visa electron bank cards

[ste v]

can these cards be used abroad - asia - oz - usa, i think that you can use them to withdraw cash from a machine but not to buy goods over the counter ???

[Buenchico]

Theoretically, you can use Visa Electron cards, both for purchases and at cash machines, throughout the world. See here:
http://international.visa.com/ps/products/electron/

Whether or not individual companies choose to accept them might, of course, be a different matter! (i.e. If a retailer swipes your card through his machine, then the transaction will go through OK. However, if the retailer thinks that he'll be charged too high a commission for the card transaction he might simply refuse to accept the card).

Chris

[BillyNoMates]

If the card has the VISA logo on the front then it 'HAS' to be accepted by a merchant displaying the VISA logo - simple as that.

However, you may want to check the terms and conditions imposed on your card/account wrt International use.

[stevie21]

BillyNoMates - you're wrong on 2 counts.

1. The Electron has a "Visa Electron" logo, not a Visa logo. There is a difference. A merchant displaying a Visa logo is not advertising that he/she accepts Electron - that's why Electron is less widely accepted than Visa (or Visa Delta).

2. The merchant can refuse any payment he/she wants, any time he/she wants without justification. They're under no obligation to you. They're offering a service and can offer it selectively if they want. There's only a binding agreement between a customer and merchant AFTER they've agreed to accept payment. Up until then all that exists is an OFFER of a product/service (even if they are displaying the Electron logo)

Finally (phew!!!) - Electron cards are accepted in just about every cash machine abroad. Only in the odd place like Cuba and Japan might there be any difficulty. As for over the counter, I'd be very surprised. Very surprised.

[Artemis]

My company (In the UK) does not accept Electron. The fees are too high.

[BillyNoMates]

That's why I stated 'VISA' logo as opposed to 'VISA Electron' logo !

[stevie21]

Why chat about a Visa logo when the question is about a Visa Electron card? The 2 bear little relation (and you're still wrong on point 2 ;-) )

[Carol Anne]

I wonder why it costs more to process a visa electron transaction than visa or maestro?

[Tan30]

I was in the states in May and they accepted my electron card in both restaurants and duty free.

[usgco]

You can use you Visa electron allover usa now

www.usgreencardoffice.com
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[PrettyAna80]

There is more information on logo as well as font on http://www.companylogos.ws/companylogos.html