My HSBC Plus Account Visa Debit Card has arrived...

Stanai

The new HSBC PLUS visa debit card arrived today and it is good. So goodbye maestro. It doesn't say visa debit it just says VISA like a credit card symbol and at the top of the card it says debit.

never-in-doubt

Karl_Chapman wrote: »

The new HSBC PLUS visa debit card arrived today and it is good. So goodbye maestro. It doesn't say visa debit it just says VISA like a credit card symbol and at the top of the card it says debit.

Yes its actually quite smart..... :rotfl:

love_the_messenger

never-in-doubt wrote: »

LOL, when was any bank a democratic?

Visa pose numerous complications; for instance their decline rate is double that of mastercard, some travel agents still class it as a credit card and impose a % fee (trust me they do cos they done it with my old halifax debit card - the one that has debit card in huge writing in the corner!); they are not accepted in cuba where I go all the time, they are in essence a huge part of barclays who I cannot stomach - no offense to you but the bank you work for stinks.

Other than that I can't be bothered to carry on listing the con's with Visa.

Why do you go to Cuba all the time?

never-in-doubt

love_the_messenger wrote: »

Why do you go to Cuba all the time?

cos I love it! Why else....?

Its amazing and hot and great weed LOL - seriously, its just nice and I go once a year - not a lot.

043775

Inactive wrote: »

Thanks for that N.I.D, I have had my HSBC Maestro card for years now, it has always been accepted everywhere that I have been, mainly Europe and America, I have never had any security issues with it fortunately.

I too will be looking at NatWest when it expires/gets replaced with Visa.

HSBC dont issue maesto cards anymore they issue visa debit cards now.

Inactive

043775 wrote: »

HSBC dont issue maesto cards anymore they issue visa debit cards now.

Yes, I am abundantly aware of that, indeed that is my very reason to leave HSBC once they replace my Maestro Card with a Visa Card.

Andy_Ches

never-in-doubt wrote: »

Yes its actually quite smart..... :rotfl:

The new card is better than the dull grey one! :rotfl:

Andy_Ches

Inactive wrote: »

No argument with that... :T:rotfl:

ditto! :rotfl::rotfl:

never-in-doubt

Inactive wrote: »

Yes, I am abundantly aware of that, indeed that is my very reason to leave HSBC once they replace my Maestro Card with a Visa Card.

LOL, if he's read the thread he'd have seen us speaking about this and our choice to go to Natwest/YB when they change!

My new card did come last week but HSBC told me both stay active for 45 days - so i'm using both. I rung to pay mortgage yesterday with the new visa debit and it actually went through so i'm a little happier cos that was my main concern that they mistook it for visa credit card!

anyway, as hsbc are messing me around now - Natwest here I come...... :beer:

Andy_Ches

anyway, as hsbc are messing me around now - Natwest here I come...... :beer:[/QUOTE]

Natwest?!? :eek: :eek: :eek: