This is not true. They are not always the same thing and assuming so is a bad idea. My debit card can't be used online except via iDeal, and only sites in this

This is not true. They are not always the same thing and assuming so is a bad idea. My debit card can't be used online except via iDeal, and only sites in this country (largely) support iDeal. I can, however, use it via paypal.