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You can make a purchase on an American website with a debit card. The point of the credit card is to borrow money and pay it back later. That's all. Most Amer
by ars 6y ago
You can make a purchase on an American website with a debit card.
The point of the credit card is to borrow money and pay it back later. That's all.
Most Americans have both Debit and Credit cards and will switch between them based on their financial need.
> You just go the the checkout, scan a QR code with your banking app, accept the purchase in the app and it's done.
And those people who don't have data for their phone?
> that in a connected world like today
Not everyone is connected.
- Denvercoder9 6y ago> And those people who don't have data for their phone? It works fine over wifi. For those without internet at all, well, then you can't order anything online either ;) (I know of at least one bank, but there are probably more, that also offers a (free) hardware device for people without a smartphone.)