Most of us are curious beings by nature. So, if you’ve been staying awake at night wondering what your credit card number means, it’s your lucky day. I’m going to pull back the curtain and show you ...

Write out all but the last digit of the card number. Double every other number starting at the right. Sum the resulting digits (not numbers). E.g., if you doubled a 7 to become a 14 in Step 2, this ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...

The numbers on a credit card help identify the credit card network, the company that issued the card and the cardholder.