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Contactless Payments dont show up in available balance!!!

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  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
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    ahh the joys of a "basic" bank account , on a basic account they can inly issue a chip n pin card , and not contactless
    Save a Rachael

    buy a share in crapita
  • EarthBoy
    EarthBoy Posts: 3,295 Forumite
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    pappa_golf wrote: »
    ahh the joys of a "basic" bank account , on a basic account they can inly issue a chip n pin card , and not contactless

    Really? You need to tell Nationwide then because they're issuing contactless cards on their basic bank accounts.

    I think Barclays are, too.
  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 38,850 Forumite
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    Yasmin89 wrote: »
    I have to say the first time I paid contactless I got caught out resulting in £16 charge.. Now I make a mental note when looking at my available balance, does put me off using contactless though.
    Even though you'd have exactly the same issue with any low-value offline debit card transactions, whether contactless or Chip & PIN?
  • notafan
    notafan Posts: 269 Forumite
    Getmondo.co.uk

    Instant notification on all payments even contactless.

    Problem solved.
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