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What is the difference between debit and credit in business mode and banking mode?

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Question added by Mulla Esaf , Processing supervisor , Landmark group
Date Posted: 2015/04/16
Fahad Khan
by Fahad Khan , Quality Inspector , Indus motor company ltd

Credit Card

Payment using credit card is one of most common mode of electronic payment. Credit card is small plastic card with a unique number attached with an account. It has also a magnetic strip embedded in it which is used to read credit card via card readers. When a customer purchases a product via credit card, credit card issuer bank pays on behalf of the customer and customer has a certain time period after which he/she can pay the credit card bill. It is usually credit card monthly payment cycle. Following are the actors in the credit card system.

  • The card holder - Customer
  • The merchant - seller of product who can accept credit card payments.
  • The card issuer bank - card holder's bank
  • The acquirer bank - the merchant's bank
  • The card brand - for example , visa or master card.
  • Debit Card

    Debit card, like credit card is a small plastic card with a unique number mapped with the bank account number. It is required to have a bank account before getting a debit card from the bank. The major difference between debit card and credit card is that in case of payment through debit card, amount gets deducted from card's bank account immidiately and there should be sufficient balance in bank account for the transaction to get completed. Whereas in case of credit card there is no such compulsion.

    Debit cards free customer to carry cash, cheques and even merchants accepts debit card more readily. Having restriction on amount being in bank account also helps customer to keep a check on his/her spendings.

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