bank card

ATM access tool

A bank card is a plastic card issued by a bank that allows access to financial services—withdrawing cash from ATMs, making purchases, or transferring funds.

The term covers debit cards, credit cards, and ATM-only cards.

I left my bank card at the restaurant.

payment

debit

Subtraction from account

swipe · tap · contactless · chip · merchant · terminal · point-of-sale · cashier · transaction · authorization

security

PIN

Authentication number sequence

  • CVVCard verification value
  • fraudIntentional criminal trickery
  • encryptionConverting data into code

chip · authentication · phishing · identity theft · tokenization · verification · breach · skimming · stolen · blocked

physical

plastic

Capable of being molded

expiration date · hologram · Visa · MasterCard · American Express · issuer · wallet · purse · worn · cracked

digital

contactless

Requiring no physical touch

  • NFCClose-proximity communication protocol
  • mobileCapable of movement
  • appMobile device software

e-commerce · online · digital wallet · Apple Pay · Google Pay · tap-to-pay · QR code · biometrics · fingerprint · face recognition

account

balance

Steadiness or amount owed

transfer · funds · overdraft · limit · spending cap · daily limit · account number · savings · checking · direct debit

Categories
Opposites
payment method

bank cardcash

Ready spending funds

hard currency · paper money · coins · banknotes · legal tender

financial access mechanism

bank cardcash

Ready spending funds

passbook · bearer bonds · money order · cashier's check · traveler's checks

Family

bank, card, cards, banker, banking, postcard, banks, banked, credit card

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G