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Huang Yixuan

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13 Aug 2019

Credit Cards

Why do credit cards have an expiry date?

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I have 2 articles here if you are interested.

https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/071...
https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/he...
Bascially 2 things:

1) Wear and tear. Our credit card is actually quite complicated, holding a lot of information. But as time pass and with frequent use, the card itself will spoil as they are not built to last forever. Expiry date gives the bank a chance to give you a new card. Your credit card account remains active.

2) Prevent fraud. I think it is rather self explanatory for this.

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