New Credit Card Designs

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Never had the numbers rub off my new Starling card yet and I doubt they will rub off easily as they appear to be a good quality print.

One of my pet peeves was the gold/silver on embossed cards always rubbed off after a few weeks in the wallet.

Stompa

od244051 said:

Had a new Halifax credit card today. I hardly use it, it’s just a backup.

My main concern is the print of the numbers and name will rub off as not embossed. Yes most cards will not go into a machine now with contactless and paying online. Some cards can have numbers rubbed off when sitting in a purse/wallet 

I just got my new Halifax card today, and I agree it looks as if the numbers etc. will end up getting rubbed off. I'm also rather suprised by the signature strip, which is only 27mm long - goodness knows what you're supposed to do if you have a long signature!

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Stompa said:

od244051 said:

Had a new Halifax credit card today. I hardly use it, it’s just a backup.

My main concern is the print of the numbers and name will rub off as not embossed. Yes most cards will not go into a machine now with contactless and paying online. Some cards can have numbers rubbed off when sitting in a purse/wallet 

I just got my new Halifax card today, and I agree it looks as if the numbers etc. will end up getting rubbed off. I'm also rather suprised by the signature strip, which is only 27mm long - goodness knows what you're supposed to do if you have a long signature!

Don't think signature is a requirement anymore as (on my Starling card) it no longer says invalid unless signed or anything along those line which cards used to state.

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Deleted_User said:

Stompa said:

od244051 said:

Had a new Halifax credit card today. I hardly use it, it’s just a backup.

My main concern is the print of the numbers and name will rub off as not embossed. Yes most cards will not go into a machine now with contactless and paying online. Some cards can have numbers rubbed off when sitting in a purse/wallet 

I just got my new Halifax card today, and I agree it looks as if the numbers etc. will end up getting rubbed off. I'm also rather suprised by the signature strip, which is only 27mm long - goodness knows what you're supposed to do if you have a long signature!

Don't think signature is a requirement anymore as (on my Starling card) it no longer says invalid unless signed or anything along those line which cards used to state.

The majority of cards still say this or have it in their terms, was covered reasonably recently on here. The 2 cc and 2 debit cards from 4 different lenders I have in my wallet say that

Sandtree

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Sandtree said:

jet01 said:

WillPS said:

It doesn't matter one jot in terms of deciding which product to use, but my preference is for a flat card rather than one with embossed details as the foil always rubs off within a few months, and they take up more wallet space.

In 20 years of having a debit card I have honestly never had an imprint taken; although the first 7 of those would have been an electronic-only Solo card.

Do card companies still accept payments taken using carbon slips on those old slider imprint machines? I don’t remember anywhere taking payment from me using one of those since the late nineties. I assumed the fact that these are now obsolete was one of the main reasons many cards are no longer embossed with the card number on the front.

I think they do, certainly 5 years ago was in a restaurant that had a power cut and they went to the carbon slips... I have also had to use one a couple of times when in the USA but probably about the same sort of timescales.

Well the USA still swipe and sign so using an imprint machine still is probably no biggy.

Well other than the cards are no longer embossed so the imprint won't capture the cards number... when I've seen them used its rarely more than a casual glance from the sales/waiter and so may well not be spotted

adamp87

New Starling? Not a fan..

Migster

I lost my Starling card and received a replacement last week. It does not look like the one above.