, March 2009.

3. Worse Interest Rate

Suppose you are having it worse with a matched up 29.9% interest rate? Retail giant Argos rocked out with a branded credit card with a ridiculous 227% APR, UK in 2008.

4. Credit Score

1/3 of American adults do not want to check their credit score. Moreover, 2/3 of American adults who are 144 million people have not even checked their credit balance for many years. Don’t be the part of this list, which are unaware of their credit result from a long time, so for getting your score free as soon as possible contact at Credit Karma.

5. Credit Card Marketing

Each American family gets an average of six credit card offers per month in the mail. You can stop those irritating deals by going to ‘OptOutPrescreen’ in your mail. However, now you can save trees while reviewing credit cards on Credit Karma.

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ABC of Credit Card Processing

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A credit card is basically a plastic card with a magnetic strip on it, which stores all the data in it. It is used by users to buy products/goods and give their utility bills. The main advantage of it is that you take the product in advance and they will cut it from your credit card with a process.Mostly people don’t know that how the process works behind it, on which it works on.

Processing of Credit Card Transaction

Mostly people have credit cards and they just know for what purpose it is used and how to swipe the card for the use. Some of the people also know that how all transactions are being done and what is the process behind.

Advantage

With the rapid growth in technology Credit cards are now being used in every shop, hotels etc. Because of the technology mostly people use internet and by using internet they get the awareness about the credit cards and they are becoming very popular.

Software

To run every thing you must need software. Like if you want to run your laptop the windows installed in the laptop is software to use the laptop. Same is the case with the credit cards .Their is software for credit card processing and credit card processing machines, which are normally seen in the shops. The processing equipment has to verify the data before any transaction.

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Top 10 Amazing Facts about Credit Card Debt

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A credit card comprises of a small plastic card, with a magnetic tape which is readable. By using credit cards the consumers are used to pay credits, buy items, give their utility bills etc. Basically credit cards are for the convenience of the people. In today’s society every person haves a credit card and knows very much about it .It is very easy to carry and very secure also.

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Amazing Facts about Credit Card Debt:

Some of the amazing facts of credit card debt are as under:

Every person knows about the credit card and it is usually use for debt.

  1. The dues which are left with the library or the unpaid parking tickets can hurt your credit history. You must have to be aware of all the things and when you have to pay and where you have to pay, you must have the information. If you don’t think about it will ruin your credit card score.
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CVV Numbers Credit Card Security Codes

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In order to protect against credit card fraud, a CVV number, or Card Verification Value is printed on the back of the card. It is a three or four digit security code printed on credit cards, intended to guard against identity theft in transactions where the actual card is not present.

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CVV1 Code

There is another, less known code also present on the card called the “CVV1” code. This is encoded on the magnetic strip of the credit card hidden from view. CVV1 is used for security on transactions when the cardholder is present in person.

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