Credit Card: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Credit Card

  • a card issued by a bank or financial institution and accepted by a merchant in payment for a transaction for which the cardholder must subsequently reimburse the issuer

Wiktionary Definition for: Credit Card

  • A plastic card, with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services

Additional Resources

Credit Card Optimizer
The Credit Card Optimizer helps you determine the best distribution of your credit card debt. By entering your credit card balances, rates and credit limits this tool determines which balance transfers will produce the greatest savings.
Tags: Credit Card, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Getting A Credit Card After Bankruptcy
Getting a credit card after bankruptcy to start rebuilding your credit rating is a marathon, not a sprint. You must carefully plan when and how to use your credit card so that it becomes an asset instead of a liability. Make sure that you pay off the full balance each...
Tags: Credit Card, Bankruptcy, Articlesisland.com, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Litigation, Sales, Business Operations
White papers 2007-07-10
Credit and Charge Cards: What Consumers Should Know About the Cost and Terms of Credit
Many people use the terms credit card and charge card interchangeably, but there are important differences. In general, a credit card lets you make purchases for which the customer is billed later. Most credit card accounts allow the customer to carry a balance from one billing cycle to the next;...
Tags: Financial Services, Charge Card, Credit Card, Sales Channel, Sales
White papers 2003-11-12
Credit Card Protection
Some credit card companies will offer a period of time where the goods that you have bought will be 'protected'. This means that should you suffer theft of these goods , damage or even lose them the credit card company may replace them through the cover in your credit card's...
Tags: Credit Card Company, Credit Card, Financial Services, Sales Channel, Sales
White papers
Bankruptcy Credit Card: How Choose One
There are many credit card issuers out there promoting what some people refer to as "Bankruptcy credit cards" - that is, credit cards for people who have a bankruptcy on their credit report. Of course, these credit card issuers target individuals with poor credit in general, not just those with...
Tags: Litigation, Bankruptcy, EzineArticles.com, Credit Card, Business Operations
White papers 2006-02-05
Credit Card Comparison Calculator
This tool allows you to compare competing offers from two credit card companies. It evaluates your monthly card balance, annual fees, and introductory rates to calculate the cost of each credit card as well as the effective interest rate charged.
Tags: Credit Card, Money-Zine.com, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Credit Card Payment Calculator
You can use this tool to figure out what your minimum monthly credit card payment might be for each of the major credit card issuers. You would want to use one of our other loan calculators to figure out how quickly you can pay off a credit card balance.
Tags: Credit Card, Credit Card Payment, Money-Zine.com, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Cardholder Report Of Stolen Credit Card
This is a template for cardholders report of lost credit card. This form is very useful for individuals who lost their credit card. Devising a report out of your own words describing the circumstances surrounding the stolen credit card is not going to be easy. And it is an added...
Tags: Sales, FreeBusinessForms.com, Financial Services, Sales Channel, Credit Card, Cardholder
Tools & templates 2007-12-01
Sony Card Due, via Visa And Citibank - credit card
Sony is close to launching a co-branded credit card that would combine its powerful brand with the muscle of Visa the biggest credit-card brand, and Citibank, the largest credit-card issuer. The move comes after a slowdown in the once-dynamic co-branding market as delinquencies and profit pressures have forced many big...
Tags: Citigroup Inc., credit card, Sony Corp., Visa Inc.
Research articles 1998-09-07
Why You Should Use a Credit Card for Airplane Tickets
If you routinely charge plane tickets to a debit card, stop. The New York Times explains why you should always use a credit card for your flight purchases: Under the federal Fair Credit Billing Act, a credit card company is required to return your money for a service not...
Tags: Financial Services, Sales Channel, Debit Card, Credit Card Company, Credit Card, Sales, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-05-15
Why Have a Credit Card?
This paper provides the pros and cons of having a credit card. Unlike cash, credit cards are accepted all over the world, wherever there is a logo (usually on the shop's window) belonging to your credit card. Any goods that you wish to buy can be purchased with your card...
Tags: Sales Channel, Credit Card, Sales, Financial Services
White papers
AT&T Unit to securitize $1 billion of credit card receivables
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 23, 1996--AT&T Universal Card Services Corp. UCS, which markets a consumer credit card, Tuesday announced it has priced a $1 billion credit card securitization transaction.
Tags: AT&T Corp., credit card, receivables
Research articles 1996-04-23
AT&T Unit to securitize $1 billion of credit card receivables
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 10, 1996--AT&T Universal Card Services Corp. UCS, which markets a consumer credit card, Tuesday announced it has priced a $1 billion credit card securitization transaction.
Tags: AT&T Corp., credit card, receivables
Research articles 1996-09-10
At&T Unit Securitizes $1 Billion Of Credit Card Receivables
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--August 23, 1995--AT&T Universal Card Services Corp. UCS which markets a consumer credit card, today announced that it has priced a $1 billion credit card securitization transaction.
Tags: AT&T Corp., credit card
Research articles 1995-08-23
AT&T unit securitizes $1.5 billion of credit card receivables
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 8, 1995--AT&T Universal Card Services Corp., which markets a consumer credit card, Wednesday announced it has priced two credit card receivable securitization transactions totalling $1.5 billion.
Tags: AT&T Corp., credit card, receivables
Research articles 1995-11-08
AT&T unit to securitize $1 billion of credit card receivables
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--June 24, 1996--AT&T Universal Card Services Corp. UCS, which markets a consumer credit card, Monday announced it has priced a $1 billion credit card securitization transaction.
Tags: AT&T Corp., credit card, receivables
Research articles 1996-06-24
Understanding Credit
There are two ways to pay for something you buy. One way is to pay immediately by giving the seller cash or a check, the other payment is to use "credit" which is usually in the form of a credit card or store credit. Credit allows the consumer to buy...
Tags: Sales Channel, Credit Card, Financial Services, Sales
White papers 2003-01-01
An Overview of Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities
Credit card asset-backed securities ABS were first issued in 1987. Since that time, the credit card ABS market has become the primary vehicle by which the card industry funds unsecured loans to consumers. Given the significance of credit card ABS, the Payment Cards Center encourages research in this area and...
Tags: Financial Services, Investment, Sales Channel, Finance, Sales, Asset Based Security, Industry, Credit Card
White papers 2002-12-01
Roll-Down Your Credit Card Debt!
The Credit Card Roll-down Calculator applies two simple principles to paying off your credit card debt: payoff your highest interest rate first; when a card balance is paid in full, apply its monthly payment to the card with the next highest interest rate. To see how this can be applied...
Tags: Credit Card, Credit Card Roll-down Calculator, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Cardholder's Report Of Stolen Credit Card
This is a template which can be used as a legal form or letter by credit card holder for the reporting the loss or theft of the credit card. The template can be used by individuals or organizations to report for credit card/s stolen.
Tags: Credit Card, Home Business Online, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales
Tools & templates 2007-12-01
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