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  Cards are plastic cards issued by banks to enable cashless payments. Including
  debit cards, credit cards, and prepaid cards, transactions are verified
  through information such as card numbers and security codes. Cards are widely
  used for point-of-sale transactions, e-commerce websites, and in-app payments,
  and can be linked to digital wallets to support cash withdrawals and online
  payments.
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## Cards

Plastic cards issued by shoppers' banks, used for cashless payments at point-of-sale, through e-commerce websites, or within mobile applications. Cards may be debit cards, credit cards, or prepaid cards, typically operated by card networks. Sometimes cards may be associated with digital wallets or other local payment methods, but the most common uses are cash withdrawals or cashless payments.
Typical cards contain a card number used to uniquely identify a card. They also include a security code, which when combined with other information (card expiration date and cardholder name), is used to verify card-not-present transactions (such as when purchasing goods or services on e-commerce websites or mobile applications).