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Which Banks?
Ms_Chocaholic
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have no affiliation to America?
I need to apply for a credit card for a trip to Cuba and I'm struggling to find out.
Thank you.
Ms C xx
I need to apply for a credit card for a trip to Cuba and I'm struggling to find out.
Thank you.
Ms C xx
Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time
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Why would it matter if they have an affiliation to america?
All Visa/Mastercards are international; UK Banks are UK.0 -
Because if they have an affiliation to America, they won't be accepted in CubaThrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0 -
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I've had a look at that grumbler, problem is it is not definitive in terms of which bank's cards will work over there, and mainly mentions those cards which won't work rather than those which do.Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0 -
http://wikitravel.org/en/Americans_in_Cuba recommends to "double-check with your home bank to confirm the card's functionality in Cuba specifically".
I am pretty sure that any UK building society card will work, e.g. Nationwide.
MetroBank is another likely candidate and they don't charge for using cards abroad:
"Metro Bank PLC is an independent UK Bank - it is not affiliated with any other bank or organisation ".0 -
Thank you.
I was surprised at dano's comment given his/her signatureThrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0 -
Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »Thank you.
I was surprised at dano's comment given his/her signature
You and me both. Time perhaps we lowered our expectations.0 -
I think your biggest problem in Cuba will be finding anything to buy at all except beer, rum and cigars. I tried and failed to buy AA batteries in Havana after 10 days. There are very few retail outlets or shops and good luck finding an ATM. I'd put your faith in cash, dollars come and go in acceptability but Euros seem to be generally OK0
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But then, we've all known for ages that branch staff know little about banking matters as they're just sales staff with little or no knowledge about the products they sell.0
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Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »Thank you.
I was surprised at dano's comment given his/her signature
Me too; also disappointed at the spelling mistake in the job title.The questions that get the best answers are the questions that give most detail....0
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