Cred has revolutionised the way people pay their cred card bills. Be it detecting hidden charges or sending timely payment reminders; Cred has simplified the lives of every credit card user.
Powered by a phenomenal user interface, Cred takes user experience to another level. That said, when it comes to deleting your credit card, finding your way around the app can get a little cumbersome.
So, if you got bumped to a shiny new credit card or can’t handle your expenditure around a credit card, we have got you covered because, in this article, we will help you remove your credit card from Cred.
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Deleting credit card on Cred
Finding the delete credit card option on Cred is hard simply because there is no option to delete your credit card on the application. If you want to delete your credit card, you will have to archive your card instead.
This will delete your credit card information, but it will preserve all the transactions processed by Cred for compliance reasons on Cred servers. To archive, your card on Cred, open the app on your device and follow the steps given below.
- Open your profile by clicking on the button on the top left corner.
- Hold and swipe right on your credit card.
- Click on Archive card and click on Archive card button in the pop-up window.
If you archive your card on Cred you wont be able to use it on the platform. In addition to this, you will not be able to see the transactions relating to the card on the application as well.
Although the method given above works just fine, there is another way users can archive their cards on Cred. Given below is another way of archiving your credit card on Cred.
- Click on cards to see all your credit cards on the app.
- Select the manage tab on the top right corner.
- Click on archive card
- Select the credit card you want to remove.
- Click on Archive card in the pop-up window.
As mentioned above, once you’ve archived and removed the card, you won’t be able to make payments using it or access its transaction history on Cred.
Also read: What is CRED? Is it safe?
Why is it important to delete data from the apps you don’t use?
Most of us are under the impression that deleting an app from our smartphone deletes all the data collected about us. The reality is that deleting an app only removes it from our phone, and the account created on the app stays operational.
What this means is that even though the app is not physically visible on your smartphone. The developers of the app can access the personal information linked to your account. Therefore before you delete any app from your device, it is important to delete the account you created on the app.
So if you want to stop using an app like Cred, it is quintessential to delete sensitive information like credit card details before you delete the app from your device.
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