After the credit card is activated, you can directly swipe it for consumption, but there are the following things to note:

1. After the credit card is activated, you must set a consumption password before it can be used. If you do not set a password when swiping your credit card, you only need to sign after paying. If you set it, use the password to pay.

If you choose to pay with a password, the security of your credit card is higher. When checking out after consumption, just enter the wrong password. If the payment can be made, it is a signed consumption without a password. If it fails, the password has been set successfully.

Because credit cards are generally sent to customers by registered mail, sometimes there will be some mailing errors. In order to prevent the credit card from falling into the hands of others and being used, the credit card needs to be activated with personal information before it can be used.

2. There are two ways to activate a credit card. One is to directly call the customer service number to activate, indicating that you have received the credit card and need to activate it, and then just tell the customer service your information.

Another way is to go to a bank branch to activate. Be sure to bring relevant documents to prove your identity. Remember to activate your credit card within the validity period and keep your credit card in good condition.

Extended information:

Card swiping at a credit card POS machine

Swiping a card at a POS machine is the most common way to use a credit card, and it is a way to swipe a card online. When swiping a card, the operator should first check the credit card's validity period and cardholder's last name and other information.

Then, select the corresponding POS machine according to the card issuing bank and the currency type to be paid, and slide the magnetic stripe of the magnetic stripe credit card on the POS machine, or insert the chip credit card into the card slot to connect to the bank, etc. Payment gateway, enter the corresponding amount.

After the remote payment gateway accepts the information, the POS will print out a receipt for payment by card (at least two copies). The cardholder should sign the receipt after checking that the information on the payment receipt is correct.

After the operator checks the signature on the receipt and the signature on the back of the credit card (including that the name completely matches and the handwriting basically matches), the operator gives the credit card and a copy of the card payment receipt to the cardholder. At this point, the POS machine The card swiping process is completed.

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