how the hell do credit/debit cards work in a physical way

Question

Like do they just electronically connect to your bank or somthing? I don’t understand how swiping the card/inserting the chip makes the money disappear from your bank

In: Technology

Answer 1

Here’s an archived post from this subreddit, asking the same question:

[https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/atm9sn/eli5_how_do_credit_cards_physically_work_how_is/](https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/atm9sn/eli5_how_do_credit_cards_physically_work_how_is/)