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What information is stored on a credit card?

by on January 22, 2012

Q: I want to know what information of a card holder in carried in making credit card? e.g what information is hard coded in the credit card making process.

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One Response to “What information is stored on a credit card?”
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    Basically card number and name, along with additional data for ensuring data accuracy.

    For in-depth details check out this article: http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/debt-management/magnetic-stripe-credit-card.htm

     

    Mark (Uber Geek) says: on January 23, 2012 at 9:05 am