Card Types {#payments-intro-cards-types}
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You can process payments with these kinds of cards:

* Co-badged cards

* Co-branded cards

* Credit cards

* Debit cards

* Prepaid cards

* Private label cards

* Quasi-cash  
  You can process payments with these card types:

* American Express

* China UnionPay

* Diners Club

* Discover

* Jaywan

* JCB

* Mastercard

* Meeza (Pilot in Egypt only)

* PayPak

* Visa  
  For a list of supported card types, see [Payment Processors](/docs/cybs/en-us/payments/developer/ctv/so/payments/payments-intro/payments-intro-banks-overview/payments-intro-processors.md "").

Co-Badged Cards {#payments-intro-cobadge-cards}
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Co-badged cards are credit and debit cards that integrate two or more payment networks.

mada Co-Badged Cards
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mada is Saudi Arabia's domestic payment network.  
These mada co-badged debit cards are supported:

* Visa and mada

* Mastercard and mada  
  mada co-badged debit cards are processed as follows:

* Only domestic processing is supported in Saudi Arabia.

* Transactions are sent directly to the Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA) for processing.

* Payer authentication is supported. Visa Secure is supported for co-badged Visa and mada cards. Mastercard Identity Check is supported for co-badged Mastercard and mada cards.

* For acquirers, the card type is identified as MD.

* In reports, the card type is identified as either Visa or Mastercard.

* Dual-message processing is not supported. Only single-message processing is supported.

Co-Branded Cards {#payments-intro-cobrand-cards}
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Co-branded cards are credit cards that are branded with a merchant's logo, brand, or other identifier as well as the payment network logo. These cards are not limited for use at the branded merchant and can be used at any merchant that accepts credit cards.

Credit Cards {#payments-intro-credit-cards}
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Cardholders use credit cards to borrow money from issuing banks to pay for goods and services offered by merchants that accept credit cards.

Debit Cards {#payments-intro-debit-cards}
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A debit card is linked to a cardholder's bank account. The funds are taken out of the customer's bank account, and the transaction is included on the customer's bank account statement. The customer does not receive a credit card bill as with a regular credit card.

Prepaid Cards {#payments-intro-prepaid-cards}
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Prepaid cards enable cardholders to pay for goods and services using money stored directly on the card.

Private Label Cards {#payments-intro-private-cards}
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Private label cards are issued by private companies. They enable cardholders to borrow money to pay for goods exclusively at the issuing company's stores.

Quasi-Cash {#payments-intro-cash-cards}
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Quasi-cash transactions involve instruments that are directly convertible to cash such as web wallets, travelers checks, cryptocurrency, and lottery tickets.