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No, credit card accounts are not transferrable. It might be possible for the person to become a joint account holder, but that would depend upon the card issuer's lending policy.
No. The reason a credit issuer closes an account is because they no longer consider you an acceptable risk.
Credit card images can be personalized depending on your credit card issuer. Most credit card issuers offer a service for credit card personalization for a fee.
It varies - according to the issuer. A typical APR is around 19.8% for a credit card, or 37.5% for a store card.
A debit card is a card that is connected to your bank account. If you pay with your debit card, your purchases will be charged to your bank account. A visa card is usually an unsecured credit card. When you pay with a credit card, the issuer pays for your purchases and the issuer will bill you for the purchases with additional interest for using their services. In other words, your purchases are on credit.
The United States had the first credit card issuer, Diner's Club.
the credit card issuer pays the store
No, credit card accounts are not transferrable. It might be possible for the person to become a joint account holder, but that would depend upon the card issuer's lending policy.
No. The reason a credit issuer closes an account is because they no longer consider you an acceptable risk.
Credit card images can be personalized depending on your credit card issuer. Most credit card issuers offer a service for credit card personalization for a fee.
It varies - according to the issuer. A typical APR is around 19.8% for a credit card, or 37.5% for a store card.
When you authenticate a payment on a card, the merchant's payment system will send a request to the card issuer to ensure that funds are available either in the account or in credit. The card issuer will supply an authentication code to the merchant approving the transaction. The card issuer will then arrange for the transfer of funds to the merchant's bank.
The credit card issuer will automatically convert the currency for you.
No - in most cases. As long as the credit card issuer can determine your credit worthiness, it doesn't matter where your bank account is. There is one exception. If you apply for a secured credit card, you must keep a 'security deposit' of a certain amount in the institution chosen by the credit card issuer (usually their own bank).
A debit card is a card that is connected to your bank account. If you pay with your debit card, your purchases will be charged to your bank account. A visa card is usually an unsecured credit card. When you pay with a credit card, the issuer pays for your purchases and the issuer will bill you for the purchases with additional interest for using their services. In other words, your purchases are on credit.
No - a debit card and a credit card are two entirely different methods of payment. With a credit card, any purchases are immediately paid for by the card issuer to the retailer (assuming you're within your credit limit) - and the issuer charges you monthly interest on the outstanding balance until the account is paid off. With a debit card, you can only make purchases if you already have the money in your account.
You should contact your card issuer to report the incident.