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Both MasterCard and VISA are there. What to do? :(
by dchest 15y ago
Both MasterCard and VISA are there. What to do? :(
- a_a_r_o_n 15y agoSpend less.
- dchest 15y agoHow is this relevant? I don't spend much, and use cash in real life. But I need a card for online purchases for my business (hosting, etc.) and for access to my bank accounts in a different country. Maybe I can replace most of it with wire transfer, but Amazon, Rackspace, etc. won't accept it.
- jackowayed 15y agoYou can give Amazon direct access to your checking account: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=15399401&tag=duckduckgo-d-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1...
- dchest 15y agoThanks. It's ACH-enabled U.S. checking account only, so won't work for me, but maybe others will find this useful.
- a_a_r_o_n 15y agoIt's a compromise. If VISA and MC bother you in this context, use them less. You can't practically eliminate them, but you can, if you choose, reduce their use.
- blahedo 15y agoDiscover? I've been a happy customer of theirs since the 90s, and their coverage has gotten near total within the US. Sparser in other countries, though.
- dchest 15y agoNo Discover or Amex in my country, unfortunately. (Edit: found a bank that offers Amex, but there's no debit corporate cards, plus I'm not allowed to get a credit card here because I'm not a citizen). Ah, duopoly.
- kulkarnic 15y agoI am planning on using my Amex everywhere they take it. I know they're not non-evil with their commissions, but I'm picking from what we have.
- evandena 15y agoOn the customer service end, I've found Amex to be leagues above the other two. Speaking from my 2 cents.
- Tichy 15y agoBitCoin
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- jeltz 15y agoUse cash as much as possible and use wire transfer for online payments whenever you can.
- djeikyb 15y agoWith my credit union in California, wire transfers are $20 + 2-3 business days. This is cost prohibitive. Western Union is similarly pricey. Dwolla is an interesting competitor ($3/mo for unlimited instant transfers), but it needs wider adoption before it can be used directly.
- jeltz 15y agoIn Sweden wire transfers within Sweden[1] generally do not have a per transaction cost and most utility bills are paid through wire transfer. Recently many online stores have started allowing purchase with invoice (many use a company called Klarna[2] which handles the sending of invoices and the risks) which you then have to pay through wire transfer. 1. I think it is usually free to all EU countries too as long as you use IBAN. 2. https://klarna.com/en/business https://klarna.com/en/business
- nikropht 15y agoYou guys should look at Dwolla http://www.dwolla.com http://www.dwolla.com