Credit card is a non-cash transaction payment method and a micro-credit payment tool provided by banks to users. The earliest credit card appeared at the end of 19.

Credit cards are divided into credit cards and quasi-credit cards, which provide settlement services, facilitate shopping and consumption, and enhance security; Simplify the collection procedure and save social labor; Promote commodity sales and stimulate social demand.

Credit card is a special card issued by banks or other financial institutions to people with good credit, which is used for shopping and spending at designated merchants or depositing and withdrawing cash at designated banking institutions. It is a special kind of credit certificate.

The earliest credit card appeared at the end of 19. In the 1980s, the British clothing industry developed the so-called credit card, followed by the tourism and business sectors. However, at that time, the card could only be used for short-term commercial credit, and the money had to be paid back as needed. There was no long-term default and no credit line.

Another way of saying that credit card is a non-cash transaction payment method and a simple credit service. Credit cards are generally plastic cards with a length of 85.60 mm, a width of 53.98 mm and a thickness of 65,438+0 mm, which are issued to cardholders by banks or credit card companies according to users' credit and financial resources. Cardholders do not need to pay cash when using credit cards, and make repayment on the checkout date.

Except for some credit cards combined with financial cards, credit cards are different from debit cards and ATM cards, and credit cards will not directly deduct money from users' accounts.