Credit card, also called debit card, is a credit certificate issued by commercial banks or credit card companies to eligible consumers. It is a card with name, expiration date, number and cardholder's name printed on the front, and a magnetic stripe and signature strip on the back. Consumers with credit cards can go to specialized commercial service departments for shopping or spending, and then the bank will settle accounts with merchants and cardholders, and cardholders can overdraw within the prescribed limits.
Credit card consumption is a non-cash transaction payment method, and there is no need to pay cash when spending, and repayment is made on the billing day. Credit cards are divided into credit cards and quasi-credit cards. Credit card refers to a credit card in which the cardholder has a certain credit limit and can spend first and then repay. Quasi-credit card refers to a quasi-credit card in which the cardholder deposits a certain amount of reserve fund according to the regulations, and when the balance of the reserve fund account is insufficient to pay, it can be overdrawn within the prescribed credit limit. Credit cards generally refer to credit cards.
Credit cards are generally plastic cards with a special carrier, with a length of 85.60 mm, a width of 53.98 mm and a thickness of1mm. The name of the card issuer, the expiration date, the number and the name of the cardholder are printed on the front, and the chip, magnetic stripe and signature strip are printed on the back. Cardholders can use credit cards to shop, spend money and deposit and withdraw cash from banks.
After the financial crisis and the ups and downs of the domestic economy, the credit card market in China picked up on 20 16. By the end of 20 16, the total number of credit cards issued in China exceeded 590 million. In 20 16, the transaction amount of credit card consumption in China reached 74 1.8 1 trillion, up by 10.75% year-on-year, and the proportion of credit card consumption in the total retail sales of social consumer goods continued to increase.