Imagine receiving a notification about suspicious charges on a credit card you haven’t even received yet. How could that happen? While it sounds surprising and unsettling, it's increasingly common due ...

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 ...

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ROACH EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS. SO HERE’S THE SCARY PART OF THIS SCAM. THE CROOKS ALREADY HAVE YOUR ENTIRE CREDIT CARD NUMBER. MAKING THIS SCAM SEEM VERY CONVINCING. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS. YOU GET A CALL ...

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Some credit card applications offer instant approval, which is great. But what's even better than that is getting instant access to your new credit card. Instant access to your new card number lets ...

Figuring out which credit card to apply for when using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) instead of a Social Security number can be challenging because many credit card issuers ...

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, ...