Ensure secrecy of identity while making payments.
Keep your card safely and sign it as soon as you receive it from your bank.
Only provide your card details to secured and trusted merchants/vendors/websites.
Always keep track of payments made through your card and reconcile them regularly.
Promptly lodge a complaint with your bank in case your card gets stolen, robbed or misplaced, or as soon as you notice any dubious transaction in your account statement.
Avoid giving away your personal information to non- trusted sources.
Don't give your card to others to make payments or withdraw cash.
Avoid keeping a generic PIN or the same PIN for a longer time, as it may put you in a vulnerable situation.
Receipts may be useful to reconcile payments with your account, so avoid throwing them away.
Be very careful while discarding your payment card since not doing so may lead to fraud or embezzlement. Cut at least into four vertical parts before discarding your card.