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2.How do credit cards work?

In this section you will find information about how credit cards function.

It will explain what information can be found on a credit card, and what each piece of information does, as well as talk you through how the retailer claims money from your credit card when you use it to make a purchase

Additionally, you will find information about how you pay for the money you borrow on a credit card and how your previous behaviour with credit facilities will affect the amount you pay and the amount you can borrow.

The section will also give you details on how you can use your credit card in ATMs to withdraw cash and about the several different methods you can use to manage your credit card account.

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