Showing posts with label credit cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label credit cards. Show all posts

Monday, June 12, 2017

Did You Know - Credit Cards Edition

1. The record for greatest number of active credit cards by one person: 1,497. That person is Walter Cavanagh, and ol’ Walt’s credit lines are worth over $1.7 million. Atta boy.

3. Credit cards are all the same shape and size. According to ISO 7810 standards (yes, it’s a thing), standard dimensions are 3.370 x 2.125 inches.

Complete list (BroBible.com)

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Did You Know - Credit Cards Edition

Have you ever thought about the meaning of those 16-digits on your shiny credit card? Nope, not a random number generator, folks.

In fact, the first two digits of your card identify the type of industry that issued it. For example, a 1 or 2 means you snagged some plastic from your favorite airliner, while lucky number 4 or 5 indicates a banking institution.

(BroBible.com)