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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Sam Barker

Real meaning of the dots and notches on your debit and credit cards explained

If you've had a new debit or credit card in the last few years, you might have noticed a few changes to the design.

Cards increasingly have new features like notches cut out of one edge, raised dots on the main side and the owner's name printed, not embossed.

These changes are done for the same reason - to help blind and partially sighted people use them.

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