Commercial banks or credit card companies
In most cases, citizens with full capacity for civil conduct (citizens over 18 years old in mainland China) and with certain direct financial resources, You can apply for a credit card from the card issuing bank. Sometimes, legal persons can also be applicants.
Individuals applying for credit cards must have a fixed occupation and a stable source of income, and provide a guarantee to the bank. The forms of guarantee include personal guarantee, unit guarantee and personal capital guarantee.
The application method is generally by filling in a credit card application form. The content of the application form generally includes the name of the applicant, basic information, economic status or source of income, guarantor and his/her basic information, etc. And submit certain copies of documents and certificates to the card issuing bank. After the customer fills in the application form truthfully according to the content, the customer must also submit the relevant credit certificate while submitting the completed application form.
Extended information:
Since the card is sent by mail after the credit card application is approved, there is no guarantee that the recipient is the applicant. In order to protect applicants and banks from fraud losses, the credit card has set up a card opening procedure before it is officially launched. The card opening process is mainly done by phone or online. The relevant personal information provided during the application is checked. Once the information is met, the card opening process is completed.
After receiving the application form and relevant materials from the applicant, the card-issuing bank must review the applicant's creditworthiness. The content of the review mainly includes whether the content of the application form is true. For the applicant, the creditworthiness of the applicant must be assessed. For individuals, the relevant circumstances of the guarantor must also be reviewed.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Credit Card