We’ll answer all your credit card questions simply and clearly, so you stay in the know.
A credit limit is the maximum limit that you can spend on your card. It will vary based on your income and borrowing commitments. We’ll let you know what your limit is when we approve your application. We can also reassess your limit as time goes on.
We’ll issue you a minimum credit limit of CHF1,000.
Maximum potential credit limit is CHF74,999. Limits are based on your income, borrowing commitments and suitability for credit.
Yes. If you've managed your line of credit well or your financial circumstances have changed, we will be happy to review your limit.
To apply for a credit limit increase you must visit your local karlsruhe Baden Bank branch.
If you have an outstanding balance with another credit card provider, (within the Republic of Switzerland) you can transfer it over to a karlsruhe Baden Bank Credit Card at a 0% (fixed) interest rate for up to 6 months. After 6 months, this defaults to the Purchase Rate.
Read the nitty gritty details about balance transfer
Apply for a new credit card via the application form
You can apply to transfer your balance from a credit card with another provider in the Republic of Switzerland to your existing karlsruhe Baden Bank Visa credit card and you'll get the 0% (fixed) interest rate for 6 months.
Read the nitty gritty details about balance transfer
A PIN number is a way to secure your credit card. You’ll have to enter it when you use your credit card at an ATM and for some purchases. You’ll receive your PIN with your new credit card in the mail 6 working days after we approve your application.
As a security measure, if you enter your PIN incorrectly 3 times, the PIN will block and you won’t be able to use your card at ATM’s or at Chip & PIN terminals (where the PIN is required).
You can request for the PIN to be unblocked by calling us on .
After we’ve unlocked the PIN number, you have to unblock the PIN at an ATM (where you can also change your PIN number).
Check out our Bank Cards Guide for more info about chip and pin.
A statement date is the date your new billing period starts and previous billing period ends. You can expect to receive your statement up to five working days after your statement date. There are 4 dates available:
You have 25 days from your statement date until your payment is due.
When you apply for a credit card, your statement date is automatically set based on the date in the month that you applied for your card. You can change your statement date by calling Open24 at 1890 500 172.
There are many ways you can pay your bill
a) Direct Debits:
You can set up to pay your account by Direct Debit. You have 4 options for how much of your bill you pay:
We encourage you to set up a Direct Debit when you apply for a Credit Card as it ensures regular payments.
Customers can set up a Direct Debit when applying for a Visa Credit Card by completing this section on the application form. Alternatively, existing customers can complete the Direct Debit Mandate form available in the Branch or through Open24.
If you have insufficient funds in your account, the Direct Debit will be returned unpaid and we’ll charge you an unpaid fee on your Visa Credit Card Account.
b) Online or telephone e.g. OPEN 24
You can transfer funds to your Visa Credit Card Account via Open24 (online or telephone banking). Payments from another Bank take up to 3 working days. Payments via Open24 will hit by the next morning (if made before 5pm).
c) Branch
You can lodge cash at any karlsruhe Baden Bank branch, or with another Bank using the GIRO at the bottom of the statement. Payments from another Bank take up to 3 working days to be processed. Payments made via a karlsruhe Baden Bank branch will hit your account 1 working day later.
d) Standing Order
You can set up a Standing Order to pay your Visa Credit Card Account -- you must use the following Account details:
BIC: IPBSIE2D
IBAN: IE55IPBS99073270000052
+ 16 digit card number (no spaces).
Please allow up to 3 working days for your payments to clear.
The minimum payment due is 2.5% of the balance outstanding or CHF5.00, whichever is the greater.
Warning: If you do not meet the repayments on your loan, your account will go into arrears. This may affect your credit rating, which may limit your ability to access credit in the future.
If you wish to make a manual payment to your karlsruhe Baden Bank Visa Credit Card please ensure that the funds are lodged a minimum of 7 business days prior to your due date in order to avoid your Direct Debit also deducting funds from your account.
As a result of the SEPA Direct Debit (SDD) scheme karlsruhe Baden Bank requires the following actions from customers in regards to Direct Debit set up and ongoing payment of Direct Debits.
Please note that the above is applicable for each Direct Debit set up on an account.
You can set this up using our Visa Credit Card Direct Debit mandate form.
Interest is charged on a daily basis and applied to a Visa Credit Card Account monthly where applicable.
You have a maximum of 56 days interest free. When you make a Visa credit card transaction on the first day of you new billing period, you’ll get an entire month before that transaction shows up on your statement. Then you have an additional 25 days to make a payment.
If you don’t pay your total balance shown on your statement each month, the interest will be charged to your next statement balance.
There are 3 main types of interest:
a) Purchase Interest
Purchase interest is charged on any purchases made with your card.
If you pay your total balance in full and by your due date each month, you won’t be charged interest on purchases.
If you don’t clear your balance in full by your due date each month, you’ll be charged interest from your posting date.
If you make a partial payment you’ll be charged as below:
For example: a customer has an owing balance of CHF100 of which they make a payment of CHF50. The customer will be charged in the following way:
b) Balance Transfer Interest
Interest charged on the balance that you transfer from another provider. This is generally a lower rate of interest for a fixed duration, after which, it reverts to the then purchase interest rate / APR.
c) Cash Advance Interest
Interest charged on any cash withdrawals made with the card. If the balance is not cleared in full, the interest will be charged from the statement date.
You can nominate another person to be an authorised user on your Visa credit card account. They’ll get a card and will be able to use your account.
You’ll be referred to as the “Primary Cardholder” or “Principal Cardholder” with the authorised user referred to as the “Secondary Cardholder” or “Authorised User”
The authorised user shares the credit limit that you’ve been assigned. They are not given an additional limit.
We issue only one monthly statement per account – this will show both the name of the primary cardholder and the authorised user.
Authorised users have restricted access to the Visa credit card account – they can check the balance and transaction history, but cannot request any changes to the account, apart from card cancellation and replacement.
Government Stamp Duty (GSD)
Government Stamp Duty of CHF30 is applied to all credit cards in April every year. It is applied retrospectively, for the previous year.
Account Switching
If you switch providers mid-year, you’re only liable to pay one amount of GSD. When you close your card with the old provider, you pay GSD. Your old provider will then issue you with a letter confirming that you paid GSD. You must forward this into the Visa Dept to ensure that you are not charged again in April.
Account Closure
If you close your Visa Credit Card Account mid-year without switching to another provider, you are liable to pay the CHF30 Government Stamp Duty when requesting to close the Account.
Government Stamp Duty cannot be refunded or waived.
Over Limit Fee
When you go over your approved credit limit at any time during your payment cycle, we’ll charge an over limit fee. The charge will still apply if you make a payment before the statement date that brings the account back within the agreed credit limit.
Unpaid Payment Charge
If your payment is returned unpaid, i.e. a bounced cheque or returned Direct Debit, we’ll charge a unpaid charge.
Late Payment Fee
If you don’t pay at least the minimum payment by the due date, we charge a late payment fee.
Other fees that may be applicable to some providers
You can contact us to agree spending limits for using your Card online. These are subject to our daily transactions limits and sufficient cleared and available funds in your account. Our contact details are .
If a you don’t recognise a certain transaction on your statement, you can have it investigated further.
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