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Wouldn't it save the user one click to select what card they've got?
by medell 13y ago
Wouldn't it save the user one click to select what card they've got?
- thefreeman 13y agoI think the GP is questioning whether that piece of information is even necessary to process the transaction.
- neohaven 13y ago"We can't take American Express". It's a valid thing to say, and a valid thing for you to detect and notify the user about. You know, before they finish typing everything else they have to type in.
- psychometry 13y agoThere's no need for the user to select it. Just collect the numbers and send it off to your payment gateway. If the card type is unsupported, which would be rare for anyone using a standard gateway that supports all major cards, then display an error message.
- Theodores 13y agoIn the UK it is quite common to not accept AMEX and other cards such as whatever 'Maestro' is. Therefore you do have to show what you do accept so people know to use a sensible-to-the-retailer card.
- nly 13y agoMaestro used to be Switch. They were popular at one time for under 18 year olds for some reason. AMEX is really seen as a premium option here in the UK, for travellers and those with rich blood.
- bowyakka 13y agoMaestro is in effect a card network, the under 18 popularity stemmed from having a line of cards that were low transactionality, it was the first issuer in the UK to really give cards to under 18's.
- netrus 13y agoMaestro is huge in Germany. Many people do not have CC cards, but every singe adult has an EC / Maestro card. And we are really annoyed when they don't work abroad (though they do work with ATMs worldwide in most cases).