Every credit card transaction is a five-way handshake that happens in under two seconds. Tap the card. Watch it unfold. Meet everyone in the room.
No reading required. Just touch the card to start the transaction. Everything else will happen on its own. (You can replay any time.)
All five of these players were just involved in your transaction. They each have a job. They each get paid.
That entire dance happens every time you swipe — and you now understand more about it than 95% of cardholders. In the next chapter, we'll get you a card.