THE TRUE CARD - Unseen Identity of Payments
Language: English
Published by Ramesh Chugh, 2026
- Softcover
- New
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The True Card demystifies how card payments actually work behind the scenes. From authorization and clearing to settlement, EMV, ISO 8583 messages, issuing, and acquiring, this book explains the complete lifecycle of a card transaction in a clear and structured way.Written for banking professionals, fintech practitioners, students, and anyone curious about payment systems, the book focuses on real-world flows rather than theory. It bridges the gap between how payments appear on the surface and the complex infrastructure that powers every swipe, tap, and click. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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- Title
- THE TRUE CARD - Unseen Identity of Payments
- Author
- Ramesh Chugh
- Publisher
- Ramesh Chugh
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9356268703
- ISBN 13
- 9789356268708
Every day, billions of people swipe, tap, insert, or use their cards online without ever seeing what happens behind the scenes.
The True Card takes you through the complete journey of card payments and explains, in simple language, the lifecycle of a payment card - from how a card is generated and personalized, to how transactions are processed at ATMs, POS terminals, and e-commerce websites, and ultimately how merchants receive their money.
Whether you are a cardholder, a merchant accepting card payments, or simply curious about how modern payments work, this book helps you understand the systems that power every transaction.
Have you ever wondered:
- How Visa and Mastercard transactions work?
- What happens when you tap, insert, or swipe your card?
- How online card payments are processed?
- Why some transactions are approved while others are declined?
- How banks, payment processors, ATMs, POS terminals, and payment networks communicate?
- How money actually moves between customers, merchants, and banks?
- How merchants ultimately receive the funds from a card transaction?
This book answers these questions in a practical and easy-to-follow manner.
Using real-world examples and transaction flows, The True Card explains the complete lifecycle of a card payment, including card generation and personalization, authorization, clearing, settlement, EMV chip technology, ISO 8583 messaging, issuing, acquiring, fraud controls, and the modern payment infrastructure that powers billions of transactions every day.
Written by a payments industry professional with years of hands-on experience, The True Card is ideal for:
- Banking professionals
- Fintech professionals
- Product managers
- Business analysts
- Software developers and testers
- Students exploring financial technology
- Entrepreneurs and startup founders
- Merchants accepting card payments
- Anyone curious about how modern card payments actually work
If you've ever wanted to understand the technology, processes, and institutions behind every swipe, tap, ATM withdrawal, and online purchase, this book will give you a clear and structured view of the payments ecosystem—from card creation to merchant settlement.
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