Visa electron, YUK!

newfunk · 30 May 2005 at 8:31PM

My partner has a visa electron card. and to be honest we find it ok, have bought loads of stuff online, had no problem using it abroad, in fact in disneyland paris, its a prefered card

jazzyjustlaw · 3 June 2005 at 9:12PM

I have had a Visa Electron for years and use it on the internet and in every shop I have made a purchase. Where you lot live Mars. Anyway the more people that use them the better as more places will have to accept them. I dont have bad credit but would rather have it thats all.

seaniboy · 6 June 2005 at 3:41PM

CopperPlate wrote:

Solo is a separate company - the sister company to Switch (which is now part of MasterCard International, hence the name change to Maestro). Electron is part of Visa International so some of the banks might be changing from what might be part of MasterCard, to an offering from Visa (Electron). I know that Bank of Scotland has moved away from Switch/Maestro to Delta instead - that could be why they're changing their Solo cards to Electron as Delta/Electron are part of Visa.

CP

Royal Bank Scotland used to hold a share in Switch (think that had something to do with it as well (after buying Natwest to aquire its merchant services, now Worldpay) after the Halifax/BOS merger, BOS never renewed its contract for Swicth/Solo (or was it refused?), thus all the RBS group companies still issue Solo, Switch/Maestro ie...Royal Bank Scot, Ulster and Natwest

as well as all the other pies....

Streamline
The UK's leading card payments acquirer
Streamline International
Europe's leading multi-currency credit card acquirer
BIBIT
A leading provider of complex electronic payment services
RBS Commercial Banking
Offering a range of banking services to UK commercial customers
NatWest Commercial Banking
Leading provider of financial services in the UK for commercial customers
Ulster Bank Commercial Banking
Offering a range of banking services to Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland commercial customers
TrustAssured
TrustAssured provides the services that enable you to conduct business cost effectively and securely over the Internet.
Lombard
The UK's leading provider of asset finance
Lynk
A single-source provider of electronic payment processing services

Other companies within The Royal Bank of Scotland Group serving Personal customers:

Royal Bank of Scotland
Provides a variety of banking services for personal and small business customers within the UK
NatWest
Offers a wide range of banking accounts and services in the UK:
Ulster Bank
Leading provider of financial services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland:
Tesco Personal Finance
The financial services arm of the UK's number one supermarket:
MINT
Provides credit cards and loans:
- MINT Credit Cards
- MINT Loans
Coutts
The leading private bank in the UK and offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East
Lombard Direct
One of the UK's leading direct providers of unsecured personal loans, credit cards and home and motor insurance:
The One Account
The One Account puts all your money in one place - your mortgage, loans, savings and current account
First Active
Providing successful and innovative mortgages in England, Scotland and Wales
Direct Line
One of the UK's foremost providers of general insurance and operates in Spain, Italy and Germany
Churchill
One of the UK's leading providers of general insurance
Privilege
Specialises in highly competitive car insurance for safe drivers
Green Flag
Provides breakdown rescue and recovery services to some five million customers

the RBS group also owns Citizens Bank and Mellon Financial in the USA; it's recent acquisition of Charter One is expected to be completed in Q4, 2004

[font=arial,helvetica,verdana]About RBS[/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,verdana]The Royal Bank of Scotland Group ("RBS Group") is one of the world's leading financial services companies providing a range of retail and corporate banking, financial markets, consumer finance, insurance, wealth management and other finance-related activities. RBS Group had a market capitalization of $88.4 billion at July 28th, 2004 and now ranks as the sixth largest bank in the world. For 2003, RBS Group posted total revenue of $31.44 billion and operating profit before tax, goodwill amortization and integration costs of $11.69 billion. RBS Group serves more than 30 million customers worldwide and employs approximately 125,000 people, including nearly 20,000 in the US. In the US, RBS Group owns Citizens Financial Group and Peoples Bank credit card business. Its New York-based Corporate Banking and Financial Markets North America business is a leading provider of financing solutions to corporate and institutional clients. RBS Greenwich Capital tailors debt capital market solutions to institutions worldwide and has a leading position in US treasuries and asset backed securities.[/font]

i know i know........totally OT but none the less interesting

dont bank with them its about the shareholders not the customers it aint worth the solo card!

moggins · 6 June 2005 at 4:04PM

Yes but they still don't accept Visa Electron when shopping online with Tesco which for me is the most important one

Visa electron, YUK!

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