Credit Card
A credit card is part of a system of payments named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. It is a card entitling its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services.[1] The issuer of the card grants a line of credit to the consumer (or the user) from which the user can borrow money for payment to a merchant or as a cash advance to the user. A credit card is different from a charge card, where a charge card requires the balance to be paid in full each month. In contrast, credit cards allow the consumers to 'revolve' their balance, at the cost of having interest charged. Most credit cards are issued by local banks or credit unions, and are the shape and size specified by the ISO/IEC 7810 standard as ID-1.

Credit Card
A credit card is part of a system of payments named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. It is a card entitling its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services.[1] The issuer of the card grants a line of credit to the consumer (or the user) from which the user can borrow money for payment to a merchant or as a cash advance to the user. Usage of the term "credit card" to imply a credit card account is a metonym. A credit card is different from a charge card, where a charge card requires the balance to be paid in full each month. In contrast, credit cards allow the consumers to 'revolve' their balance, at the cost of having interest charged. Most credit cards are issued by local banks or credit unions, and are the shape and size specified by the ISO/IEC 7810 standard as ID-1. This is defined as 85.60 × 53.98 mm in size.

  Кредитная Карта  -  Credit Card  -  クレジットカード  -  Kreditkarten
Кредитная карта предназначена для совершения её держателем операций, расчёты по которым осуществляются за счёт денежных средств, предоставленных кредитной организацией-эмитентом клиенту в пределах установленного лимита в соответствии с условиями кредитного договора. Банк устанавливает лимит исходя из платёжеспособности клиента. На остаток средств на счёте также начисляются проценты, но они, как правило, на порядок ниже комиссии при овердрафте. Выдержка из книги «Платежные карты. Бизнес-энциклопедия», Москва: 2008. 760 с. Переплет, ISBN 5-7958-0237-4, Центр Исследований Платежных Систем и Расчетов, материал предоставлен автором