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One thing to note: Visa Europe and Visa are distinct systems[0] and were distinct entities until Visa Europe was re-acquired[1] by Visa in 2015. [0] Source: I
by wgyn 8y ago
One thing to note: Visa Europe and Visa are distinct systems[0] and were distinct entities until Visa Europe was re-acquired[1] by Visa in 2015.
[0] Source: I used to work in payments
[1] https://www.visaeurope.com/newsroom/news/vi-to-acquire-ve https://www.visaeurope.com/newsroom/news/vi-to-acquire-ve
- thesimon 8y ago>until Visa Europe was re-acquired[0] by Visa in 2015. Sadly. Visa Europe had some quite good policies such as banning ATM surcharges. It also made the payment sector seem a bit more european, now it's back to the US-duopoly. On topic: Visa Europe cards are denied when used in other countries outside of Visa Europe.
- arprocter 8y agoA few years ago my European Visa debit card wouldn't work in the US unless they ran it as credit. It always worked fine at US ATMs, other than the first time I informed the bank I was going overseas, which apparently they interpreted as 'please disable my card'
- krzyk 8y agoI used my European Visa debit card in USA few years ago without any problems.
- NullPrefix 8y agoOne time I've tested this feature and it works on my machine.
- thesimon 8y agoThe selection of Credit/Debit in the US is misleading, as it refers to either Visa/MasterCard (credit) or the domestic payment processing of US cards (debit). International cards always need to be ran as credit in the US, not matter if it is credit, debit or prepiad.