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 card consumption is a non-cash transaction payment method, and there is no need to pay cash when spending, and repayment is made on the billing day.
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.
According to the "20 13-20 17 report on the in-depth investigation and investment strategic planning of China's credit card industry", since 20 10, the China government has implemented a prudent monetary policy and adopted a series of moderate austerity measures to curb the excessive rise of asset prices and control inflation, which shows that macro-prudential and strengthening capital supervision have become the supervision of China's banking industry.
The analysis shows that the evolution of the industry structure has further optimized and diversified the product portfolio, and also increased the research and development of new industry standards and mobile payment; Deepen credit penetration; Staging business is developing in depth.
20 12 February, the bank confirmed that the credit card is safer without password, and if it is stolen, it will share the responsibility with the bank. Enjoy an interest-free period of 25-56 days (or 20-50 days). Credit card consumption enjoys an interest-free period, and the bill amount is paid off before the due repayment date, without any cost. There is no interest-free repayment period for cash withdrawal, and five ten thousandths of daily interest will be charged from the date of cash withdrawal, and the bank will also charge a certain percentage of cash withdrawal fee.
China's credit card market is still one of the fastest growing product lines in China's personal financial services market. Although the economic benefits of the industry are full of challenges, the average annual growth rate of credit card issuance in China will remain at around 65,438+04% in the next 65,438+00 years, and the profitability will also tend to improve. It is estimated that by 2020, the cumulative number of credit cards issued in China will exceed 800 million.