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Diagram illustrating the ISO/IEC 7810 card dimension standards

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What is ISO/IEC 7810?

The ISO/IEC 7810 standard is an international standard that defines the physical characteristics of cards (credit cards, ATM cards, ID cards, etc.) such as physical dimensions, bending, flame and chemical resistance, temperature and humidity resistance, toxicity, and flammability.

Close-up photo of a cracked payment card

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My Card Is Broken. What Should I Do?

If your card is broken, call your bank's Customer Contact Center to request a renewal. Since the card number usually stays the same after renewal, this is convenient for you. If you'll keep using the card, don't set it to Closed or Cancelled status.

Expiration date printed on the front of a payment card

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What Is a Card Expiration Date?

What is a card expiration date? Learn why banks print this date on every card, how it's used in purchases, and what happens once it passes.

Credit card expiration date printed on the front of a card

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What Is Effective Date?

The Effective Date is the information showing the date until which a card can be actively used. It can also be called the expiration date. It is a mandatory field printed on the card and used in transactions, set by banks for card security.

Illustration representing the Mir payment card scheme

Merchant & POS

2 Turkish Banks Agreed to Accept the Mir Payment System

In Turkey, there are 3 payment schemes we are used to seeing: MasterCard, Visa, and Troy. American Express and Diners Club are also used, though less widely. Russia's Central Bank recently said two Turkish banks are preparing to accept Mir cards.

Diagram illustrating how a contactless offline transaction is processed

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Can a Contactless Offline Transaction Occur?

A contactless offline transaction can occur. If the amount is lower than the floor limit defined on the POS and the card also allows offline authorization, the transaction can be completed offline. Offline transactions are periodically sent by the POS to the acquiring bank.

Illustration of a money transfer being sent from one payment card to another

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What Is a Card-to-Card Money Transfer?

Card-to-Card Money Transfer (CCMT) lets customers send money 24/7 from a credit, debit, or prepaid card to another card via ATM, internet banking, call center, or mobile app.

Diagram illustrating that credit cards and debit cards require separate BIN ranges

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Can a Single BIN Issue Both Credit and Debit Cards?

A single BIN cannot be used to issue both a credit card and a debit card. If a bank offers both products, it has at least two different BINs, allocated and announced separately by card type.

Apple Card and Apple Pay announcement graphic from Apple's Special Event

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Apple Is Rewriting the Card World...

Most of us remember the impact the first iPhone, introduced by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 and revolutionary for its time, had on our lives. In a similar way, a product that will completely change how we use and view credit cards...

Diagram explaining the PAN Sequence Number (PSN) field on a chip card

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What Is PSN (PAN Sequence Number)?

A 2-character field written to the card's chip data that increases by 1 with each card renewal, allowing authorization to distinguish between the old and new card. This means that, theoretically, assuming no other conditions prevent it, a...

Illustration representing a mail order card payment transaction

Merchant & POS

What is a Mail Order transaction?

Mail Order (Mail Order/Telephone Order) is a transaction made by selecting the Mail Order option on a POS or through the virtual POS interface, entering the card number, expiration date, and CVV2. It is typically used when the cardholder is not present.