Keep Your Credit Cards Secure

Keep Your Credit Cards Secure

Merchants are charged several fees for accepting credit cards. The merchant is usually charged a commission of around 1 to 4 percent of the value of each transaction paid for by credit card. The merchant may also pay a variable charge, called a merchant discount rate, for each transaction. In some instances of very low value transactions, use of credit cards will significantly reduce the profit margin or cause the merchant to lose money on the transaction. Merchants with very low average transaction prices or very high average transaction prices are more averse to accepting credit cards. In some cases merchants may charge users a "credit card supplement" (or surcharge), either a fixed amount or a percentage, for payment by credit card. This practice is prohibited by most credit card contracts in the United States, and is actually illegal in 10 states, although the contracts allow the merchants to give discounts for cash payment. In the United Kingdom, merchants won the right through The Credit Cards (Price Discrimination) Order 1990 to charge customers different prices according to the payment method. As of 2007, the United Kingdom was one of the world's most credit card intensive countries, with 4 credit cards per consumer, according to the UK Payments Administration Ltd.
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A credit card issuing company, such as a bank or credit union, would enter into agreements with merchants for them to accept their credit cards. Merchants often advertise which cards they accept by displaying acceptance marks - generally derived from logos - or may communicate this orally, as in "We take (brands X, Y, and Z)" or "We don't take credit cards".
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Whilst the law remains in the balance, many consumers have made claims against their credit cards providers for the charges that they have incurred, plus interest that they would have earned had the money not been deducted from their account. It is likely that claims for amounts charged in excess of £12 will succeed, but claims for charges at the OFT's £12 threshold level are more contentious. However, these rewards credit cards have some disadvantages. Most rewards plastics usually come with higher APR, so you can accrue a credit card debt instead of rewards. That is why, it's better to pay off your balance in full each month to avoid debt problems. A growing field of numismatics (study of money), or more specifically exonumia (study of money like objects), credit card collectors seek to collect various embodiments of credit from the now familiar plastic cards to older paper merchant cards, and even metal tokens that were accepted as merchant credit cards. Early credit cards were made of celluloid plastic, then metal and fiber, then paper, and are now mostly polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic. The United States Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are responsible for prosecuting criminals who engage in credit card fraud in the United States, but they do not have the resources to pursue all criminals. In general, federal officials only prosecute cases exceeding $5,00 Three improvements to card security have been introduced to the more common credit card networks but none has proven to help reduce credit card fraud so far. First, the cards themselves are being replaced with similar looking tamper resistant smart cards which are intended to make forgery more difficult. The majority of smart card (IC card) based credit cards comply with the EMV (Europay MasterCard Visa) standard. Second, an additional 3 or 4 digit Card Security Code (CSC) is now present on the back of most cards, for use in card not present transactions. Stakeholders at all levels in electronic payment have recognized the need to develop consistent global standards for security that account for and integrate both current and emerging security technologies. They have begun to address these needs through organizations such as PCI DSS and the Secure POS Vendor Alliance. Credit card applicants can now upload their pet's picture onto the Pet Rewards™ Visa® Credit Card issued by Bank of America®.  ( ).   This pet credit card has received high marks from pet owners and credit card consumers across the country.  Like many department stores, airlines and universities airlines have done for years, pet owners can now customize their credit cards to feature a picture of their favorite pets.  More importantly, pet owners can earn valuable points that will help to reduce pet related expenses, a valuable feature, particularly in these difficult economic times.