1. If you use a credit card, there is no specified use time after activation. As long as the activation is confirmed to be successful, you can use the credit card, including using the credit card to swipe the card online on the merchant's credit card machine, or binding the credit card to WeChat and Alipay for quick payment.
2. If you use a credit card to withdraw cash, many banks do not support activation on the same day, so the credit card can only be used after it is opened for 24 hours.
Credit card, also called debit card, is a credit certificate issued by a commercial bank or credit card company to eligible consumers.
It is a card with name, expiration date, number and cardholder's name printed on the front, and a magnetic stripe and signature strip on the back.
Consumers with credit cards can go to specialized commercial service departments for shopping or spending, and then the bank will settle accounts with merchants and cardholders, and cardholders can overdraw within the prescribed limits.
Credit cards are divided into credit cards and quasi-credit cards. Credit card refers to a credit card in which the cardholder has a certain credit limit and can spend first and then repay. Quasi-credit card refers to a quasi-credit card in which the cardholder deposits a certain amount of reserve fund according to the regulations, and when the balance of the reserve fund account is insufficient to pay, it can be overdrawn within the prescribed credit limit.
Credit cards generally refer to credit cards.
First, it can be divided into bank cards and non-bank cards according to the different card issuers.
Bank card. This is a credit card issued by the bank. Cardholders can shop and spend money at the special merchants of the issuing bank, or they can withdraw cash at any time at the outlets of the issuing bank or at places with ATMs.
Non-bank card. This kind of card can be divided into retail credit card and travel entertainment card. Retail credit cards are credit cards issued by commercial organizations, such as department stores and oil companies, which are specially used for shopping in designated stores or filling gas stations. , and settle accounts regularly. Travel and entertainment card is a credit card issued by airlines, travel companies and other service industries, which is used for ticket purchase, dining, accommodation, entertainment and so on.
Two, according to the issue of different objects, can be divided into corporate cards and personal cards.
Company card. Company cards are issued to various industrial and commercial enterprises, scientific research and education institutions, state party and government organs, armed forces, organizations and other legal person organizations.
Personal card. Personal cards are issued to individual urban and rural residents, including workers, cadres, teachers, scientific and technological workers, self-employed households and other adult urban and rural residents with stable income sources. The personal card is applied in the name of an individual and bears all the responsibilities for its use.
Three, according to the different payment methods, credit cards can be divided into credit cards and quasi-credit cards.
Credit card. That is, when the issuing bank provides bank credit, it overdraws first, and then repays or pays in installments. Most of these cards are used for international circulation. In other words, the way to allow cardholders to pay off their credit card accounts is "consume first, then deposit". Most of these cards are used for international circulation.
Quasi-credit card It is a credit card issued by a bank, which deposits first and then consumes. When applying for a credit card, the cardholder needs to deposit a certain amount of money in the issuing bank in advance as a backup. The cardholder needs to use the card on the basis of the deposit balance, and generally no overdraft is allowed.