Thankfully, you don’t have to memorize your credit card number. But like all of these big numbers, your credit card number contains specific information, with each digit or set of digits meaning ...

You use your credit card on a regular basis to make purchases. While most people know that the numbers on the card are unique identifiers, most of us have no idea what they actually mean.

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Trying to keep the bad guys from stealing your credit-card number? Consider using a virtual card for online or phone purchases. Customers of credit-card companies such as Capital One, Citibank and ...

Your credit card number usually consists of 15 or 16 digits, depending on the issuer. Every number of your credit card account conveys information, such as the industry, routing information for ...