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What's the fail-condition for non-US cards? Do they accept any Zip code you enter, reject everything, or expect you to enter something like the postal code dig
by mbg721 5y ago
What's the fail-condition for non-US cards? Do they accept any Zip code you enter, reject everything, or expect you to enter something like the postal code digits plus zeroes?
- jcrawfordor 5y agoThe card issuer ultimately decides and I suspect it varies. These things can be pretty annoying internationally though, I've had the opposite problem that Canadian gas pumps won't take my US credit card and I have to pay inside - I think because for whatever reason Canadian credit card terminals want a signature slip every time I use my card, which based on cashier confusion I take it is unusual for Canadian issuers. Mexican credit card terminals don't do this, so there's something more inconsistent than just international transactions, I assume it's an irritating interaction of the network trying to line up the schemes in the various countries. Amusingly debit cards tend to be less of a pain this way since the North American countries are mostly on the same interbank network and the rules have changed less over time.
- mbg721 5y agoI wondered about that the last time I drove to Canada (about ten years ago), and I just kind of held my breath and the gas pumps all worked.