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Questions tagged [payment-cards]

Covers questions about all kinds of plastic cards used like money: ATM cards, charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, EFTPOS, etc.

"Payment card" is a term which covers all kinds of plastic cards used like money: ATM cards, charge cards, credit cards, debit cards, EFTPOS, etc.

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Can US cards be used in countries with chip-and-pin systems?

I'll be visiting the UK in a few weeks, and I understand that the UK credit/debit card system works on a "chip-and-pin" system. As far as I can ascertain via Google, US cards don't have this system on them. I've also read on some websites that…
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Why my debit cards are treated as credit cards in several Latin American countries?

I have several Visa and Mastercard debit cards, each associated with a current account of a British bank. Even though my cards are debit cards, in several countries I have checked they are treated as credit cards. The countries I have checked this…
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Entered debit card details instead of credit card

While booking a hotel in Phuket online, they needed card details to secure the reservation. In hurry I entered my debit card details instead of credit card. I received confirmation of booking from the hotel, but the terms and conditions read - "All…
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Credit card stopped due to fraud activity, but hotel booking needs credit card for security bond

So I'll be checking in a apartment hotel tomorrow, my company booked the hotel with the company credit card, but I realize that during check in they require a credit card for security bond. And the hotel stated on their website that no cash payment…
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When you call Visa for emergeny cash how does the process actually work?

There is reference in other questions to an emergency cash distribution service provided by Visa if your credit card is lost or stolen. What I can't understand is how such a service can possibly work. If my card is lost or stolen I can't read out…
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Renting a car in Spain with a MasterCard

If a rent-a-car company accepts only credit cards, and among them, MasterCard is included, can I rent a car with a MasterCard debit card? Can they know at all whether cards with the MasterCard logo are a credit or debit card?
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Why do hotels ask us to type the pin code of our credit cards?

They can charge the credit card without us having to type the pin code (e.g. when making online bookings with prepayment), so why won't they do that at checkout?
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Procedure and time frame to get a credit card replaced

If I lose my credit card(s) when traveling, how do you get them replaced? Do they need an address, some form of ID (this is tricky, since it could have been lost together with the card), and how much time they need for that? Do credit card…
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is this a chip & signature amex?

Well it looks like it has a chip in it so idk. I ask because I'll be doing some international traveling soon and would like a chip & signature amex.
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I'm buying a ticket for another person to travel from Ghana to the US

Are there any issues if I purchase a round trip air travel on my credit card for someone else? They have a valid U.S. passport but live in Ghana. I have been told that I may either have to be present when the board or that they have to purchase the…
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Visa with recent activity?

I've been travelling a lot and I find it slightly irritating that my VISA provider doesn't provide info for my activity for the last ~2 days. I guess the reasoning is they are waiting for it to "post" because it may just be a verification not a…
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