Carte Bleue Visa from Société Générale

Carte Bleue (or "Blue Card" in English) is a major debit card payment scheme operating in France. The system has now been integrated into a wider scheme called CB or Carte bancaire ("banking card"); Carte Bleue, properly said, is the local affiliate of VISA. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x808, 543 KB)Carte Bleue from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x808, 543 KB)Carte Bleue from [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Société Générale is one of the main banks in France (one of the three oldest). ... A debit card is an ISO 7810 card which physically resembles a credit card, and, like a credit card, is used as an alternative to cash when making purchases. ... Visa or VISA has several meanings: Look up visa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Visa (document) — a document required to enter a specific country. ...

The system is national, and pure Carte Bleue / CB cards do not operate outside of France. However, it is possible and commonplace to get Carte Bleue / CB cards also operating as a VISA or a Mastercard outside of France. Some cards also double with the electronic cash system Moneo. Visa or VISA has several meanings: Look up visa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Visa (document) — a document required to enter a specific country. ... It has been suggested that PayPass be merged into this article or section. ... Electronic money (or digital money) refers to cash and transactions using electronic means, encompassing the use of computer networks (such as the Internet) and digital stored value systems. ... Reverse of a French bank card including the Moneo logo. ...

From 1992 on, all Cartes Bleues / CB have been smart cards. When one uses a Carte Bleue at a French merchant, one has to type the PIN of the card, and a microchip on the card verifies and authenticates the transaction. Only some very limited transactions, such as small autoroute tolls, are paid without PIN. Since automatic teller machines also check for the PIN, this measure strongly reduces the incentive to steal Cartes Bleues, since the cards are essentially useless without the PIN (though one may try using the card number for mail-order or e-retailing). Foreign cards without microchips can still be used at French merchants, with the usual procedure of swiping the magnetic stripe and signing the receipt. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Smart card used for health insurance in France. ... Autoroute is a French word meaning, literally, a motor road, and corresponding to the words motorway or freeway in English. ... Outdoor ATMs may be free-standing, like this kiosk, or built into the side of banks or other buildings An automatic teller machine or automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic device that allows a banks customers to make cash withdrawals and check their account balances without the need...

In 2003, the Cartes Bleues / CB started to move on to the international standard EMV for smart chips. They may thus be used in British smart card readers. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... EMV is a standard for interoperation of IC cards (Chip cards) and IC capable POS terminals, for authenticating credit and debit card payments. ...

A minority of Cartes Bleues are credit cards tied to credit lines. Credit cards A credit card system is a type of retail transaction settlement and credit system, named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. ...

External links

• Official site of Carte Bleue
• Official site of CB
• Official site of CB