Most of us are curious beings by nature. So, if you've been staying awake at night wondering what your 16-digit credit card number means, it's your lucky day. I'm going to pull back the curtain 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 the ...

You know how all Mastercards start with 5XXX and all Visa start with 4XXX and all Discover cards start with 6011...<BR><BR>Is there a block of number set aside for a pre-paid credit card? Like all pre ...

Kelly-Ann Franklin has spent more than two decades in journalism which has helped her build a wide knowledge base of business and personal finance topics. Her goal with editing is to ensure tough ...

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. Credit card ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...