Discover request to activate new card

[Anonymous]

I logged into my Discover account today, only to see a request that I activate the new card they sent me. I didn't request one, but there didn't appear to be any fraudulent charges. Should I be worried?

[ShiningDown]

I just saw the same thing on my account a few minutes ago.  

[pizzadude]

I wouldn't be concered, its probably just a standard message if they have sent you a card and you haven't yet activated it.   They obviously don't want cards floating around, or lost in the mail, etc...

Have you received it yet and are you planning on activating it ?

[bostonte]

When I logged in today I have that on my account also.

I wonder if it's a website error, a data breach, or some sort of plastics change.

My guess is the latter. Perhaps just reissuing cards to reflect the JCB and China Unionpay logo on the back, now that you can use them internationally at JCB merchants.. They reissued when they added the Diners Club to the back.

I'm a Discover merchant and I've gotten new marketing materials, test cards, and reprogramming information the past few months about the changes (it goes the other way too... I can process international JCB and China Unionpay as Discover).

Or maybe they're going to intergrate Zip with the normal plastic (i.e. not a seperate tag you request)?

[-Cain-]

I've looked through my Discover account, I do not see that message. Is it on the first screen?

[suebee123]

Same thing on my account this morning...hopefully just a computer glitch?

[learnin113]

Got the same message, just assumed a new card is in the mail.

[Anonymous]

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@suebee123 wrote:

Same thing on my account this morning...hopefully just a computer glitch?

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welcome to the forums

[suebee123]

Thanks for the welcome.

Just checked again and it is gone...must have been a glitch.