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Sure on paper they are different things and they both involve different parties but in practice both are accepted everywhere. I never had a credit card but I ha
by nicolaslem 3y ago
Sure on paper they are different things and they both involve different parties but in practice both are accepted everywhere. I never had a credit card but I have been using debit cards for decades and only twice an actual credit card was required: for booking a hotel abroad and for renting a car abroad.
- FeepingCreature 3y agoFor physical payment, sure. Lots of websites still only accept Visa/Mastercard.
- diggan 3y agoI've been online in various ways since 2000s sometime, and have never stumbled upon a website/service/shop that doesn't accept my debit cards (which are Visa and Mastercard). Are European debit cards maybe somehow different than US ones, and the experience differs between the two?
- alphabettsy 3y agoYes, European debit cards often don’t use Visa or Mastercard. That’s changing though.
- FeepingCreature 3y agoI didn't even know there was such a thing as a Visa debit card. I have never seen a Visa/Mastercard debit card in my life. My debit card supports SEPA and Giropay. Which... many websites don't. (I remember when Steam got Giropay support one day, that was a pleasant surprise.)
- piva00 3y agoIt's less common in Germany but, for example, Deutsche Bank do offer a Visa debit card. Sparkasse offers Maestro and Mastercard debit cards, etc.
- diggan 3y ago> I didn't even know there was such a thing as a Visa debit card Sure does! Just signed up with BBVA some months ago and got a Visa debit card from them called "Aqua". https://www.bbva.es/en/personas/productos/tarjetas/tarjeta-debito-aqua.html https://www.bbva.es/en/personas/productos/tarjetas/tarjeta-d...