A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION CARD

摘要

A financial transaction card (10) for enabling a user to conduct a financial transaction comprises a card-defining portion (12), for linking the card (10) to a user account and for facilitating the financial transaction, and a counterfoil portion (14) that are joined together along a perforated line (16). The card-defining portion (12) further includes an identification receiving zone (22) for receiving user-specific identification information such as the user's signature or fingerprint. The counterfoil portion (14) also includes an identification receiving zone (24) for receiving user-specific identification information. When the card is issued, the counterfoil portion (14) is removed from the card-defining portion (12) for the user's safekeeping. In the event that the card-defining portion (12) is lost or stolen, the user can hand in the counterfoil portion (14) with a view to verifying his or her identity, so that a new card can be issued for the amount left in the user account.